Chris Medrano has taken a temporary leave of absence from Paragon Health Institute and will return on August 3, 2026.
Chris Medrano is the Legal Research Analyst at the Paragon Health Institute. His work focuses on administrative rule making and policy analysis. Previously, he served as a Legislative Assistant to Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), where he managed the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) portfolio, including legislative reforms for the FDA and CMS. Before that, Chris was a Health Policy Fellow for Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI). He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and English from James Madison University and is currently pursuing a Juris Doctor at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School.