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David Browning is one of Florida's top political campaign operatives. David has worked with Florida's most powerful elected officials and brings a new dimension to Southern Strategy Group's team of lobbyists in Tallahassee. David was instrumental in raising millions of dollars for campaign war chests in the 2010 election cycle for Governor Rick Scott. David also worked for Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and set fundraising records for those campaigns. Fundraiser, strategist, and confidante, David is among a handful of insiders who help guide candidates to victory in Florida.

David has been equally busy helping the legislative branch. David served as the chief fundraiser for Speaker Dean Cannon. David's responsibilities included raising money for Speaker Cannon's personal campaign, as well as working with House leadership to raise money for the House Republican Caucus. Through these efforts, the Florida House returned 81 republican members giving them a supermajority.

In the Florida Senate David represented Senate President Mike Haridopolos and Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner. David worked with Senator John Thrasher who was elected in a highly contested special election. David brings his unique expertise to the Tallahassee team and offers our clients unprecedented insight into the workings of state government.

David is a graduate of Florida State University with a degree in Political Science.

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CHRISTOPHER DUDLEY

(Florida, )

The Southern Group

dudley@sostrategy.com
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,

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1) Airbnb, Inc.

2) Ajax Building Corp.

3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates

4) American Property Casualty Insurance Association

5) Anderson Columbia Co., Inc

6) Apple Inc

7) Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC

8) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc

9) Atkins North America, Inc

10) AtkinsRealis

11) Auto Club Group (AAA)

12) Beep, Inc.

13) Betr Holdings, Inc.

14) Breakthru Beverage Florida

15) Capital Health Plan

16) Capital Trust Agency

17) Cengage

18) City of Orlando

19) College Board, The

20) Copart, Inc

21) Critical Response Group

22) CVS Health

23) Darden, Inc.

24) Deering Park 1, LLC.

25) Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County

26) EcoLandCo, LLC

27) Embrace Families, Inc.

28) Ernst & Young LLP

29) FedEx Corporation

30) Fidelity National Financial, Inc

31) Flagler College

32) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association

33) Florida Blue

34) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority

35) Florida Ports Council

36) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc

37) Florida Senior Living Association

38) Florida Sheriffs Association

39) Florida State Alliance of YMCA

40) Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation

41) Florida Trucking Association

42) Friends of Florida Iron & Steel

43) G.L. Homes of Florida Corporation

44) Gopher Resource

45) GuideWell Group, Inc.

46) Independence Landing

47) International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

48) Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc.

49) Jacksonville Jaguars LLC

50) Jacksonville University

51) Lake Nona Property Holdings, LLC

52) Mid-Bay Bridge Authority

53) Museum of Science & History

54) NASCAR, LLC

55) Nucor Corporation

56) Orlando City Soccer Club

57) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)

58) Phillips and Jordan, Inc.

59) RedSpeed USA

60) Siemens Corporation

61) Smart Horizons Career Online Education

62) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.

63) Tampa Electric Company

64) TECO Energy, Inc

65) Tenet Healthcare Corporation

66) Tesla, Inc.

67) The Gasparilla Inn & Club

68) The Southern Group

69) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

70) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The

71) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.

72) Wells Fargo

73) Youth Crisis Center, Inc.

Chris joined the firm in November of 2000 after serving seven years in Florida government. During this time, Chris served as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Prior to serving in Governor Bush's administration, Chris served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Legislative Director, and Special Assistant to former Florida Education Commissioner and former Florida Lt. Governor Frank T. Brogan. Chris also served as a legislative aide in the Florida House of Representatives. Throughout the years, Chris has worked on various state and local campaigns, including the 1998 and 2002 Bush/Brogan gubernatorial campaigns.

A devoted community activist, Chris was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year in 2007. Chris has served on the Board of Directors for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, where he served for two years as Chairman, the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Big Bend, and the Board of Directors for the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Chris is currently the Chairman of the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, a not-for-profit statewide association representing agencies which serve homeless, runaway, and troubled youth. Chris also serves on the local advisory board for Hancock Bank and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Maclay School. Chris was recently appointed by Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority, an entity created by the Florida Legislature to promote the business and hospitality interests of downtown Tallahassee.

A native of Fort Myers, Florida, Chris Dudley graduated from the University of South Florida in 1993 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. Chris, his wife Susanne, and their two sons live in Tallahassee.