20+ years

Bruce is the founder of Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group. Having worked the halls and hearing rooms of the State House for more than 40 years, he is one of the most experienced lobbyists in Concord and has developed deep relationships with key policy makers.

Bruce began his work in state government in 1980 as a college intern and later served as a legislative assistant to the New Hampshire House Majority Leader. He began his lobbying career as the Legislative Counsel to the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire, the state's leading business advocacy organization.

Bruce has represented clients in a wide variety of policy issues during his career including taxation, environmental regulation, electric utility restructuring and health policy.

He has also been involved in political campaigns for the past 40 years and is a sought-after advisor to candidates during each election cycle.

6-10 years

Simon joined Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group in 2015 after serving for 10 years as a staff member for two New Hampshire U.S. Senators, John E. Sununu and Kelly Ayotte.

During Simon's tenure as a senate staffer, he worked on many in-state issues, which led to him developing meaningful relationships throughout the state and in state government that now provide our clients with a deep network to address concerns.

Since joining the firm, Simon has been involved in many key legislative issues at the State House. With his experience in public service, commitment to his clients, and the respect he has built on both sides of the aisle, Simon has become a go-to advocate who has served Capitol Group's clients well.

Simon was raised in a political family. His grandfather, Meldrim Thomson Jr., served three terms as governor of New Hampshire in the 1970s and his mother served three terms as a state representative.

As a third generation participant in New Hampshire's political process, Simon has developed his own network of elected officials and state agency staff members, which gives him insight on the innerworkings of the State House and throughout state government.

Simon, his wife Liz, and their two sons live in Merrimack, N.H. where he has served as a member of the town's Conservation Commission. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Greater Nashua YMCA and was recently installed as an incorporator with Franklin Savings Bank.

Robert P. Blaisdell serves as Managing Partner of Demers, Blaisdell & Prasol Inc. He has been a professional legislative and regulatory lobbyist since 1998 when he started with The Demers Group. He is responsible for managing and overseeing client development and assisting clients with strategy and implementation of comprehensive government affairs activities, including advocacy and association management. He comes from a family with a long history of serving the Keene, NH area as well as NH state government. He has served on several trade group committees and in 2005 he was named to the NH Union Leader newspapers 40 Under 40 list, an award recognizing residents under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions to the state and show strong growth potential for the future. He has been recognized by Business NH Magazine as one of 25 people who will lead and shape the Granite State for the next 25 years. He has been appointed to serve on numerous local boards including the Manchester Parks & Recreation Commission as well as the Manchester Task Force on Efficiencies & Consolidations and the Mill Falls Charter School Foundation. He holds a Bachelors degree from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in Manchester with his wife Molly and their three children.

20+ years

Listed as one of New Hampshire's top twenty most effective lobbyists by Business New Hampshire magazine.

Recognized in the Union Leader, New Hampshire's only state-wide newspaper in 40 Under Forty, described as "40 up and coming people, all under the age of 40, who are making a difference in our state."

Curtis served as Senior Legislative Assistant to the New Hampshire House Majority Leader and as Legislative Assistant to the Senate Majority Leader prior to his lobbying career. He established and maintained a practice in government relations representing four professional/trade associations and a pari-mutuel facility, and served as Executive Director of the New Hampshire High Technology Council before joining a larger firm for 18 years where he eventually become a partner. He was listed as one of New Hampshire's top twenty most effective lobbyists in 1996 at the age of 33, by Business New Hampshire magazine. In 2003, Curtis was recognized in the Union Leader, New Hampshire's only state-wide newspaper, as one of that year's 40 Under Forty, described as "40 up and coming people, all under the age of 40, who are making a difference in our state." Curtis has been closely involved in New Hampshire state politics for over 30 years, including being chosen as a Delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention. In the past, he has served in senior campaign staff positions for two Presidential Primary campaigns, two New Hampshire Congressional campaigns and a governor's race, and has been an advisor to several successful state Senate campaigns. He has also been an analyst on the New Hampshire Primary for CBS radio network and a number of radio talk shows across the country. Curtis also appeared as a regular pundit on the political website Primary Diner. One of his articles, NH Primary for Dummies, was featured on ABCNews.com. Curtis has coached youth baseball and softball, and served as New Hampshire District Two Commissioner for Babe Ruth Softball and has been a Director, many years as President, of the Concord Baseball Association, Inc., a charitable non-profit corporation. In that capacity, he led the effort to bring a team in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, the Concord Quarry Dogs, to Concord and was involved in two Babe Ruth League baseball World Series hosted in Concord. He was also a founding member of the Concord CrimeLine.

15-20 years

For the past 15 years, Karen has advocated for clients in the health care industry, Medicaid managed care, outdoor recreation and housing before the New Hampshire legislature, executive branch, and state agencies.

For the past four years, Karen has also served as executive director for the N.H. Manufactured Housing Association. Karen lobbies for and guides the association's mission, handles communication and membership issues, and coordinates the Manufactured Housing Community Action Program. Due to its success the program was recently codified in state law.

DAVID G. COLLINS is the Director of Government Relations for Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C. and leads the firm's Government Relations Practice Group. Prior to RYP, David was the Director of Government Relations for Public Service Company of New Hampshire and in an earlier life, a Biologist for New Hampshire Fish & Game. A veteran lobbyist, well known and well respected, David has a wealth of front line lobbying and public affairs experience.

He has served as a trusted advisor to leaders of a wide variety of industries including electric utilities, insurance, telecommunications, oil and gas, financial service and health care companies. Among a few of his current clients, in addition to the New Hampshire Credit Union League, are Comcast, PSNH, Anthem, Dartmouth College, the American Petroleum Institute and American Express. David currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the New Hampshire Air Resources Council and on the Board of Directors of The Advocacy Group, a select group of nationally recognized public affairs professionals.

His public service has included serving as Trustee of the Manchester VNA, President of the Queen City Kiwanis, Chairman of the Bedford Conservation Commission and Director of the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation.

He is an avid golfer, a passionate fly tyer and an admittedly addicted fly fisherman. He resides in Bow with his wife Lucie and they have three grown children and two grandchildren.

6-10 years

Kate has a strong background in public policy and brings over fifteen years of government experience to the Dupont Group. She has served on the staffs of US Congressman Charles F. Bass, US Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, US Senator John E. Sununu and US Senator Kelly A. Ayotte. Kate also served as the Political Director for the New Hampshire Republican State Party's House PAC in 2010. She has also spent time in the private sector, focusing on the communications and marketing fields and aiding candidates in message development, presentation and design. Kate's professional focus includes communications, energy and health care. Additionally, she works with the Dupont Group public relations division White Birch Communications Group where she manages the firm's public policy conferences. Kate is currently an adjunct faculty member at New England College Graduate Programs and Granite State College.

Kate hold a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Anselm College and a Master of Science in Political Science with a concentration in Professional Politics from Suffolk University. Kate serves as the co-chair of the New Hampshire State Society Annual Golf Tournament, which benefits the group's Education Stipend Fund, providing stipends to NH College students pursuing internships in Washington DC. Kate also serves as Secretary on the Manchester Development Corporation Board, which is a 501 (C)(4) non-profit development corporation that supports the economic development initiatives of the City under the direction of the Board of Mayor & Aldermen and is a member of the Board of Speedway Children's Charities. She also serves as the Executive Director for the NH Association of Counties and is a member of the board of the National Council of County Association Executives.

20+ years

I have often presented and moderated at the NH BIA's annual energy seminars.

I appear before the New Hampshire Legislature, state agencies (e.g., the Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Insurance) and boards (e.g., Prescription Drug Affordability Board) for public hearings, work sessions, testimony, and presentations.

As a government and regulatory affairs professional with more than 20 years of experience, I serve as a liaison for clients, developing and maintaining positive working relationships and open dialogues with state officials, stakeholders, and team members, and advocating client positions and goals. I work on legislative and regulatory matters related to energy, the environment, health care, business strategies, and economic and market trends. I have represented clients including regulated utilities, renewable facilities, and energy consumers, as well as health insurance carriers, home and community based care management companies, and elder law attorneys.

I am a trusted and respected source of information, and appear before the New Hampshire Legislature, state agencies, and boards for public hearings, work sessions, testimony, and presentations. I work collaboratively with clients and colleagues to develop and implement strategies for communicating, negotiating, and promoting public policies that advance client goals.

20+ years

I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

I served on the commission established to achieve long-term viability of the New Hampshire Retirement System, and was appointed by two Governors to serve as the Chairperson of the Board of the New Hampshire Retirement System, an office I held for five years. I am a former member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's New England Public Policy Center Advisory Board, and the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy. I have also served on a number of legislatively-established study commissions, including electric utility property taxes and education funding.

I have a PhD in Economics and have been an economist at Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, in Concord, New Hampshire for more than 25 years.

I regularly testify before the New Hampshire Legislature on behalf of a range of business and non-profit clients. I work on matters before regulatory agencies and have appeared as an expert witness regarding fiscal and economic impacts of energy infrastructure projects. I have also authored studies and provided strategic advice on the effects of a statewide property tax, various business tax proposals, and public investments and infrastructure.

20+ years

Forty Under 40 (2004) Recognition by statewide newspaper of those under 40 making an impact in NH.

President's Award - NH Dental Society (2011)

Extra Mile Award (2014) NH Manufactured & Modular Housing Association

20+ years

I continue to be selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Concord, NH for Administrative/Regulatory Law, Insurance Law, Energy Law, Government Relations, Banking and Finance Law, and Financial Services Regulation Law. I was recognized by Best Lawyers as Concord's "Lawyer of the Year" in Government Relations in the 2022, 2018, 2016, and 2013 editions, in addition to being named by Best Lawyers as Concord's "Lawyer of the Year" in Insurance Law in the 2020 and 2017 editions.

I appear before various executive and administrative agencies and boards including the Insurance Department, Public Utilities Commission and Health-related Boards. I also have extensive experience representing clients before various other state agencies and the New Hampshire Legislature.

I am the former legal counsel to the NH State Senate. My practice focuses primarily on regulated industries. I have extensive experience representing clients before the NH Legislature and various executive and administrative agencies and boards, including the Insurance Department, the Public Utilities Commission, and health-related boards. I regularly advise insurers, financial institutions, and other businesses on insurance and general business law issues. I also have extensive experience representing national and international companies planning, sitting, permitting, and constructing large energy generation and transmission infrastructure projects.

20+ years

I serve as the firm's Director of Government Affairs and am a well-known lobbyist and executive agency specialist. I have more than 40 years of NH State House experience. I develop and manage the implementation of legislative strategies for clients from a wide range of industries. I am a recognized specialist on the state budget, contracting, and purchasing issues. I also represent a wide variety of clients in government and business matters, with a particular concentration and expertise in legislative and administrative issues affecting clients. I bring to my representation of clients a unique blend of legislative acumen and practical understanding of the details of their business, as well as industry-wide issues.

20+ years

A New Hampshire native, Henry began his government affairs career with a small lobbying firm after graduating as a political science major from the University of New Hampshire in 1986.

He next moved to the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire, representing the interests of its more than 400 member-businesses and staffing its highly respected environmental affairs and energy and regulated utilities committees. He transitioned back to private practice in 1999, eventually becoming a partner in Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group.

Henry is a highly respected and well-liked lobbyist with three-and-a-half decades of experience. He currently represents clients in the lodging and restaurant industry, healthcare providers, solid waste management industry, life insurers, automobile part vendors and nonprofit organizations.

Henry is chairman of the board of directors for Crotched Mountain Foundation and the Capital Regional Development Council. He is a past chairman of the board of the Concord Family YMCA.

Jim Monahan has a strong and established public affairs practice that focuses on representing businesses, trade associations and non-profit organizations before state and national governmental agencies. This work includes an emphasis on policy development, legislative advocacy and effective communications.

Jim's professional focus includes energy, transportation and environmental issues. He does work in the healthcare field, with an emphasis on Medicaid policy. In addition, Jim oversees the Dupont Group public relations division White Birch Communications Group.

Jim was elected as Merrimack County Treasurer in the Fall of 2008 and served one term. Currently, he serves on the Concord Zoning Board of Adjustment. Jim is well known for providing news media analysis on topics of politics and public policy. Formerly, Jim was a member of the Independent System Operator (ISO) New England Board Advisory Committee, and a contributing editor to the political website Primary Diner.

15-20 years

Beth has relationships with department heads at several state agencies in NH

Beth began her career in government relations in 1997. She represents clients in law enforcement, pharmacy and funeral services, as well as a number of professional associations.

Beth is currently a member of the legislative committee of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce and is an active volunteer with the Christ the King Food Pantry and other organizations in Concord.

She is a graduate of Plymouth State University, where she previously served on the Board of Directors of the school's Alumni Association.

11-15 years

I am selected as a top administrative law attorney in Concord NH by Super Lawyers with a Rising Stars designation for 2017-2021.

I have extensive experience before the NH Banking Department.

I am an appointed member of the NH Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission.

I am a lawyer/lobbyist and current president of Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, P.C.. My experiences as an advocate span all levels of NH state government, ranging from the State House halls to the courts.