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Jason brings a rare blend of public service, political expertise, and private sector experience to the Ridge Policy Group. Jason's real-world experience combined with his intimate knowledge of state government provide a unique insight for the benefit of our clients.

Experience
Campaign Manager, Scott Wagner for Governor
Chief of Staff, State Senator Scott Wagner
Vice President, Reclamere, Inc.
Chief of Staff, State Senator John H. Eichelberger, Jr.
John Eichelberger for State Senate
Radio Host, Newstalk 1240 WRTA Altoona

0-5 years

Jason brings a unique mix of experience at the highest levels including public, private, and political. Jason comes to Ridge Policy from the Scott Wagner for Governor Campaign where Jason served as the Campaign Manager. Scott Wagner was the Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania, not only securing the endorsement of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania but also defeating a well-funded primary opponent in a hotly contested primary campaign.

Prior to that role, Jason has twice served in the role of Chief of Staff to two Republican Pennsylvania State Senators, John H. Eichelberger, Jr. and Scott Wagner. In that role, Jason oversaw all office operations and staff, advised the Senators on policy, and worked with other offices and leadership to help to advance the goals of the Senators.

Jason's private sector experience includes serving as the Vice President of Tyrone-based data security firm Reclamere. Jason oversaw the entire operation of the company, was responsible for management of all personnel, worked directly with the three owners of the company to develop the company's strategic plan, and was the responsible staff-level person for executing that plan.

Laura's an attorney who truly enjoys working with clients to resolve complex legislative and agency challenges, including those relating to legislation, procurement, grants and policy and regulatory work.

15-20 years

She was recognized in 2022 by the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal as one of the Power 30 lawyer lobbyists and in 2021 by City & State magazine as part of their Pennsylvania Power 100 list. She has also been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America several times, was honored by Harrisburg Magazine as one of the 'Top Lawyers in Central Pennsylvania' and as one of Pennsylvania's 50 most politically influential personalities by PolitickerPA.com's Power List.

Laura would be happy to discuss specific professional relationships with prospective clients.

Laura continues her "pursuit of happiness" by opening Pursuit Advocacy in 2022, and is thrilled that she'll be joined by many of her long-term clients and additional new ones as well. Feel free to reach out to Laura by email at laura@pursuitadvocacy.com.

Laura worked in the PA General Assembly for over a dozen years in leadership staff positions and managed House floor activity. There she was the House Majority Leader's Chief of Staff and Deputy Counsel and Policy Counsel for the Speaker/Minority Leader. She also has been a lawyer lobbyist for many years, both as a partner at a national law firm and as counsel to former Governor Ridge's lobbying firm. She also has experience in the political arena as a political fundraiser for campaigns nationally and locally.

During law school, Laura was Executive Editor of the Administrative Law Journal. She also interned for a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, was a legal intern for the Federal Election Commission, and worked for a Tennesse Congressman. She attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Governments.

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11-15 years

  • 215-735-6660

  • 200 S. Broad StreetSuite 1100PhiladelphiaPA19102

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6-10 years

CARSON BAKER

(Pennsylvania)
Clients:

JASON BARRAZA

(Arizona)
  • 602-229-1129

  • 111 W. Monroe St., Suite 1111PhoenixAZ85003

Clients:

MATT BENSON

(Arizona)
Clients:

WENDY BRIGGS

(Arizona)
  • 602-229-1129

  • 111 W. Monroe St., Suite 1111PhoenixAZ85003

Clients:

ABIGAIL CARDENAS

(Arizona)
  • 602-229-1129

Clients:

BOBBY CHARETTE

(Arizona)
  • 602-229-1129

Clients:

JENNA EARLEY

(Pennsylvania)
Clients:

43) Lion Health System

44) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

45) Local Union No. 1319 O.S.H.E.

46) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center

47) Malibu Wellness Ranch

48) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA

49) Martz Trailways

50) Messiah Lifeways

51) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.

52) Misericordia University

53) Modern Treasury

54) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544

55) Nlyten Corporation

56) Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County

57) PA Association for Justice

58) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council

59) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals

60) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance

61) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition

62) Pennsylvania Principals Association

63) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants

64) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

65) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.

66) Phila Trial Lawyers Assn.

67) Philadelphia School District

68) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services

69) Recycle the World, Inc.

70) Rikore, Inc.

71) Rutter's Holdings, Inc.

72) Sheet Metal Workers LU 19

73) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County

74) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC

75) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

76) Terrapin Investment Fund 1, LLC

77) Ticket Network

78) Total Security International LLC

79) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP

80) Verified Voting.Org., Inc

81) Viatris Inc.

82) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.

83) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice

JEREMY GERLACH

(Arizona)
Clients:

LYNDON J (LJ) GODFREY

(Arizona)
  • 435-563-0479

Clients:

JENNIFER HARRIS

(Arizona)
  • 602-229-1129

Clients:

JAMES JAMISON

(Kansas)
  • (210) 667-8417

  • 333 Commerce, Ste. 1900NashvilleTN37201

JAY KAPROSY

(Arizona)
  • 602-229-1129

  • 111 W. Monroe St., Suite 1111PhoenixAZ85003

Clients:

DAVID KERR

(Pennsylvania)
  • 717-269-5872

  • 351 Stanley DrivePalmyraPA17078

Clients:

EDITH LEFEVRE

(Arizona)
Clients:

DARIN MILLER

(Kansas)

MATTHEW PLUMMER

(Pennsylvania)
Clients:

52) Kingsley Association

53) Kooth USA, LLC

54) Lackawanna College

55) Leading Youth For Excellence

56) Lion Health System

57) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

58) Local Union No. 1319 O.S.H.E.

59) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center

60) Malibu Wellness Ranch

61) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA

62) Martz Trailways

63) McCarthy Tire

64) Messiah Lifeways

65) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.

66) Misericordia University

67) Modern Treasury

68) Mowery Entertainment

69) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544

70) Nlyten Corporation

71) PA Association for Justice

72) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council

73) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals

74) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance

75) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition

76) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants

77) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

78) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.

79) Phila Trial Lawyers Assn.

80) Philadelphia School District

81) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services

82) Recycle the World, Inc.

83) Red Horizon Global

84) Rikore, Inc.

85) Rutter's Holdings, Inc.

86) RVG Management and Development Co.

87) Sheet Metal Workers LU 19

88) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County

89) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC

90) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

91) The Lands at Hillside Farms

92) Ticket Network

93) Total Security International LLC

94) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP

95) Verified Voting.Org., Inc

96) Viatris Inc.

97) Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Inc.

98) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.

99) Weidner Construction

100) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice

101) YourChoice

LAINE RAITINGER

(Kansas)
  • (785) 409-8498

  • 5400 FOXRIDGE DRRm 100MissionKS66202

MADELINE RAMIREZ

(Arizona)
  • 602-229-1129

Clients:

LUIS REYES

(Arizona)
  • 602-229-1129

Clients:

SHAUN RIEVE

(Arizona)
  • 602-229-1129

  • 111 W. Monroe St., Suite 1111PhoenixAZ85003

Clients:

JEFFREY SANDQUIST

(Arizona)
Clients:

RYAN SULLIVAN

(Arizona)
  • 602-229-1129

Clients:

DAVID THOMAS

(Pennsylvania)
Clients:

1) 1315 Investments, LP

2) ACE Cash Express

3) Age of Learning

4) Allen Real Estate LLC

5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates

6) AMLL Management Group

7) AMP Global Strategies

8) Antrim Investment Group, LLC

9) ARM Development LLC

10) Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers

11) AT&T Inc.

12) Aviat Networks

13) Bounty Minerals

14) Byler Management

15) Caprice Management

16) Carey Holdings LLC

17) Casey Recovery, LLC

18) Catapult Learning

19) Central Penn College

20) Chick-fil-A, Inc.

21) Child USA

22) Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg

23) Churchill Downs Incorporated

24) City of Philadelphia

25) CNX Gathering LLC

26) CNX Land LLC

27) Coalition for Community Solar Access

28) College Board

29) Compass Learning

30) Concurrent Technologies Corporation

31) Critical Response Group

32) Crown Display Inc.

33) Dallas Area Fall Fair Inc. TA The Luzerne County Fair

34) Dallas Suites LLC

35) Deloitte Consulting LLP

36) Dillon Floral Corporation

37) Eco 1st Logistics

38) EduConsult Consulting

39) Effective School Solutions

40) Fairview West LLC

41) First National Bank of Pennsylvania

42) FMP Realty LLC

43) G&F Realty

44) GREATER JOHNSTOWN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP

45) Greenview Development, Inc.

46) Hazel Health, Inc.

47) HeyTutor

48) Hidden Still Spirits

49) Higher Information Group

50) Hill Valley Healthcare

51) Housing And Redevelopment Insurance Exchange

52) Ibotta, Inc.

53) Inch & Co

54) Indo-American Community of Scranton

55) IUPAT District Council 21

56) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA

57) Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania

58) Keystone Seniors, Inc.

59) Kingsley Association

60) Kooth USA, LLC

61) Kyndryl, Inc.

62) Lackawanna College

63) Leading Youth For Excellence

64) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

65) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center

66) Malibu Wellness Ranch

67) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA

68) Martz Trailways

69) McCarthy Tire

70) Messiah Lifeways

71) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.

72) Misericordia University

73) Modern Treasury

74) Mountain Springs Lake Resort LLC

75) Mowery Entertainment

76) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544

77) Nlyten Corporation

78) NVNG Inc.

79) Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County

80) PA Association for Justice

81) PA Parentage Coalition

82) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council

83) Patient Direct RX

84) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals

85) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance

86) Pennsylvania Principals Association

87) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants

88) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

89) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.

90) Phila Trial Lawyers Assn.

91) Philadelphia School District

92) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services

93) Recycle the World, Inc.

94) Red Horizon Global

95) Rikore, Inc.

96) Rutter's Holdings, Inc.

97) Sentiment AI

98) Sheet Metal Workers LU 19

99) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County

100) Sordoni Properties, LLC

101) Sugar Plum Chocolates

102) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC

103) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

104) Terrapin Investment Fund 1, LLC

105) The Lands at Hillside Farms

106) Ticket Network

107) Total Security International LLC

108) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP

109) Viatris Inc.

110) Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Inc.

111) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.

112) Weidner Construction

113) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice

114) YourChoice