1) Advantage Capital Management Corporation
2) Agudath Israel of America - Florida Office
4) Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
9) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
10) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
12) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
13) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
14) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
17) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
19) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
21) Estuary LLC.
22) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
23) Flagler College
24) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
25) Florida Blue
26) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
27) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
28) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
30) IMG Academy LLC
35) JAX Chamber
37) Key West International Airport
38) LEO Technologies
39) Metro Development Group, LLC
41) NASCAR, LLC
42) OCEARCH
44) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
46) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
48) Putnam County
51) Tampa Bay Rays
53) TECO Energy, Inc
56) The Parker Management Company, LLC
58) Timberline Real Estate Partners
59) United States Sugar Corporation
60) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
61) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
62) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
63) Westshore Marina Ventures LLC
64) Workday, Inc.
65) ZeroEyes
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.
1) AirSight
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
7) Apple Inc
8) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
9) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
10) Bexley Brothers
12) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
13) Copart, Inc
16) Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
17) Estuary LLC.
18) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
19) Florida Blue
20) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
21) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
22) Florida Sheriffs Association
25) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
30) Key West International Airport
31) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
32) LEO Technologies
33) Metro Development Group, LLC
35) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
37) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
38) Putnam County
39) Raydient LLC
40) Rayonier, Inc
41) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
42) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
43) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
44) South Central Florida Express, Inc
47) The Parker Management Company, LLC
49) Two Roads Development, LLC
50) United States Sugar Corporation
51) University of North Florida
53) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
54) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
55) Westshore Marina Ventures LLC
56) ZeroEyes
A leader within Florida's government relations arena, Mercer Fearington, Jr. has been representing clients before the executive and legislative branches of Florida government since the mid-1990's. Mercer is the past Chairman of the Florida Agricultural Coalition and is a graduate of the Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture -- an affiliate of the Institute of Food and Agriculture and Sciences at the University of Florida. Mercer is a graduate of Mercer University.
Mercer lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Lindsey, and their three daughters.
1) AGS, Inc.
2) Airbnb, Inc.
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Apple Inc
7) Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC
8) AtkinsRealis
10) Beep, Inc.
11) Breakthru Beverage Florida
14) Cengage
15) City of Orlando
17) Copart, Inc
18) CVS Health and All Affiliates
19) Darden, Inc.
23) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
25) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
26) Florida Blue
27) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
28) Florida Senior Living Association
29) Florida Sheriffs Association
30) Florida State Alliance of YMCA
31) Florida Trucking Association
32) G.L. Homes of Florida Corporation
33) Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement Association, Inc
34) Gopher Resource
36) Helios Foundation Education
39) International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc.
40) Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc.
42) Lake Nona Property Holdings, LLC
43) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
45) Museum of Science & History
46) NASCAR, LLC
48) OpenAI
50) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
52) Prometric LLC
53) RedSpeed USA
55) Stonebridge Associates, Inc.
56) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
58) TECO Energy, Inc
59) Tesla, Inc.
63) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
64) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
65) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
66) Wells Fargo
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.
