2) Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
8) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
9) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
11) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
13) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
15) Estuary LLC.
16) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
17) Flagler College
18) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
19) Florida Blue
20) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
21) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
22) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
24) IMG Academy LLC
26) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
27) Indigov
30) JAX Chamber
32) Key West International Airport
33) LEO Technologies
34) Metro Development Group, LLC
36) NASCAR, LLC
38) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
41) Putnam County
42) Rood Chartrand Partnership
44) TECO Energy, Inc
48) Timberline Real Estate Partners
49) Two Roads Development, LLC
50) United States Sugar Corporation
51) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
52) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
53) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
54) Workday, Inc.
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.
2) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
6) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
8) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
9) Citizens for Hillsborough County, LLC
12) Clay County District Schools
14) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
15) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
16) Dex Imaging Inc.
17) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
19) Edmentum, Inc.
20) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
21) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
23) Estuary LLC.
24) Florida Beer Wholesalers Association
25) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc
26) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
27) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
29) Gopher Resource
30) Harrell's, LLC
31) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
32) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
33) iEnable, Inc.
34) IMG Academy LLC
36) Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc
37) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
39) Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation, Inc.
40) Lakeland Regional Health Systems
44) Museum of Science & History
47) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
48) Polk County Clerk of Court
49) Polk County Sheriff's Office
50) Putnam County
52) Rood Chartrand Partnership
53) Sarasota County Government
54) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
55) South Central Florida Express, Inc
57) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
58) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
59) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
61) TECO Energy, Inc
65) Town of Belleair
66) United States Sugar Corporation
67) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
68) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
70) Workday, Inc.
Sydney Ridley brings years of legislative and political experience to Southern Strategy Group's Tampa Bay office. Sydney spent the past four years as the Chief Legislative Aide to House Majority Leader Dana Young, where she directed all priority policy and budget initiatives. Sydney's time as staff was at the highest level of the Florida House of Representatives, and she brings unmatched relationships with legislative staff, agency heads, and elected officials.
A political pro in Tampa Bay with extensive campaign management experience, Sydney guided Senator Dana Young to successive electoral victories in the Florida House and spearheaded her subsequent election to the Florida Senate. Sydney's political expertise, particularly in the Tampa Bay area, serves as a great strategic asset to our clients. In addition to her work with Senator Young, Sydney has served as both a political director and a field director on various Congressional and State Senate campaigns.
Born and raised in Tampa, Sydney is a third-generation Floridian, a graduate of the University of Virginia, a Florida Gator at heart, and a lover of history, golf, music, and football.
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