(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
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1) AJM Conservation and Cattle LLC
2) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc
3) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
7) Citizens for Hillsborough County, LLC
11) City of Sarasota
13) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
14) Dex Imaging Inc.
15) DSM Technology Consultants
16) Employer Direct Healthcare
17) Florida Crane Owners Association
18) Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association
19) Florida Turfgrass Association
21) GMF Construction, LLC dba GMF Steel Group
22) Gopher Resource
23) Harrell's, LLC
27) Kinder Morgan
28) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
29) Lakeland Regional Health Systems
33) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
34) Polk County Clerk of Court
37) Sarasota County Government
38) South Central Florida Express, Inc
40) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
41) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
42) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
43) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
44) Tax Collector's Office for Polk County
46) The Lunz Group
47) The Mahaffey Apartment Company
50) United States Sugar Corporation
Seth McKeel recently concluded a long and distinguished career in public service that began in 2000 with his election to the Lakeland City Commission at the age of 24. Seth was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2006 and re-elected subsequently until the conclusion of his eight year term limit in November of 2014. A Tampa Bay area native, Seth's among the fifth generation in his family to call Florida home.
Early in his legislative career, Seth tackled tough issues including higher education reform as well as energy, agriculture, and natural resources policy. A strong commitment to fiscal responsibility earned Seth the trust of House Speaker Will Weatherford. In 2012 the Speaker tapped Seth to be the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee where he led the Florida House's efforts to balance the $77 billion budget of the third largest state in the Union. Under his leadership Florida maintained AAA bond rating and set aside more than $3 billion in healthy reserves.
As a former City Commissioner, Seth understands regional issues and excels at achieving local consensus. Legislative colleagues trusted Seth to chair the Polk County Legislative Delegation, Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation for two years in a row, and larger 9-county Bay Area Legislative Delegation.
A graduate of the University of Florida (UF), Seth recently was awarded the Presidential Medallion, one of the university's highest awards, for his contributions and service to UF and higher education in our state. Seth is a Graduate of Leadership Florida, Leadership Lakeland, and a member of Florida Blue Key -- "Florida's oldest and most prestigious Leadership Honorary since 1923."
Seth credits the YMCA's Youth in Government program for sparking his interest in public service and his respect for civic engagement. Seth has a knack for solving problems and excels at building relationships.
Seth proudly serves on the Board of Directors of the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida and is a member of Leadership Florida's West Central Florida Regional Council.
Seth and his wife Kim, who's also a Tampa Bay native, live in Lakeland with their two children Seth, III and Caroline.
1) Advantage Behavioral Health Services
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
7) Apple Inc
8) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
10) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
12) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
13) Copart, Inc
15) Estuary LLC.
16) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
17) Florida Blue
18) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
19) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
20) Florida Sheriffs Association
22) Friends of Florida Iron & Steel
24) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
25) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
26) Indigov
29) Key West International Airport
30) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
31) LEO Technologies
33) Metro Development Group, LLC
36) Putnam County
37) Raydient LLC
38) Rayonier, Inc
39) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
40) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
41) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
42) South Central Florida Express, Inc
45) The Arc of Putnam County, Inc.
48) Two Roads Development, LLC
49) United States Sugar Corporation
50) University of North Florida
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.
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
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1) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc
2) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
4) Central Florida Development Council
10) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
11) DSM Technology Consultants
12) Florida Crane Owners Association
13) Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association
14) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
15) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc
16) Florida Turfgrass Association
17) Forty Carrots Family Center
18) GMF Construction, LLC dba GMF Steel Group
19) Gopher Resource
20) Harrell's, LLC
21) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
23) Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc
26) Pasco County Tax Collector's Office
28) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
29) Polk County Clerk of Court
30) Polk County Sheriff's Office
31) Sarasota County Government
34) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
35) Tax Collector's Office for Polk County
36) The Lunz Group
David Shepp joins Southern Strategy Group after leading Florida Strategic Group, a full-service government affairs consulting firm, for 13 years. David provides services to state and local governments, businesses, educational institutions, economic development entities, national companies, and statewide trade associations. Activities include legislative and agency monitoring and advocacy, research and analysis, resource development and strategic communications. Throughout his years lobbying, David has secured tens of millions of dollars for clients in the Florida budget.
With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Florida State University, David started his practical experience in Florida politics in 1996. David learned the intricacies of the Florida Legislature while assisting the lobbying efforts for multiple clients of the Fowler White Law Firm. Later that year, David accepted a position as a field representative with the Republican Party acting as a liaison to Central Florida candidates, including then-candidate Adam Putnam.
After Rep. Putnam's 1996 campaign, David was retained in the position of Legislative Assistant where he enjoyed four years of relationship building both in Polk County and in Tallahassee before managing now-Commissioner of Agriculture Putnam's victorious Congressional campaign in 2000.
David is skilled at developing, maintaining, and strengthening relationships essential to governmental representation before the Legislature and state agencies. David works very closely with the DeSoto, Charlotte, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota legislative delegations.
In addition to his comprehensive institutional knowledge of the Florida Legislature, David enjoys personal and professional relationships with legislative leaders and key Chairmen and Chairwomen at every level of the legislative committee structure. David also enjoys strong working relationships with many of the staff behind the scenes of public policymaking.
305-490-3414
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1604, Miami, FL, 33156, 
Subjects: All Subjects, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Taxes, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
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What distinguishes The Southern Group from others is where we draw our lobbyists from. Our lobbyists are almost all exclusively former government regulators, legislators or high-level government staff. We know what moves the wheels of government because, at one point in our careers, we moved those wheels ourselves.
2) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
3) Apple Inc
4) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
7) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
11) Florida Blue
12) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
13) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
14) Florida Sheriffs Association
16) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
17) Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys, Inc.
23) Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts
24) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
25) NASCAR, LLC
26) Ocean Reef Club
27) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
28) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
33) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
34) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
35) Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
15-20 years
National Children's Alliance, Bud Cramer Award
Florida Bar, Family Law Section, Legislative Achievement
Kristi House Service, Former President Service Award
SSG has won numerous fundraising awards and recognitions
Managing Partner, Miami office, The Southern Group
Chairman, Republican Party of Miami-Dade County
Executive Board, Republican Party of Florida
Nelson D. Diaz concentrates his practice on government and community relations. Nelson has successfully represented local governments, businesses, trade associations and other corporate clients before the Florida legislative and executive branches of government. Nelson has become one of Florida's young rising stars since serving as Chief Legislative Aide to the Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and now United States Senator, Marco Rubio.
In addition, Nelson has successfully represented corporate entities before the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, numerous Miami-Dade County agencies and departments, the City of Miami, the City of Hialeah, and several other municipal governments and authorities in Miami-Dade County. In addition to government relations, Nelson has successfully guided many corporate clients entering the South Florida market, providing community relations services. By advising new entrants to the market on who the key players are, which organizations to join, and how to navigate the local political waters, Nelson has assisted many clients successfully enter the South Florida and Miami markets.
Nelson began his political career as a volunteer in the 1996 Presidential campaign in Florida where he and many other young leaders, including now U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, State Senator Anitere Flores, Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, and many other now-elected officials, worked hard to build a strong Republican Party base in South Florida. Since then, Nelson has worked on countless political campaigns in Florida from federal races for Presidential and U.S. Senate, to state races for Governor, Cabinet offices, Florida House of Representatives, and Florida Senate, as well as many local government campaigns for county commission, city councils, and mayor's races. Nelson has also been active in various business and civic organizations locally, and counts many legislators, party officials, and legislative leaders among his personal friends. As a result of Nelson's service with U.S. Senator Rubio and his involvement in many campaigns, Nelson has established an extensive network of key contacts in Miami-Dade County and within the Florida Legislature. In fact, Nelson currently serves as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County and serves on the executive board of the Republican Party of Florida.
Active in the local community, Nelson served on the City of Miami's Historical and Environmental Preservation Board, protecting the city's historical and environmental treasures, as well as the Miami-Dade County Community Council of West Kendall, a local land use and zoning board. Additionally, Nelson serves as the Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors for Kristi House, Miami-Dade County's child advocacy center for child victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking as well as the Board of Directors of the Good Government Initiative, a bi-partisan organization dedicated to cultivating leaders of excellence in South Florida. Recently, Florida Governor Rick Scott appointed Nelson to the statewide Children and Youth Cabinet for his service and advocacy on behalf of Florida's children.
Nelson attended Florida International University, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in International Relations, with a Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, as well as minors in Political Science and Geography. Nelson graduated from the University of Florida, College of Law, cum laude, and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2004.
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
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1) Alliance for Adult Education Foundation
2) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc
4) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
11) City of Palmetto
13) City of Sarasota
15) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
16) DSM Technology Consultants
17) Employer Direct Healthcare
18) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc
19) Gator Dredging
20) GMF Construction, LLC dba GMF Steel Group
21) Gopher Resource
23) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
25) Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc
28) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
29) Polk County Clerk of Court
30) Polk County Sheriff's Office
32) RedSpeed USA
Laura Boehmer brings a wide range of experience in local, state, and federal policy to Southern Strategy Group's Tampa Bay office. Having worked in and around government for over 16 years, Laura has assisted elected officials, community organizations, governments, and businesses in achieving their goals.
Prior to joining Southern Strategy Group, Laura served as the chief lobbyist for the City of St. Petersburg (City). Laura was responsible for all policy and appropriation issues. In that role, Laura directed the federal appropriations process for the City and succeeded in securing millions of dollars in federal grants and earmarks. In addition to her federal work for the City, Laura was also responsible for developing, strategizing, and advocating for the City's State Legislative Program and was also instrumental in the creation and implementation of the City's Sustainability Program.
In her role at the City, Laura served as staff for former Mayor Rick Baker in his roles as the Chairman of the Century Commission of a Sustainable Florida, Vice Chair of the Governor's Action Team on Energy and Climate Change, and Group Leader of Governor Crist's Transition Team. This experience gave Laura extensive exposure to numerous policy issues and the opportunity to build statewide relationships with political and business leaders.
Prior to working for the City, Laura served as legislative staff in the Florida House of Representatives. Laura also worked for a private lobbying firm representing clients on a wide variety of issues. Laura has staffed and volunteered on various campaigns and worked with a national corporation on nation-wide grass roots efforts to pass legislation. Having analyzed patterns of Congress and maintained PAC communications between a corporate government relations department and PAC members, Laura is well versed in the political efforts of both private and public sectors.
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
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1) Airbnb, Inc.
2) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
3) Apple Inc
4) Beach Mosquito Control District
5) Beep, Inc.
6) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
8) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
11) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
15) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
16) Florida Sheriffs Association
19) Gopher Resource
24) Lemon Grove Mitigation Bank
26) Management 10
27) Metro Development Group, LLC
28) National Emergency Management and Response
30) OnSolve, LLC.
33) ReCap, LLC
35) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
37) simplySOLV LLC
40) TECO Energy, Inc
41) Tesla, Inc.
43) Timberline Real Estate Partners
44) University of North Florida
45) Urban SDK
Brian Bautista advocates on behalf of his clients before the legislative and executive branches of Florida government and has experience acting as statewide spokesman and point of contact for clients. Brian has resided in Florida's capital city for over a decade, and his work spans the gambit from local initiatives to a statewide Senate campaign.
Brian received both a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from Florida State University. Brian uses his legal expertise and political acumen to successfully represent clients on some of the highest profile issues in Florida, in the technology, education, healthcare, and energy industries.
Brian has been named one of Florida's 30 Under 30 by Florida Politics and a NextGeneration Rising Star by Influence Magazine
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
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2) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
4) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
5) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
6) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) Citizens for Hillsborough County, LLC
13) Clay County District Schools
16) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
17) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
18) Dex Imaging Inc.
19) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
21) Edmentum, Inc.
22) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
23) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
25) Estuary LLC.
26) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc
27) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
28) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
30) Gopher Resource
31) H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
32) Harrell's, LLC
33) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
34) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
35) iEnable, Inc.
36) IMG Academy LLC
38) Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc
39) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
41) Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation, Inc.
42) Lakeland Regional Health Systems
43) Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
46) Museum of Science & History
49) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
50) Polk County Clerk of Court
51) Polk County Sheriff's Office
52) Putnam County
55) Rood Chartrand Partnership
56) Sarasota County Government
57) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
58) South Central Florida Express, Inc
60) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
61) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
62) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
64) TECO Energy, Inc
68) Town of Belleair
69) United States Sugar Corporation
70) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
71) Volusia County
72) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
74) 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.
(321) 223-8862
5125 Mallard Lakes Ct, Merritt Is, FL, 32953-7701, 
1) American Kratom Association
3) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
5) Canaveral Pilots Association
8) Comcast
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
1) Advantage Behavioral Health Services
2) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
7) Apple Inc
8) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
9) Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing, Inc. (AIM)
11) Baldwin Risk Partners, LLC
12) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
13) Beach Mosquito Control District
15) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
18) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
20) CGL Companies
22) City of Marathon
24) Copart, Inc
26) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
27) Florida Blue
28) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
29) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
30) Florida Senior Living Association
31) Florida Sheriffs Association
33) Friends of Florida Iron & Steel
34) Gopher Resource
36) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
41) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
42) LEO Technologies
44) Metro Development Group, LLC
45) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
46) Monroe Street Tallahassee, LLC & Monroe Street Tallahassee Manager, LLC
48) NASCAR, LLC
49) National Emergency Management and Response
50) Next Insurance
52) Nutanix, Inc.
53) On Track School c/o TSG Education Advisors
55) Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care, Inc
57) Putnam County
58) Rayonier, Inc
59) ReCap, LLC
61) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
63) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
66) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
67) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
70) Talitrix LLC.
72) TECO Energy, Inc
73) The Arc of Putnam County, Inc.
75) United States Sugar Corporation
76) Universal Protection Service, LLC