305-490-3414
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1604, Miami, FL, 33156,
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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) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
8) Florida Blue
9) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
10) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
11) Florida Sheriffs Association
13) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
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.
1275 K Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC, 20005,
3) BROOKE USA
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) 7-11, Inc.
2) Alpha-gal Alliance Action Fund
4) Armoured One
5) Ashbritt
6) Atlantic Pacific Communities
10) Best Buddies International
12) Broward County
14) Charlotte County Airport Authority
15) Childcare Resources of Indian River
16) City of Arcadia
17) City of Aventura
23) City of Marathon
25) City of Margate
26) City of Miami
27) City of Miramar
34) City of Sunrise
35) City of Tamarac
37) Deel, Inc.
39) Equifax
40) Florida Apartment Association
41) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
42) Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
43) Florida Distributing Company
44) Florida High School Athletic Association
45) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
46) Florida Network of Children Advocacy Centers
47) Florida Pharmacy Association
48) Florida Power & Light Company
49) Florida Regional Councils Association
55) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
56) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
59) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
60) JARC Florida
61) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
63) Lauren's Kids
64) Learning Ally
65) MACtown
66) Miami Beach Community Health Center
67) Miami Jewish Health Systems
68) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
70) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
71) Museum of Discovery & Science
73) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
74) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
75) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
76) OnGuard Inc.
77) OpenGov
78) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
79) Penn Credit
80) Performance Title Services, Inc
81) Professional Opticians of Florida
82) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
83) Related Ross
85) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
86) Solemia
87) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
88) South Broward Hospital District
89) Swerdlow Group
91) Thriving Mind South Florida
92) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC
93) Town of Davie
95) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
96) Underdog Sports
100) Village of Royal Palm Beach
101) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
102) White Rock Quarries
103) Whitman Family Development
104) Willdan Engineering
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) Atlantic Pacific Communities
7) Charlotte County Airport Authority
15) City of Marathon
17) City of Margate
18) City of Miami
19) City of Miramar
26) City of Sunrise
27) City of Tamarac
28) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
29) Florida Regional Councils Association
30) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
31) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
33) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
35) Lauren's Kids
37) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
39) OpenGov
40) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
42) Town of Davie
44) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
2) Cengage
9) Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM)
11) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
12) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
13) Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce
14) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
15) Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys, Inc.
16) Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys, Inc.
17) HISTORIC TOURS OF AMERICA, INC
(850) 222-9075
124 W Jefferson Street, OPB-DIR, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
5) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
10) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
11) Cicero Action
12) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
17) DialCare, LLC.
19) Elevated, LLC
20) Florida Alliance for Seniors
21) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
22) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
23) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
24) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
25) Fox Corporation
26) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
27) Hillpointe, LLC
28) INSIGHTEC
29) K9s for Warriors
30) Kalshi Inc.
32) Life Science Logistics, LLC
33) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
34) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
37) Neal Communities
39) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
40) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
42) Orlando Health
44) Palm Beach Zoo
45) Paypal
46) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
47) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
48) PrizePicks
49) Project LIFT
53) RELX Inc.
54) Ryan, LLC
55) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
56) SaferWatch, LLC
57) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
58) St. Petersburg College Foundation
59) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
60) Starkey Hearing Technologies
65) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
67) The North Highland Company
70) Welbe Health
71) Woolpert, Inc.
202-621-7122
1275 K Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) ADAPTIVE CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS, INC.
2) ANFIELD CONSULTING GROUP ON BEHALF OF CITY OF OCOEE, FL
3) ARROW GROUP (ON BEHALF OF CITY OF WINTER GARDEN, FL)
4) BACARDI NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
6) BLUETERRA
7) BONUS HOMES
8) CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
13) CITY OF PLANTATION, FLORIDA
15) CITY OF ST. PETE BEACH, FL
17) DEVAL, LLC
18) EZ-RX PHARMACY
19) FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH COALITION INC.
20) FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION
21) FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.
22) FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, INC.
23) GAPINGVOID CULTURE DESIGN GROUP LLC
24) GLOBALMED
25) HITACHI RAIL
26) HITACHI, LTD.
28) JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.
29) MILLSAPPS, BALLINGER & ASSOCIATES, LLC
30) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.
31) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
32) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS
33) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATERFRONT EMPLOYERS
35) PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
36) PARAMOUNT GLOBAL (FORMERLY VIACOMCBS)
40) SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
43) TOWN OF BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL
46) TOWN OF SOUTH PALM BEACH, FL
47) VTRU CORPORATION
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) American Public Education, Inc.
7) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
8) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
11) Atkins North America, Inc.
13) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
15) Brandt Information Services
16) Broward College Foundation
17) Broward County
19) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
20) CDR Maguire
22) Cicero Action
23) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
28) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership
29) Cody Khan
31) Coventry
33) CVS Health and All Affiliates
34) Cypress Creek Leaseholder LLC
36) DialCare, LLC.
40) Elevated, LLC
42) Emovis USA, Inc.
43) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC
44) Field of Dreams
45) Florida Alliance for Seniors
46) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
47) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
48) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
49) Florida Community Financial Services Association
50) Florida Credit Union Association
51) Florida Institute of Technology
52) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
53) Florida Power & Light Company
54) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
55) Florida Realtors
56) Florida Surplus Lines Association
57) Fox Corporation
58) Gartner, Inc.
59) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
60) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
61) Hillpointe, LLC
63) INSIGHTEC
64) K9s for Warriors
65) Kalshi Inc.
67) Life Science Logistics, LLC
68) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
70) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
72) Memorial Healthcare System
74) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
75) National Speech & Debate Association
76) Neal Communities
78) Nile Inc.
79) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
80) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
81) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
83) Orlando Health
84) Palm Beach Atlantic University
86) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
87) Palm Beach Zoo
88) Paypal
90) PCI Gaming
91) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
92) Place of Hope
93) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
94) Primerica, Inc.
95) PrizePicks
96) Project LIFT
101) Redwood Dev Co, LLC
102) RELX Inc.
103) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
104) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
105) Ryan, LLC
106) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
107) SaferWatch, LLC
108) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
109) SAI Interactive
110) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
111) School Board of Brevard County
112) Sellers Dorsey
114) St. Petersburg College Foundation
115) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
116) Starkey Hearing Technologies
119) Tamiami 137, LLC
120) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.
121) The City of Miami
122) The City of Venice
123) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
124) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
125) The Everglades Trust
126) The GEO Group, Inc.
127) The North Highland Company
129) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
130) University of Florida Student Government Association
131) University of Miami
133) Veyer, LLC
134) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
135) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
136) Welbe Health
137) Woolpert, Inc.
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) Alpha-gal Alliance Action Fund
2) Armoured One
3) Atlantic Pacific Communities
10) Charlotte County Airport Authority
11) Childcare Resources of Indian River
12) City of Arcadia
13) City of Aventura
19) City of Marathon
21) City of Margate
22) City of Miami
23) City of Miramar
30) City of Sunrise
31) City of Tamarac
33) Deel, Inc.
35) Equifax
36) First Service Residential Florida, Inc
37) Florida Apartment Association
38) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
39) Florida Distributing Company
40) Florida High School Athletic Association
41) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
42) Florida Network of Children Advocacy Centers
43) Florida Pharmacy Association
45) Florida Smoke Free Association
49) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
52) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
53) JARC Florida
54) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
57) Lauren's Kids
58) Learning Ally
59) MACtown
60) Miami Beach Community Health Center
61) Miami Jewish Health Systems
62) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
64) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
66) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
67) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
68) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
69) OnGuard Inc.
70) OpenGov
71) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
72) Penn Credit
73) Professional Opticians of Florida
74) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
75) Related Ross
77) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
78) Solemia
79) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
80) South Broward Hospital District
81) Swerdlow Group
83) Thriving Mind South Florida
84) Town of Davie
86) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
87) Underdog Sports
91) Village of Royal Palm Beach
92) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) Alpha-gal Alliance Action Fund
7) Charlotte County Airport Authority
8) Childcare Resources of Indian River
10) City of Aventura
16) City of Marathon
18) City of Miami
19) City of Miramar
24) City of Sunrise
26) Florida Apartment Association
27) Florida Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association, Inc
29) Florida Smoke Free Association
30) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
31) Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
32) JARC Florida
33) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
34) Lauren's Kids
35) Miami Beach Community Health Center
36) Miami Jewish Health Systems
37) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
39) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
40) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
41) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
42) Related Ross
44) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
45) Swerdlow Group
47) Thriving Mind South Florida
(786) 247-8716
124 West Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32399-7018,
1) AAM Vertiports Florida LLC d/b/a VertiPorts by Atlantic
4) Brandt Information Services
7) Broward County Clerk of the Court
8) CDR Maguire
14) City of Miramar
15) City of South Miami, Florida
16) Continental Heavy Civil Corp.
18) eTags
20) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
21) Florida Credit Union Association
22) K9s for Warriors
23) Life Science Logistics, LLC
24) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
26) Palm Beach Atlantic University
27) Paypal
29) Starkey Hearing Technologies
31) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.
32) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
33) Thomas Howell Ferguson, P.A.
37) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
3) American Public Education, Inc.
5) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
6) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
10) Brandt Information Services
11) Broward College Foundation
12) Broward County
14) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
15) CDR Maguire
17) Cicero Action
18) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
23) Coral Rock Development Group, LLC
24) Coventry
26) DialCare, LLC.
28) Elevated, LLC
30) Field of Dreams
31) Florida Alliance for Seniors
32) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
33) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
34) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
35) Florida Community Financial Services Association
36) Florida Credit Union Association
37) Florida Institute of Technology
38) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
39) Florida Power & Light Company
40) Florida Realtors
41) Florida Surplus Lines Association
42) Fluid Marine
43) Fox Corporation
44) Gartner, Inc.
45) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
46) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
47) Hillpointe, LLC
49) INSIGHTEC
50) K9s for Warriors
51) Kalshi Inc.
53) Life Science Logistics, LLC
54) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
55) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
59) National Speech & Debate Association
60) Neal Communities
62) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
63) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
64) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
65) Oportun, Inc.
67) Orlando Health
68) Palm Beach Atlantic University
70) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
71) Palm Beach Zoo
73) Paypal
74) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
75) Place of Hope
76) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
77) PrizePicks
78) Project LIFT
82) RELX Inc.
83) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
84) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
85) Ryan, LLC
86) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
87) SaferWatch, LLC
88) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
89) SAI Interactive
90) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
91) School Board of Brevard County
92) Sellers Dorsey
93) St. Petersburg College Foundation
94) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
95) Starkey Hearing Technologies
100) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
101) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
102) The Everglades Trust
103) The GEO Group, Inc.
104) The North Highland Company
105) TRC Companies, Inc.
106) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
107) University of Florida Student Government Association
108) University of Miami
110) Veyer, LLC
111) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
112) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
113) Welbe Health
114) Woolpert, Inc.
(954) 383-6608
123 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
2) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
9) Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM)
11) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
12) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
13) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
14) Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce
15) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.