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) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
7) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
12) Florida Blue
13) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
14) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
15) Florida Sheriffs Association
17) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
24) Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts
25) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
26) NASCAR, LLC
27) Ocean Reef Club
28) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
29) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
34) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
35) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
36) 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.
2026217122
1275 K Street, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC, 20005,
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) 7-11, Inc.
2) Ashbritt
3) AT&T
4) Atlantic Pacific Communities
5) Automated Healthcare Solutions
7) Ayr Wellness
10) Best Buddies International
12) Brevard County
14) Broward County
15) Carfax, Inc.
18) Charlotte County Airport Authority
19) City of Arcadia
20) City of Aventura
26) City of Marathon
28) City of Margate
29) City of Miami
31) City of Miramar
38) City of Sunrise
39) City of Tamarac
40) Consumer Debt Relief Initiative
42) Dealer Services Network, LLC
44) Equifax
45) FBE Limited LLC
46) First Service Residential Florida, Inc
47) Florida Apartment Association
48) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
49) Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
50) Florida Distributing Company
51) Florida High School Athletic Association
52) Florida Network of Children Advocacy Centers
53) Florida Pharmacy Association
56) Florida Smoke Free Association
57) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
61) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
62) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
65) JARC Florida
66) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
69) Lauren's Kids
70) League of Southeastern Credit Unions
71) Learning Ally
72) MACtown
73) Martin Property Holdings Co. 1, LLC
74) MB437, LLC
75) Miami Beach Community Health Center
76) Miami Jewish Health Systems
77) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
79) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
80) Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
81) Museum of Discovery & Science
83) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
84) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
85) OpenGov
86) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
87) Penn Credit
88) Performance Title Services, Inc
89) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
92) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
93) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
94) Solemia
95) South Broward Hospital District
96) South West Florida Enterprises
98) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC
99) Town of Davie
101) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
102) Underdog Sports
103) University Area Community Development Corporation
104) University of Miami
105) Village of Estero
107) Village of Royal Palm Beach
108) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
109) White Rock Quarries
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) AT&T
2) Atlantic Pacific Communities
3) Automated Healthcare Solutions
11) Charlotte County Airport Authority
12) City of Arcadia
13) City of Aventura
19) City of Marathon
21) City of Margate
22) City of Miami
24) City of Miramar
31) City of Sunrise
32) City of Tamarac
33) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
34) Florida Regional Councils Association
35) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
36) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
38) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
40) Lauren's Kids
41) MB437, LLC
43) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
44) Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
46) OpenGov
47) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
48) South West Florida Enterprises
50) Town of Davie
52) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
1) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
4) Cengage
11) Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM)
13) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
14) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
16) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
19) HISTORIC TOURS OF AMERICA, INC
20) Key West International Airport
22) Monroe County School District
23) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
25) Ocean Reef Club
26) Ocean Reef Community Association
27) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
32) The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W Jefferson Street, OPB-DIR, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) Bloom Retirement Holdings Inc.
8) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
9) ChenMed LLC
10) Cicero Action
11) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
15) Clara Homes
16) Common Sense Action for America
18) Community US Fund Management Inc.
19) Dealer Services Network, LLC
20) DialCare, LLC.
22) East Coast Zoological Society of Florida
23) Elevated, LLC
24) Field of Dreams
25) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
26) Florida Independent Physician Practice Association
27) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
28) Florida Vacation Rental Management Association
29) Fox Corporation
30) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
32) Hillpointe, LLC
33) INSIGHTEC
34) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
35) K9s for Warriors
36) Land Sea Homes
37) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
38) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
39) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
40) Neal Land Development Group
41) New College Foundation, Inc.
42) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
43) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
45) Orlando Health
46) Palm Beach Zoo
48) Paypal
49) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
51) PrizePicks
52) Project LIFT
55) RELX Inc.
56) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
57) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
58) Shoma Homes
60) St. Petersburg College Foundation
61) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
62) Starkey Hearing Technologies
65) Tampa Bay Rays
66) THE CENTER FOR ARTS & INNOVATION, INC.
68) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
70) The North Highland Company
72) Vaxxinity, Inc.
73) Woolpert, Inc.
1275 K Street, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) 3M Company
2) A&J Capital
10) Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.
11) Florida Crystals Corporation
12) Florida Rural Economic Development Association, Inc.
13) Gold Coast Florida Regional Center
14) Intuit, Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
5) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
7) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
10) Atkins North America, Inc.
13) BlackRock
14) Bloom Retirement Holdings Inc.
15) Boatsetter
17) Brandt Information Services
18) Broward College Foundation
19) Broward County
21) C.W. Roberts Contracting Inc.
22) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
23) CDR Maguire
24) ChenMed LLC
26) Cicero Action
27) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
32) Clara Homes
33) Cody Khan
34) Common Sense Action for America
36) Community US Fund Management Inc.
37) Coventry
38) CVS Health and All Affiliates
39) Dealer Services Network, LLC
41) DialCare, LLC.
43) East Coast Zoological Society of Florida
46) Elevated, LLC
48) Emovis USA, Inc.
49) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC
50) EPAM Government Solutions, LLC.
51) Ferrovial Vertiports US, LLC
52) Field of Dreams
53) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
54) Florida Community Financial Services Association
56) Florida Independent Physician Practice Association
57) Florida Institute of Technology
58) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
59) Florida Power & Light Company
60) Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association
61) Florida Realtors
62) Florida Surplus Lines Association
63) Florida Transportation Builders Association
64) Florida Vacation Rental Management Association
65) Fox Corporation
66) Gartner, Inc.
67) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
68) GoBrands, Inc.
70) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
71) Health Foundation of South Florida
72) Hillpointe, LLC
74) INSIGHTEC
77) K9s for Warriors
78) Land Sea Homes
79) League of Southeastern Credit Unions
81) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
82) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
83) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
86) Memorial Healthcare System
88) National Rental Home Council
89) Neal Land Development Group
90) New College Foundation, Inc.
93) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
94) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
95) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
97) Orlando Health
98) Palm Beach Atlantic University
99) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
100) Palm Beach Zoo
101) Park Maitland School
102) Paypal
103) PCI Gaming
104) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
105) Precision Healthcare
106) Primerica, Inc.
107) PrizePicks
108) Project LIFT
109) Promise Network Inc.
110) PropLogix, LLC
111) Quintessence Marine, Inc.
112) RAI Services Company
113) RELX Inc.
114) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
115) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
116) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
117) SaferWatch, LLC
118) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
119) SAI Interactive
120) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
121) School Board of Brevard County
122) Sellers Dorsey
123) Shoma Homes
125) Sobe Sky Development, LLC
127) St. Petersburg College Foundation
128) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
129) Starkey Hearing Technologies
130) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
132) Tamiami 137, LLC
133) Tampa Bay Rays
134) Tenderheart Health Outcomes
135) THE CENTER FOR ARTS & INNOVATION, INC.
136) The City of Miami
137) The City of Venice
138) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
139) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
140) The Everglades Trust
141) The GEO Group, Inc.
142) The North Highland Company
145) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
146) University of Florida Student Government Association
147) University of Miami
148) Vaxxinity, Inc.
149) Veyer, LLC
150) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
151) Vista Motor Company
152) Woolpert, Inc.
(305) 935-1866
4000 Hollywood Blvd., Ste 677-S, Hollywood, FL, 33021,
1) AT&T
2) Atlantic Pacific Communities
3) Automated Healthcare Solutions
5) Ayr Wellness
10) Brevard County
12) Broward County
13) Carfax, Inc.
15) Charlotte County Airport Authority
16) City of Arcadia
17) City of Aventura
23) City of Marathon
25) City of Margate
26) City of Miami
28) City of Miramar
35) City of Sunrise
36) City of Tamarac
37) Consumer Debt Relief Initiative
39) Dealer Services Network, LLC
41) Equifax
42) FBE Limited LLC
43) First Service Residential Florida, Inc
44) Florida Apartment Association
45) Florida Association of Motorist Service Providers, Inc
46) Florida Distributing Company
47) Florida High School Athletic Association
48) Florida Network of Children Advocacy Centers
51) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
54) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
55) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
58) JARC Florida
59) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
62) Lauren's Kids
63) League of Southeastern Credit Unions
64) Learning Ally
65) MACtown
66) MB437, LLC
67) Miami Beach Community Health Center
68) Miami Jewish Health Systems
69) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
71) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
72) Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
74) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
75) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
76) OpenGov
77) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
78) Penn Credit
79) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
82) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
83) Seminole County Board of County Commissioners
84) Solemia
85) South Broward Hospital District
86) South West Florida Enterprises
88) Town of Davie
90) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
91) Underdog Sports
92) University Area Community Development Corporation
96) Village of Royal Palm Beach
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
(786) 237-8070
104 W Jefferson St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301-1713,
23) FBE Limited LLC
24) Florida Apartment Association
25) Florida Smoke Free Association
26) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
27) JARC Florida
28) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
29) Lauren's Kids
30) MB437, LLC
31) Miami Beach Community Health Center
32) Miami Jewish Health Systems
33) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
35) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
36) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
(786) 247-8716
124 West Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32399-7018,
4) Boatsetter
5) Brandt Information Services
8) Broward County Clerk of the Court
9) CDR Maguire
10) Certree
15) City of Miramar
16) City of South Miami, Florida
17) Continental Heavy Civil Corp.
20) Ferrovial Vertiports US, LLC
21) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
22) Genasys
23) GoBrands, Inc.
24) K9s for Warriors
25) Land Sea Homes
26) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
28) National Rental Home Council
29) Palm Beach Atlantic University
30) Paypal
33) Starkey Hearing Technologies
34) THE CENTER FOR ARTS & INNOVATION, INC.
35) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
37) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) American Traffic Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Verra Mobility
5) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
8) Bloom Retirement Holdings Inc.
10) Brandt Information Services
11) Broward College Foundation
12) Broward County
14) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
15) CDR Maguire
16) ChenMed LLC
18) Cicero Action
19) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
23) Clara Homes
24) Common Sense Action for America
26) Community US Fund Management Inc.
27) Coventry
28) Dealer Services Network, LLC
30) DialCare, LLC.
32) East Coast Zoological Society of Florida
33) Elevated, LLC
35) Ferrovial Vertiports US, LLC
36) Field of Dreams
37) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
38) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
39) Florida Community Financial Services Association
41) Florida Independent Physician Practice Association
42) Florida Institute of Technology
43) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
44) Florida Power & Light Company
45) Florida Realtors
46) Florida Surplus Lines Association
47) Florida Vacation Rental Management Association
48) Fox Corporation
49) Gartner, Inc.
50) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
51) GoBrands, Inc.
53) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
54) Health Foundation of South Florida
55) Hillpointe, LLC
57) INSIGHTEC
58) International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
59) K9s for Warriors
60) Land Sea Homes
63) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
64) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
65) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
67) Memorial Healthcare System
68) National Rental Home Council
69) Neal Land Development Group
70) New College Foundation, Inc.
72) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
73) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
74) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
75) Oportun, Inc.
77) Orlando Health
78) Palm Beach Atlantic University
79) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
80) Palm Beach Zoo
83) Paypal
84) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
85) PrizePicks
86) Project LIFT
90) RELX Inc.
91) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
92) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
93) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
94) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
95) SAI Interactive
96) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
97) School Board of Brevard County
98) Sellers Dorsey
99) Shoma Homes
101) Sobe Sky Development, LLC
102) St. Petersburg College Foundation
103) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
104) Starkey Hearing Technologies
105) Sunshine State Tag Agency LLC
107) Tampa Bay Rays
108) Tenderheart Health Outcomes
109) THE CENTER FOR ARTS & INNOVATION, INC.
110) The City of Miami
111) The City of Venice
112) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
113) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
114) The Everglades Trust
115) The GEO Group, Inc.
116) The North Highland Company
118) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
119) University of Florida Student Government Association
120) University of Miami
121) Vaxxinity, Inc.
122) Veyer, LLC
123) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
124) Woolpert, Inc.