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
51) Florida Smoke Free Association
52) Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency
55) Glydways, Inc.
56) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors, Inc
57) Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
60) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
61) JARC Florida
62) Jewish Community Services of South Florida
64) Kuba
65) Lauren's Kids
66) Learning Ally
67) MACtown
70) Miami Beach Community Health Center
71) Miami Jewish Health Systems
72) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
74) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
75) Museum of Discovery & Science
77) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
78) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
79) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
80) OnGuard Inc.
81) OpenGov
82) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
83) Penn Credit
84) Performance Title Services, Inc
85) Professional Opticians of Florida
86) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
87) Related Ross
89) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
90) Solemia
91) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
92) South Broward Hospital District
93) Swerdlow Group
95) The Prairie Group Consulting, Inc.
96) Thriving Mind South Florida
97) Title Clerk Consulting Company, LLC
98) Town of Davie
100) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
101) Underdog Sports
102) University of Miami
103) Village of Estero
105) Village of Royal Palm Beach
106) Vitas Healthcare Corporation
107) White Rock Quarries
108) Whitman Family Development
109) 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
64) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
66) The North Highland Company
69) Welbe Health
70) 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) DETENTE CENTER FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM
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 LATINO COMMUNITY ASSET BUILDERS
33) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS
34) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATERFRONT EMPLOYERS
36) PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
37) PARAMOUNT GLOBAL (FORMERLY VIACOMCBS)
41) SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
44) TOWN OF BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL
47) TOWN OF SOUTH PALM BEACH, FL
48) VITELLO CONSULTING (ON BEHALF OF EASTERN FISH COMPANY)
49) VITELLO CONSULTING (ON BEHLAF OF EASTERN FISH COMPANY)
50) VTRU CORPORATION
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
6) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
7) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
10) Atkins North America, Inc.
12) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
14) Brandt Information Services
15) Broward College Foundation
16) Broward County
18) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
19) CDR Maguire
21) Cicero Action
22) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
27) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership
28) Cody Khan
30) Coventry
32) CVS Health and All Affiliates
33) Cypress Creek Leaseholder LLC
35) DialCare, LLC.
39) Elevated, LLC
41) Emovis USA, Inc.
42) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC
43) Field of Dreams
44) Florida Alliance for Seniors
45) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals
46) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
47) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
48) Florida Community Financial Services Association
49) Florida Credit Union Association
50) Florida Electric Cooperatives 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
100) Redwood Dev Co, LLC
101) RELX Inc.
102) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
103) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
104) Ryan, LLC
105) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
106) SaferWatch, LLC
107) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
108) SAI Interactive
109) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
110) School Board of Brevard County
111) Sellers Dorsey
113) St. Petersburg College Foundation
114) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
115) Starkey Hearing Technologies
118) Tamiami 137, LLC
119) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.
120) The City of Miami
121) The City of Venice
122) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
123) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
124) The Everglades Trust
125) The GEO Group, Inc.
126) The North Highland Company
128) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
129) University of Florida Student Government Association
130) University of Miami
132) Veyer, LLC
133) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
134) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
135) Welbe Health
136) 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
61) Miami Beach Community Health Center
62) Miami Jewish Health Systems
63) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
65) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
67) New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Inc
68) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)
69) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
70) OnGuard Inc.
71) OpenGov
72) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
73) Penn Credit
74) Professional Opticians of Florida
75) Public Health Trust-Jackson Memorial Hospital
76) Related Ross
78) SEED Foundation, Inc., The
79) Solemia
80) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
81) South Broward Hospital District
82) Swerdlow Group
84) Thriving Mind South Florida
85) Town of Davie
87) Town of Loxahatchee Groves
88) Underdog Sports
92) Village of Royal Palm Beach
93) 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
36) Miami Beach Community Health Center
37) Miami Jewish Health Systems
38) Miami Project/Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
40) Miami-Dade County Public Schools
41) Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
42) Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
43) Related Ross
45) Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
46) Swerdlow Group
48) 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
21) Florida Credit Union Association
22) Florida Electric Cooperatives Association
23) K9s for Warriors
24) Life Science Logistics, LLC
25) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.
27) Palm Beach Atlantic University
28) Paypal
30) Starkey Hearing Technologies
32) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.
33) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
34) Thomas Howell Ferguson, P.A.
38) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
(850) 222-9075
124 W. Jefferson St., Ste 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301,
2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
4) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.
5) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.
9) Brandt Information Services
10) Broward College Foundation
11) Broward County
13) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.
14) CDR Maguire
16) Cicero Action
17) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
22) Coral Rock Development Group, LLC
23) Coventry
25) DialCare, LLC.
27) Elevated, LLC
29) Field of Dreams
30) Florida Alliance for Seniors
31) Florida Association of District School Superintendents
32) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
33) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.
34) Florida Community Financial Services Association
35) Florida Credit Union Association
36) Florida Institute of Technology
37) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.
38) Florida Power & Light Company
39) Florida Realtors
40) Florida Surplus Lines Association
41) Fluid Marine
42) Fox Corporation
43) Gartner, Inc.
44) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve
45) Haleon Consumer Healthcare
46) Hillpointe, LLC
48) INSIGHTEC
49) K9s for Warriors
50) Kalshi Inc.
52) Life Science Logistics, LLC
53) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.
54) Loggerhead Marinelife Center
58) National Speech & Debate Association
59) Neal Communities
61) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC
62) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.
63) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
64) Oportun, Inc.
66) Orlando Health
67) Palm Beach Atlantic University
69) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
70) Palm Beach Zoo
72) Paypal
73) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.
74) Place of Hope
75) Polk County Board of County Commissioners
76) PrizePicks
77) Project LIFT
81) RELX Inc.
82) Renaissance Learning, Inc.
83) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
84) Ryan, LLC
85) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.
86) SaferWatch, LLC
87) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida
88) SAI Interactive
89) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
90) School Board of Brevard County
91) Sellers Dorsey
92) St. Petersburg College Foundation
93) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.
94) Starkey Hearing Technologies
99) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.
100) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.
101) The Everglades Trust
102) The GEO Group, Inc.
103) The North Highland Company
104) TRC Companies, Inc.
105) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
106) University of Florida Student Government Association
107) University of Miami
109) Veyer, LLC
110) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
111) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility
112) Welbe Health
113) 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.