1) AirSight
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
7) Apple Inc
8) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
9) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
11) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
12) Copart, Inc
15) Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
16) Estuary LLC.
17) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
18) Florida Blue
19) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
20) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
21) Florida Sheriffs Association
24) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
29) Key West International Airport
30) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
31) LEO Technologies
32) Metro Development Group, LLC
34) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
36) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
37) Putnam County
38) Raydient LLC
39) Rayonier, Inc
40) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
41) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
42) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
43) South Central Florida Express, Inc
46) The Parker Management Company, LLC
48) Two Roads Development, LLC
49) United States Sugar Corporation
50) University of North Florida
52) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
53) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
54) ZeroEyes
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.
2) Advantage Capital Management Corporation
3) Airbnb, Inc.
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
6) Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
7) Breeders Cup
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
11) Clay County District Schools
13) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
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) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
20) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
22) Estuary LLC.
23) Florida Beer Wholesalers Association
24) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
25) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
27) Harrell's, LLC
28) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
29) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
30) IMG Academy LLC
33) Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation, Inc.
37) Museum of Science & History
38) OCEARCH
39) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
41) Polk County Sheriff's Office
42) Putnam County
43) Rood Chartrand Partnership
44) Sarasota County Government
45) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
46) South Central Florida Express, Inc
49) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
50) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
51) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
52) Tampa Bay Rays
54) TECO Energy, Inc
58) Town of Belleair
59) United States Sugar Corporation
60) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
61) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
63) 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.
1) Advantage Capital Management Corporation
2) Agudath Israel of America - Florida Office
4) Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
8) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
11) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
12) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
13) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
16) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
18) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
20) Estuary LLC.
21) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
22) Flagler College
23) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
24) Florida Blue
25) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
26) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
27) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
29) IMG Academy LLC
34) JAX Chamber
36) Key West International Airport
37) LEO Technologies
38) Metro Development Group, LLC
40) NASCAR, LLC
41) OCEARCH
43) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
45) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
47) Putnam County
50) Tampa Bay Rays
52) TECO Energy, Inc
55) The Parker Management Company, LLC
57) Timberline Real Estate Partners
58) United States Sugar Corporation
59) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
60) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
61) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
62) Westshore Marina Ventures LLC
63) Workday, Inc.
64) ZeroEyes
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.
(407) 843-8880
301 E Pine Street, 1400, Orlando, FL, 32801,
1) Associated Builders & Contractors of Florida, Inc
4) Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association
5) Central Florida Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc.
6) Central Florida Zoo & Botantical Gardens
7) Chief Executive Officers of Management Companies
12) City of Naples
13) City of Orlando
14) City of Oviedo
18) Clay County Utility Authority
20) Eagles, Benefits by Design, Inc
21) Escambia County
22) Florida Association for Media in Education
23) Florida Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
24) Florida Makes
25) Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association, Inc.
26) Florida Society of Health System Pharmacists, Inc
27) Goodwill Industries of North Florida
28) Gulf County
29) Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County
30) Habitat for Humanity of Florida, Inc
33) Heart of Florida United Way
34) Here Tomorrow
35) Hillsborough Clerk of the Court and Comptroller
36) Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
37) Hillsborough County Public Schools
38) Lake County
40) Lift Orlando
41) Lumen
43) Moss
44) National Association of Industrial & Office Properties
45) NUVIEW, Inc.
47) Open Gates, Inc
48) Orange County Library District
50) Organon LLC
51) Orlando Magic
52) Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay
53) School Board of Volusia County
54) Shalom Orlando
55) South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America
56) STEPS, Inc.
57) Tallahassee State College Foundation
59) Transition House, Inc, The
60) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc
61) University of Central Florida Student Government Association
(904) 358-2757
2120 Oak Street, Suite 1300, Jacksonville, FL, 32204,
1) Affordable Housing First Corporation
3) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
5) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
9) Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clay County
10) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc
11) Crowley Maritime
12) Duval County Public Schools
13) First Coast Community Development, Inc
15) Flagler College
16) Flagler County
17) Flagler County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
18) Florida Crystals Corporation
19) Florida East Coast Railway
20) Florida Maritime Partnership
21) Florida Power & Light Company
25) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
26) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
27) Jacksonville History Center
28) Jacksonville Port Authority
29) Junior Achievement of North Florida
30) Mitchell International, Inc
31) Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc
33) Nassau County Economic Development Board
34) North Florida School of Special Education
35) Othram
36) PARC Group, The
37) St. Johns County
38) St. Johns County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
39) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
43) VidaCann, LLC.
(904) 358-2757
2120 Oak Street, 1300 floor 13, JACKSONVILLE, FL, FL, 32204,
1) Affordable Housing First Corporation
3) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
5) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
9) Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clay County
10) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc
11) Crowley Maritime
13) Duval County Public Schools
14) First Coast Community Development, Inc
16) Flagler College
17) Flagler County
18) Florida Crystals Corporation
19) Florida East Coast Railway
23) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
24) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
25) Jacksonville History Center
26) Jacksonville Port Authority
27) Junior Achievement of North Florida
28) Mitchell International, Inc
29) Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc
31) Nassau County Economic Development Board
32) North Florida School of Special Education
33) Othram
34) PGA Tour
35) St. Johns County
36) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
40) VidaCann, LLC.
(407) 843-8880
GrayRobinson PA, 301 S. Bronough Street, Suite 600, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA)
2) Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation, Inc.
3) Associated Builders & Contractors of Florida, Inc
4) Brightfund
5) CarMax
6) Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association
7) Central Florida Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc.
8) Central Florida Zoo & Botantical Gardens
9) Champions for Children, Inc.
11) ChildNet, Inc.
13) City of Clermont
15) City of Orlando
16) City of Oviedo
20) Clay County Utility Authority
21) CMI
24) Eagles, Benefits by Design, Inc
25) Escambia County
26) Florida Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
27) Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association, Inc.
28) Florida Society of Health System Pharmacists, Inc
29) FloridaMakes
30) FRSA Self Insurers Fund, Inc.
32) Gulf County
33) Habitat for Humanity Greater Palm Beach County
34) Habitat for Humanity of Florida, Inc
35) Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County
38) Hillsborough County Clerk of Court and Comptroller
39) Lake County
41) LGM Pharma
42) Martin Aquatic Design & Engineering
44) Moss
45) National Association of Industrial & Office Properties
46) Non-Profit Insurance Services, Inc
47) NUVIEW, Inc.
49) Olympia Compounding Pharmacy
50) Orange County Clerk of Courts
51) Orange County Library District
53) Orlando Magic
54) Pensacola Habitat for Humanity
55) PQ Pharmacy
56) Ronald McDonald House Charities Tampa Bay, Inc.
58) Shalom Orlando
59) SKNV
60) St. Lucie County
61) STEPS, Inc.
64) Tallahassee State College Foundation
67) Transition House, Inc, The
68) Transparency-Rx
70) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc
71) University of Central Florida Student Government Association
72) Washington County Board of County Commissioners
(904) 358-2757
2120 Oak Street, Suite 1300, Jacksonville, FL, 32204,
1) Affordable Housing First Corporation
3) AT&T
4) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
6) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
10) Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clay County
11) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc
12) Crowley Maritime
14) Duval County Public Schools
15) First Coast Community Development, Inc
17) Flagler College
18) Flagler County
19) Flagler County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
20) Florida Crystals Corporation
21) Florida East Coast Railway
22) Florida Maritime Partnership
23) Florida Power & Light Company
27) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
28) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
29) Jacksonville History Center
30) Jacksonville Port Authority
31) Junior Achievement of North Florida
32) Mitchell International, Inc
33) Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc
35) Nassau County Economic Development Board
36) North Florida School of Special Education
37) Othram
38) PARC Group, The
39) PGA Tour
40) St. Johns County
41) St. Johns County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
42) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
43) Stellar
48) VidaCann, LLC.
(904) 358-2757
2120 Oak Street, Suite 1300, Jacksonville, FL, 32204,
1) Affordable Housing First Corporation
3) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
5) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
9) Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clay County
10) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc
11) Crowley Maritime
13) Duval County Public Schools
14) First Coast Community Development, Inc
16) Flagler College
17) Flagler County
18) Florida Crystals Corporation
19) Florida East Coast Railway
23) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
24) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
25) Jacksonville History Center
26) Jacksonville Port Authority
27) Junior Achievement of North Florida
28) Mitchell International, Inc
29) Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc
31) Nassau County Economic Development Board
32) North Florida School of Special Education
33) Othram
34) PGA Tour
35) St. Johns County
36) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
40) VidaCann, LLC.
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
2) Advantage Capital Management Corporation
3) Airbnb, Inc.
4) Alliance for Healthcare Access Coalition
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Apple Inc
7) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
8) Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC
9) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc
10) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
12) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
14) CGL Companies
15) Chabad Hebrew Academy, Inc.
16) City of Key West
17) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
18) Clay County District Schools
19) Connecting Everyone with Second Chances
20) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
23) Easterseals Southwest Florida, Inc.
24) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
27) Estuary LLC.
30) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
31) Florida Blue
32) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
33) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
36) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
38) Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc.
40) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
41) Jacksonville Classical Academy, Inc.
42) LEO Technologies
43) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
44) Metro Development Group, LLC
47) Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts
48) Museum of Science & History
49) NASCAR, LLC
51) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
52) Persevere
54) Putnam County
57) RedSpeed USA
58) Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville
59) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
62) TECO Energy, Inc
63) Tesla, Inc.
66) Town of Belleair
67) Universal Protection Service, LLC
68) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
(850) 671-4401
123 S. Adams Street, Caldwell Building, MSC-55, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
1) Apple Inc
2) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc
4) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
5) Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
7) Florida Humanities Council, Inc
8) Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation
10) JAX Chamber
11) Museum of Science & History
12) OCEARCH
(904) 358-2757
2120 Oak Street, Suite 1300, Jacksonville, FL, 32204,
1) Affordable Housing First Corporation
3) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
5) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
9) Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clay County
10) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc
11) Crowley Maritime
13) Duval County Public Schools
14) First Coast Community Development, Inc
16) Flagler College
17) Flagler County
18) Florida Crystals Corporation
19) Florida East Coast Railway
23) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
24) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
25) Jacksonville History Center
26) Jacksonville Port Authority
27) Junior Achievement of North Florida
28) Mitchell International, Inc
29) Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc
31) Nassau County Economic Development Board
32) North Florida School of Special Education
33) Othram
34) PGA Tour
35) St. Johns County
36) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
40) VidaCann, LLC.
(904) 358-2757
2120 Oak Street, Suite 1300, Jacksonville, FL, 32204,
1) Affordable Housing First Corporation
3) AT&T
4) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
6) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
10) City of Green Cove Springs
12) Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clay County
13) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc
14) Crowley Maritime
16) Duval County Public Schools
17) First Coast Community Development, Inc
19) Flagler College
20) Flagler County
21) Flagler County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
22) Florida Crystals Corporation
23) Florida East Coast Railway
24) Florida Maritime Partnership
29) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
30) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
31) Jacksonville History Center
32) Jacksonville Port Authority
33) Junior Achievement of North Florida
34) Mitchell International, Inc
35) Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc
37) Nassau County Economic Development Board
38) North Florida School of Special Education
39) Othram
40) PARC Group, The
41) PGA Tour
42) St. Johns County
43) St. Johns County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
44) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
45) Stellar
50) VidaCann, LLC.
256-354-5464
104 Court Square, Ashland, AL, 36251,