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.
35) Kettler
38) Museum of Science & History
39) OCEARCH
40) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
42) Polk County Sheriff's Office
43) Putnam County
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
9) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
10) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
12) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
13) CPD Construction
14) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
15) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
18) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
20) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
22) Estuary LLC.
23) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
24) Flagler College
25) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
26) Florida Blue
27) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
28) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
29) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
31) Hillwood
32) IMG Academy LLC
37) JAX Chamber
39) Key West International Airport
40) LEO Technologies
41) Metro Development Group, LLC
43) MTM Health
44) NASCAR, LLC
45) OCEARCH
47) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
48) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC
50) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
52) Putnam County
54) Sandpiper Bay Resort Holdings, LLC
55) Tampa Bay Rays
57) TECO Energy, Inc
60) The Parker Management Company, LLC
62) Timberline Real Estate Partners
63) United States Sugar Corporation
64) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
65) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
66) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
67) Westshore Marina Ventures LLC
68) Workday, Inc.
69) 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.
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
10) Bexley Brothers
12) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
13) Copart, Inc
16) Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
17) Estuary LLC.
18) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
19) Florida Blue
20) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
21) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
22) Florida Sheriffs Association
25) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
26) Hillwood
27) Hotwire Communications, Ltd.
32) Key West International Airport
33) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
34) LEO Technologies
35) Metro Development Group, LLC
37) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC
38) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
40) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
41) Putnam County
42) Rayonier, Inc
43) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
44) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
45) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
46) South Central Florida Express, Inc
48) The Parker Management Company, LLC
50) Two Roads Development, LLC
51) United States Sugar Corporation
52) University of North Florida
54) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
55) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
56) Westshore Marina Ventures LLC
57) 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.
(904) 358-2757
2120 Oak Street, Suite 1300, Jacksonville, FL, 32204,
1) Affordable Housing First Corporation
3) Aviation Systems Engineering Company, Inc.
4) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
6) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
11) Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clay County
12) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc
13) Crowley Maritime
14) Duval County Public Schools
15) First Coast Community Development, Inc
18) Flagler College
19) Flagler County
20) Flagler County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
21) Florida Crystals Corporation
22) Florida East Coast Railway
23) Florida Maritime Partnership
27) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
28) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
29) Jacksonville History Center
30) Jacksonville Port Authority
32) Junior Achievement of North Florida
33) Mitchell International, Inc
34) Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc
36) Nassau County Economic Development Board
37) North Florida School of Special Education
38) Othram
39) PARC Group, The
40) Relay Terminals
41) St. Johns County
42) St. Johns County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
43) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
47) VidaCann, LLC.
(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 ORLANDO
13) CITY OF OVIEDO
17) CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY
19) EAGLES, BENEFITS BY DESIGN, INC
20) ESCAMBIA COUNTY
21) FLORIDA ASSOCIATION FOR MEDIA IN EDUCATION
22) FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF FREE & CHARITABLE CLINICS
23) FLORIDA MAKES
24) FLORIDA ROOFING & SHEET METAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.
25) FLORIDA SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACISTS, INC
26) GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH FLORIDA
27) GULF COUNTY
28) HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER ORLANDO AND OSCEOLA COUNTY
29) HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF FLORIDA, INC
32) HEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAY
33) HERE TOMORROW
34) HILLSBOROUGH CLERK OF THE COURT AND COMPTROLLER
35) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AVIATION AUTHORITY
36) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
37) LAKE COUNTY
39) LIFT ORLANDO
40) LUMEN
42) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL & OFFICE PROPERTIES
43) NUVIEW, INC.
45) OPEN GATES, INC
46) ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
48) ORGANON LLC
49) ORLANDO MAGIC
50) RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF TAMPA BAY
51) SCHOOL BOARD OF VOLUSIA COUNTY
52) SHALOM ORLANDO
53) SOUTH FLORIDA COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
54) STEPS, INC.
55) TALLAHASSEE STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
57) TRANSITION HOUSE, INC, THE
58) UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION, INC
59) UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
(904) 358-2757
2120 Oak Street, 1300 floor 13, JACKSONVILLE, FL, FL, 32204,
1) Affordable Housing First Corporation
3) Aviation Systems Engineering Company, Inc.
4) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
6) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
11) Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clay County
12) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc
13) Crowley Maritime
15) Duval County Public Schools
16) First Coast Community Development, Inc
18) Flagler College
19) Flagler County
20) Florida Crystals Corporation
23) Girl Scouts of Gateway Council
25) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
26) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
27) Jacksonville History Center
28) Jacksonville Port Authority
30) Junior Achievement of North Florida
31) Mitchell International, Inc
32) Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc
34) Nassau County Economic Development Board
35) North Florida School of Special Education
36) Othram
37) PGA Tour
38) St. Johns County
39) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
43) VidaCann, LLC.
(407) 843-8880
GrayRobinson PA, 301 S. Bronough Street, Suite 600, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation, Inc.
2) Associated Builders & Contractors of Florida, Inc
3) Brightfund
4) CarMax
5) Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association
6) Central Florida Regional Workforce Development Board, Inc.
7) Central Florida Zoo & Botantical Gardens
8) Champions for Children, Inc.
10) ChildNet, Inc.
12) City of Clermont
14) City of Orlando
15) City of Oviedo
19) Clay County Utility Authority
20) CMI
23) Eagles, Benefits by Design, Inc
24) Escambia County
25) Florida Association of Free & Charitable Clinics
26) Florida Family Building Advocates, Inc.
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) Aviation Systems Engineering Company, Inc.
5) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
7) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
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
20) Flagler College
21) Flagler County
22) Flagler County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
23) Florida Crystals Corporation
24) Florida East Coast Railway
25) Florida Maritime Partnership
29) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
30) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
31) Jacksonville History Center
32) Jacksonville Port Authority
34) Junior Achievement of North Florida
35) Mitchell International, Inc
36) Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc
38) Nassau County Economic Development Board
39) North Florida School of Special Education
40) Othram
41) PARC Group, The
42) PGA Tour
43) St. Johns County
44) St. Johns County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
45) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
46) Stellar
51) 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.
34) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
35) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
39) Hillwood
40) iGas
42) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
43) Jacksonville Classical Academy, Inc.
44) Learning Spring
45) LEO Technologies
46) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
47) Metro Development Group, LLC
50) Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts
51) Museum of Science & History
52) NASCAR, LLC
54) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
55) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC
56) Persevere
58) Putnam County
61) RedSpeed USA
62) Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville
63) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
67) TECO Energy, Inc
68) Tesla, Inc.
71) Town of Belleair
72) Universal Protection Service, LLC
73) 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) Aviation Systems Engineering Company, Inc.
4) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
6) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
11) Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clay County
12) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc
13) Crowley Maritime
15) Duval County Public Schools
16) First Coast Community Development, Inc
19) Flagler College
20) Flagler County
21) Florida Crystals Corporation
24) Girl Scouts of Gateway Council
26) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
27) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
28) Jacksonville History Center
29) 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) PGA Tour
39) St. Johns County
40) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
44) VidaCann, LLC.
(904) 358-2757
2120 Oak Street, Suite 1300, Jacksonville, FL, 32204,
1) Affordable Housing First Corporation
3) AT&T
4) Aviation Systems Engineering Company, Inc.
5) CareerSource Northeast Florida, Inc.
7) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
11) City of Green Cove Springs
14) Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clay County
15) Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc
16) Crowley Maritime
18) Duval County Public Schools
19) First Coast Community Development, Inc
22) Flagler College
23) Flagler County
24) Flagler County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
25) Florida Crystals Corporation
26) Florida East Coast Railway
32) Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
33) Jacksonville Aviation Authority
34) Jacksonville History Center
35) Jacksonville Port Authority
37) Junior Achievement of North Florida
38) Mitchell International, Inc
39) Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc
41) Nassau County Economic Development Board
42) North Florida School of Special Education
43) Othram
44) PARC Group, The
45) PGA Tour
46) St. Johns County
47) St. Johns County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller
48) St. Johns County Property Appraiser
49) Stellar
54) VidaCann, LLC.