(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
4) Banyan Treatment and Recovery, LLC
10) Colonial Management Group, LP
11) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
12) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
13) Encompass Health Corporation
16) Florida Blue
11-15 years
James H. McFaddin comes to Southern Strategy Group from Health Management Associates (now Community Health Systems), a Fortune 500 hospital company with over 200 hospitals in 29 states, where he served as Director of Government Affairs. James was responsible for representing the company's interests in Washington, DC, state capitals including Tallahassee, and in front of state health care agencies and local governments.
Prior to joining Health Management Associates, James served as Chief of Staff for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency). As Chief of Staff, James was involved in the management and operations of the Agency including the Florida Medicaid Program, the regulation of Florida's health care facilities, and oversight of the Agency's $20 billion budget.
During this time, James was also appointed by the Governor to manage the state's federally-mandated health information exchange activities as Florida's Health Information Technology Coordinator.
Prior to being named Chief of Staff, James served as the Agency's Legislative Affairs Director.Before joining the Agency, James served as the Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the Executive Office of the Governor where he worked to develop and coordinate passage of the Governor's legislative and budget priorities.
James has also served as a Senior Analyst in the Florida Senate specializing in health care, criminal justice, and agricultural issues.
A native of South Carolina, James graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science.
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.
(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
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
63) TECO Energy, Inc
64) Tesla, Inc.
67) Town of Belleair
68) Universal Protection Service, LLC
69) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, 123 S. Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
2) AirSight
3) Aon
4) Apple Inc
5) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
8) Cengage
11) CGL Companies
12) Colonial Management Group, LP
13) DSR Consulting & Management, LLC
14) DSR Public Health Foundation, Inc.
15) Equifax
18) Gopher Resource
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
2) Airbnb, Inc.
3) AirSight
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
8) Apple Inc
9) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
10) Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing, Inc. (AIM)
12) Baldwin Risk Partners, LLC
13) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
15) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
17) Brava Roof Tile
18) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
19) Canaery, Inc.
20) Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute
22) CGL Companies
26) City of Marathon
28) Colonial Management Group, LP
29) Copart, Inc
31) Equifax
32) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
33) Florida Blue
34) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
35) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
36) Florida Senior Living Association
37) Florida Sheriffs Association
39) Gopher Resource
44) Jefferson County
47) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
48) LEO Technologies
50) Metro Development Group, LLC
51) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
53) NASCAR, LLC
54) National Emergency Management and Response
56) Nutanix, Inc.
58) OpenAI
59) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
60) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
61) Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care, Inc
63) Putnam County
65) Rayonier, Inc
67) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
69) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
72) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
73) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
75) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
77) TECO Energy, Inc
78) The Figgers Foundation, Inc.
80) United States Sugar Corporation
81) Universal Protection Service, LLC
83) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
84) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
85) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
86) ZeroEyes
(850) 671-4401
PO Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,