(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
9) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
10) Easterseals Northeast Central Florida
11) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
12) Encompass Health Corporation
15) Florida Blue
16) Florida Senior Living Association
18) IBM
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
3) Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
8) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
11) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
12) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
14) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
16) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
18) Estuary LLC.
19) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
20) Flagler College
21) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
22) Florida Blue
23) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
24) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
25) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
27) IMG Academy LLC
29) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
30) Indigov
34) JAX Chamber
36) Key West International Airport
37) LEO Technologies
38) Metro Development Group, LLC
40) NASCAR, LLC
42) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
44) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
47) Putnam County
49) Rood Chartrand Partnership
51) TECO Energy, Inc
55) The Parker Management Company, LLC
57) Timberline Real Estate Partners
58) Two Roads Development, LLC
59) United States Sugar Corporation
60) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
61) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
62) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
63) Workday, Inc.
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) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) Apple Inc
6) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
7) 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.
17) City of Key West
18) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
19) Clay County District Schools
21) Connecting Everyone with Second Chances
22) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
25) Easterseals Northeast Central Florida
26) Easterseals Southwest Florida, Inc.
27) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
30) Estuary LLC.
32) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
33) Florida Blue
34) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
35) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
38) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
40) iEnable, Inc.
42) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
43) Jacksonville Classical Academy, Inc.
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) Pasco County Property Appraiser's Office
56) Persevere
59) Putnam County
61) RedSpeed USA
62) Rood Chartrand Partnership
63) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
65) TECO Energy, Inc
68) Town of Belleair
69) Two Roads Development, LLC
70) Universal Protection Service, LLC
71) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, 123 S. Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
1) AirSight
2) Aon Benfield
3) Apple Inc
4) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
7) Cengage
10) CGL Companies
11) Equifax
14) Gopher Resource
16) IBM
17) International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
18) Ivanti
(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
19) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
20) Canaery, Inc.
22) CGL Companies
24) City of Marathon
26) Copart, Inc
28) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
29) Florida Blue
30) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
31) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
32) Florida Senior Living Association
33) Florida Sheriffs Association
35) Friends of Florida Iron & Steel
36) Gopher Resource
39) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
45) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
46) LEO Technologies
47) Lumina Ai
49) Metro Development Group, LLC
50) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
52) NASCAR, LLC
53) National Emergency Management and Response
55) Nutanix, Inc.
57) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
59) Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care, Inc
61) Putnam County
62) Rayonier, Inc
63) ReCap, LLC
65) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
67) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
70) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
71) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
73) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
74) Talitrix LLC.
76) TECO Energy, Inc
77) The Figgers Foundation, Inc.
80) United States Sugar Corporation
81) Universal Protection Service, LLC
83) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
(850) 671-4401
PO Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
