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JUSTIN HUPFER

(Iowa)

Subjects: All Subjects

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Worked on legislative staff for House Republicans after graduating from Drake University Law School. Led government affairs for the Iowa Credit Union League before helping found PolicyWorks, as a bi-partisan government and public affairs firm.

20+ years

Served eight years as an officer in the United States Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General's Corps, earning the rank of Captain.

Justin currently serves on the board of the Iowa Taxpayers Association. Formerly served on Board of Adjustment for City of Johnston.

As CEO of PolicyWorks, Justin Hupfer is responsible for the firm's overall business operations and achievement of client objectives, while also serving as a full-time lobbyist during the legislative session. He previously served as Vice President of Government Affairs for the Iowa Credit Union League (ICUL), overseeing its federal and state government affairs activities and political action fundraising. Prior to that, he worked on the Republican caucus staff in the Iowa House, staffing the House Commerce and Economic Development Committees. Justin received his law degree with honors from Drake University Law School and graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa. He also served eight years as an officer in the United States Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General's Corps, earning the rank of Captain. Justin currently serves on the board of the Iowa Taxpayers Association.

The Adams and Reese LLP Government Relations Team is a premier lobbying group in Alabama. Our team includes former members of the executive and legislative branches of government with over 80 years of combined experience working inside and outside of state and local government. We achieve success for our clients as a result of strong personal relationships that we maintain with government officials and leaders. Just as importantly, we know the processes and procedures of the executive and legislative branches inside and out.

We serve a diverse client base with interests ranging from healthcare, education, municipalities, non-profits, associations, manufacturing, defense, infrastructure, alcohol and hospitality.

15-20 years

Mark Gaines Named to Alabama Today's 32 Powerful and Influential Alabamians to Know

"Mark Gaines has been around for decades, bringing a wealth of knowledge, decades-long relationships, and a positive attitude to the political arena in Alabama."


Southern Political Report - The South's Top Government Affairs Firms

"The law firm of Adams and Reese placed #1 in the states of Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee and also ranked in the top five in Mississippi and South Carolina.

Adams and Reese has a long-standing reputation as one of the region's most prominent Government Relations firms now with 16 offices in 15 markets across the Southern United States and Washington, D.C."

Mark Gaines lobbies at the local, state and federal level - in Alabama and Washington, D.C. - advising corporate clients on regulatory, legislative and economic development matters. His clients include companies in the telecommunications, road and bridge construction, infrastructure, financial, pharmaceutical, health care, alcohol, and defense industries as well as municipal governments and educational institutions. Having spent 15 years in state government and more than a decade providing government relations services, Mark has developed long-term personal and professional relationships with important decision makers at every level of government. He is skilled at building political coalitions to achieve client objectives.

Prior to joining Adams and Reese, Mark served as Probate Judge for Jefferson County and was elected to four terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. During his time in the legislature, he served on various legislative committees and commissions and served as the Republican Leader of the House and Chair of the House Republican Caucus. Mark has managed, consulted or counseled dozens of political campaigns, grassroots efforts and ballot initiatives, including races for Governor, U.S. Senate, judicial offices, and state legislative seats.

Prior to joining the firm, Mark was in private law practice concentrating in the areas of real estate, probate, wills, trusts and business entities. He tried many jury and non-jury cases to verdict in courts throughout Alabama.

Professional Affiliations & Memberships:
Alabama House of Representatives, Member, 1990-2005
Jefferson County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, Vice Chair, 2004-2005
Jefferson County Coroner and Medical Examiner's Board, Member, 1998-2005
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Commissioner, 1994-2005
Probate Judge of Jefferson County, 2005-2007

0-5 years

Boys and Girls Club of Louisiana - Board Member

Gretna Economic Development Association - Past President

Gretna Heritage Festival - Past Board Member

Westbank Coastal Conservation Association - Board Member

Westbank Ducks Unlimited Chapter - Board Member

Bachelors Club of New Orleans - Member

Senator Danny Martiny Campaign - Campaign Management Team

Elton Lagasse for Parish President - Campaign Manager

Mark Morgan for School Board - Campaign Manager

Sheriff Joseph Lopinto - Westbank Campaign ManagerLouisiana

Video Gaming Association - Associate Member

Senator David Heitmeier - Former Intern

Senate President John Alario - Former Aide

Jefferson Parish Council - Former Intern

Loyola University Institute of Politics - Graduate

Association of Louisiana Lobbyists - Member

MADISON GRADY

(Iowa)

Madison represents clients at the Iowa Capitol throughout the legislative session. She serves as a direct, on-call resource for both clients and lawmakers, keeping a close eye on the issues that matter and making sure her clients' priorities are front and center at the Statehouse.

Madison also represents clients at the federal level, helping them navigate Congress, federal agencies, and national trade associations.

0-5 years

Madison Grady is a Government Affairs professional with a proven record of navigating complex legislative and regulatory environments at both the state and federal levels. She joined PolicyWorks in October 2023, where she advises clients on advocacy strategy, public policy, and regulatory issues, with a focus on financial services, technology, and business regulation. Madison helps organizations effectively engage with policymakers, grassroots advocates, and political action fundraising to advance their priorities and protect their interests.

Prior to joining PolicyWorks, Madison led the government affairs program for the Montana Association of REALTORS, overseeing state and federal advocacy efforts, developing policy positions, and managing the association's political action committee fundraising.

Her earlier career includes serving as Special Assistant to the Governor of Idaho and working in media relations at the Cato Institute, where she gained valuable experience in public affairs, communications, and executive operations.

Madison earned her Master of Public Policy, magna cum laude, from George Washington University, with a concentration in regulatory policy. She was honored as one of two recipients of the Trachtenberg Scholarship, awarded for academic excellence and dedication to public service. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Boise State University.

CHRISTOPHER RANTS

(Iowa)

Christopher served 18 years in the Iowa General Assembly, including leading the House Republican caucus for a decade as the Speaker of the House, and Floor Leader. After leaving public office he teamed up with PolicyWorks to continue his work in public policy helping clients find solutions to the problems they face in Iowa.

15-20 years

Christopher serves on the board of directors of the Republican State Leadership Committee and is an active participant in the RLCC.

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As president of Michigan Legislative Consultants, Tim loves the challenge of influencing legislation. With over 30 years of success in government service, campaign management, and government affairs advocacy, his strategic "big picture" approach allows him to make seemingly unrelated connections work to the clients' advantage.

20+ years

Tim provided a long sought-after voice to retirees in the Retired Detroit Police & Fire Fighters Association. He and his team successfully fought unions, the City of Detroit, and the pension board's opposition to amend decades-old state law. The association spent 25 years trying to obtain representation on its pension board through litigation and city charter amendment to no avail. Tim and his team did it in a fraction of the time.

Prior to becoming president of MLC, Tim was appointed as Governor John Engler's Campaign Manager to manage his 1998 re-election campaign, after having worked in the Governor's office as Director of External Affairs and Deputy Director of Public Affairs. Former positions also included stints in the Michigan House and Senate, Oakland County government and Senior Director of Government Affairs of the Michigan Credit Union League.

JAKE FRIEDRICHSEN

(Iowa)

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Jake provides strategic guidance for clients across all aspects of government affairs, with a focus on legislative strategy, stakeholder engagement, and public policy development. He works closely with clients to navigate the policymaking process and advance their priorities at the state level.

0-5 years

Jake bring more than ten years of experience working directly in the Iowa legislature. He most recently served as Chief of Staff to the last three House minority leaders. In this role, he was responsible for managing legislative agendas, coordinating caucus operations, and serving as a trusted advisor on political and policy strategy.

Before his tenure in legislative leadership, Jake served as Executive Officer to the State Treasurer, and worked on political campaigns throughout the state of Iowa. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation for thoughtful leadership, strong working relationships across the aisle, and a deep understanding of Iowa's political landscape.

Jake is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and earned his Master of Public Administration degree from Drake University.

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1) A Place for Mom

2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC

3) Ajax Building Company, LLC

4) American Public Education, Inc.

5) Anthropic, PBC

6) AshBritt, Inc.

7) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.

8) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.

9) Assurant Group

10) AT&T Services, Inc.

11) Atkins North America, Inc.

12) bestbet Jacksonville

13) BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC

14) Bonefish & Tarpon Trust

15) Brandt Information Services

16) Broward College Foundation

17) Broward County

18) Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

19) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.

20) CDR Maguire

21) Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

22) Cicero Action

23) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC

24) Citigroup Washington Inc.

25) City of Boca Raton

26) City of Coral Gables

27) City of Fort Lauderdale

28) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership

29) Cody Khan

30) Community Care Plan

31) Coventry

32) CURE Auto Insurance

33) CVS Health and All Affiliates

34) Cypress Creek Leaseholder LLC

35) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

36) DialCare, LLC.

37) Ducky Recovery, LLC.

38) Ecoresiliency Miami LLC

39) Ecosouth Florida, LLC

40) Elevated, LLC

41) Elite DNA Therapy

42) Emovis USA, Inc.

43) Environmental Resilient Communities LLC

44) Field of Dreams

45) Florida Alliance for Seniors

46) Florida Alliance for Vacation Rentals

47) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

48) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.

49) Florida Community Financial Services Association

50) Florida Credit Union 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

62) Horsepower Electric

63) INSIGHTEC

64) K9s for Warriors

65) Kalshi Inc.

66) Lennar Homes, LLC

67) Life Science Logistics, LLC

68) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.

69) Loggerhead Marinelife Center

70) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.

71) Melbourne Greyhound Park

72) Memorial Healthcare System

73) Miami-Dade County

74) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners

75) National Speech & Debate Association

76) Neal Communities

77) Neal Land & Neighborhoods

78) Nile Inc.

79) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC

80) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.

81) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company

82) Orange Barrel Media

83) Orlando Health

84) Palm Beach Atlantic University

85) Palm Beach County

86) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

87) Palm Beach Zoo

88) Paypal

89) PBA Holdings, Inc

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

97) Promise Network Inc.

98) Quintessence Marine, Inc.

99) RAI Services Company

100) Real Public Notices LLC

101) Redwood Dev Co, LLC

102) RELX Inc.

103) Renaissance Learning, Inc.

104) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC

105) Ryan, LLC

106) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.

107) SaferWatch, LLC

108) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

109) SAI Interactive

110) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

111) School Board of Brevard County

112) Sellers Dorsey

113) South Automotive Group

114) St. Petersburg College Foundation

115) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.

116) Starkey Hearing Technologies

117) STRAX Technologies, LLC

118) Take Stock in Children

119) Tamiami 137, LLC

120) The Center for Arts & Innovation, Inc.

121) The City of Miami

122) The City of Venice

123) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.

124) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.

125) The Everglades Trust

126) The GEO Group, Inc.

127) The North Highland Company

128) Town Of Highland Beach

129) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

130) University of Florida Student Government Association

131) University of Miami

132) Utility Associates, Inc.

133) Veyer, LLC

134) Visa U.S.A. Inc.

135) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility

136) Welbe Health

137) Woolpert, Inc.

138) World Liberty Financial

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LINDA KOWALSKI

(Connecticut)
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CHRISTOPHER SCHOONOVER

(Florida)
Clients:

1) A Place for Mom

2) Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC

3) American Public Education, Inc.

4) Anthropic, PBC

5) Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter Inc.

6) Associated Industries of Florida, Inc.

7) Atkins North America, Inc.

8) bestbet Jacksonville

9) Bonefish & Tarpon Trust

10) Brandt Information Services

11) Broward College Foundation

12) Broward County

13) Busch Wildlife Sanctuary

14) Carlyle Investment Management L.L.C.

15) CDR Maguire

16) Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

17) Cicero Action

18) Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC

19) Citigroup Washington Inc.

20) City of Coral Gables

21) City of Fort Lauderdale

22) Community Care Plan

23) Coral Rock Development Group, LLC

24) Coventry

25) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

26) DialCare, LLC.

27) Ducky Recovery, LLC.

28) Elevated, LLC

29) Elite DNA Therapy

30) Field of Dreams

31) Florida Alliance for Seniors

32) Florida Association of District School Superintendents

33) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

34) Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.

35) Florida Community Financial Services Association

36) Florida Credit Union Association

37) Florida Institute of Technology

38) Florida International University Foundation, Inc.

39) Florida Power & Light Company

40) Florida Realtors

41) Florida Surplus Lines Association

42) Fluid Marine

43) Fox Corporation

44) Gartner, Inc.

45) George Hackney Inc. d/b/a Trulieve

46) Haleon Consumer Healthcare

47) Hillpointe, LLC

48) Horsepower Electric

49) INSIGHTEC

50) K9s for Warriors

51) Kalshi Inc.

52) Lennar Homes, LLC

53) Life Science Logistics, LLC

54) Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc.

55) Loggerhead Marinelife Center

56) Lost Tree Village Property Owners Association, Inc.

57) Melbourne Greyhound Park

58) Memorial Healthcare System

59) National Speech & Debate Association

60) Neal Communities

61) Neal Land & Neighborhoods

62) OBS Real Estate Holdings, LLC

63) Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Inc.

64) Old Republic National Title Insurance Company

65) Oportun, Inc.

66) Orange Barrel Media

67) Orlando Health

68) Palm Beach Atlantic University

69) Palm Beach County

70) Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

71) Palm Beach Zoo

72) Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

73) Paypal

74) Peregrine Technologies, Inc.

75) Place of Hope

76) Polk County Board of County Commissioners

77) PrizePicks

78) Project LIFT

79) Promise Network Inc.

80) Quintessence Marine, Inc.

81) RAI Services Company

82) RELX Inc.

83) Renaissance Learning, Inc.

84) Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC

85) Ryan, LLC

86) Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.

87) SaferWatch, LLC

88) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

89) SAI Interactive

90) Sarasota Memorial Health Care System

91) School Board of Brevard County

92) Sellers Dorsey

93) St. Petersburg College Foundation

94) St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.

95) Starkey Hearing Technologies

96) STRAX Technologies, LLC

97) Take Stock in Children

98) The City of Miami

99) The City of Venice

100) The Coalition of Attainable Housing Providers of Florida, Inc.

101) The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.

102) The Everglades Trust

103) The GEO Group, Inc.

104) The North Highland Company

105) TRC Companies, Inc.

106) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

107) University of Florida Student Government Association

108) University of Miami

109) Utility Associates, Inc.

110) Veyer, LLC

111) Visa U.S.A. Inc.

112) VM Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates DBA Verra Mobility

113) Welbe Health

114) Woolpert, Inc.

115) World Liberty Financial

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