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) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
14) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
17) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
19) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
21) Estuary LLC.
22) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
23) Flagler College
24) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
25) Florida Blue
26) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
27) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
28) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
30) IMG Academy LLC
35) JAX Chamber
37) Key West International Airport
38) LEO Technologies
39) Metro Development Group, LLC
41) NASCAR, LLC
42) OCEARCH
44) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
46) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
48) Putnam County
50) Sandpiper Bay Resort Holdings, LLC
52) Tampa Bay Rays
54) TECO Energy, Inc
57) The Parker Management Company, LLC
59) Timberline Real Estate Partners
60) United States Sugar Corporation
61) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
62) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
63) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
64) Westshore Marina Ventures LLC
65) Workday, Inc.
66) 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.
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) AGS, Inc.
2) Airbnb, Inc.
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Apple Inc
7) Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC
8) AtkinsRealis
10) Beep, Inc.
11) Breakthru Beverage Florida
14) Cengage
15) City of Orlando
16) College Board
18) Copart, Inc
19) CVS Health and All Affiliates
20) Darden, Inc.
24) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
26) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
27) Florida Blue
28) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
29) Florida Senior Living Association
30) Florida Sheriffs Association
31) Florida State Alliance of YMCA
32) Florida Trucking Association
33) G.L. Homes of Florida Corporation
34) Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement Association, Inc
35) Gopher Resource
37) Helios Foundation Education
40) International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc.
41) Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc.
43) Lake Nona Property Holdings, LLC
44) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
46) Museum of Science & History
47) NASCAR, LLC
49) OpenAI
51) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
53) Prometric LLC
54) RedSpeed USA
56) Stonebridge Associates, Inc.
57) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
59) TECO Energy, Inc
60) Tesla, Inc.
64) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
65) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
66) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
67) Wells Fargo
Chris joined the firm in November of 2000 after serving seven years in Florida government. During this time, Chris served as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Prior to serving in Governor Bush's administration, Chris served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Legislative Director, and Special Assistant to former Florida Education Commissioner and former Florida Lt. Governor Frank T. Brogan. Chris also served as a legislative aide in the Florida House of Representatives. Throughout the years, Chris has worked on various state and local campaigns, including the 1998 and 2002 Bush/Brogan gubernatorial campaigns.
A devoted community activist, Chris was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year in 2007. Chris has served on the Board of Directors for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, where he served for two years as Chairman, the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Big Bend, and the Board of Directors for the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Chris is currently the Chairman of the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, a not-for-profit statewide association representing agencies which serve homeless, runaway, and troubled youth. Chris also serves on the local advisory board for Hancock Bank and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Maclay School. Chris was recently appointed by Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority, an entity created by the Florida Legislature to promote the business and hospitality interests of downtown Tallahassee.
A native of Fort Myers, Florida, Chris Dudley graduated from the University of South Florida in 1993 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. Chris, his wife Susanne, and their two sons live in Tallahassee.
2) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Alliance for Healthcare Access Coalition
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) Apple Inc
6) Beep, Inc.
7) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
8) Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) City of Key West
12) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
15) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
16) Florida Sheriffs Association
17) Fugro (USA) Holdings, Inc.
19) iGas
25) Metro Development Group, LLC
26) My Amelia dba Integrated.com
27) National Emergency Management and Response
29) OpenAI
32) Sandpiper Bay Resort Holdings, LLC
33) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
36) TECO Energy, Inc
37) Tesla, Inc.
39) Timberline Real Estate Partners
40) University of North Florida
41) Urban SDK
43) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
Brian Bautista advocates on behalf of his clients before the legislative and executive branches of Florida government and has experience acting as statewide spokesman and point of contact for clients. Brian has resided in Florida's capital city for over a decade, and his work spans the gambit from local initiatives to a statewide Senate campaign.
Brian received both a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from Florida State University. Brian uses his legal expertise and political acumen to successfully represent clients on some of the highest profile issues in Florida, in the technology, education, healthcare, and energy industries.
Brian has been named one of Florida's 30 Under 30 by Florida Politics and a NextGeneration Rising Star by Influence Magazine
(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.
39) iGas
41) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
42) Jacksonville Classical Academy, Inc.
43) LEO Technologies
44) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
45) Metro Development Group, LLC
48) Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts
49) Museum of Science & History
50) NASCAR, LLC
52) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
53) Persevere
55) Putnam County
58) RedSpeed USA
59) Ronald McDonald House of Jacksonville
60) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
64) TECO Energy, Inc
65) Tesla, Inc.
68) Town of Belleair
69) Universal Protection Service, LLC
70) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
(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