1907 Group is a strategic lobbying and government affairs firm in Oklahoma. We help clients from every sector - business, healthcare, nonprofits, associations - navigate the state's political and regulatory landscape with precision and purpose.
We believe strong, authentic relationships are the backbone of effective advocacy. That means building trust not only with lawmakers and stakeholders but also with our clients. Our approach is tailored, proactive, and relationship-driven: we anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and ensure your voice is heard where it matters most.
Whether advancing legislation, shaping regulation, or defending against harmful proposals, we partner with you to develop long-term strategies that protect and grow your interests in Oklahoma.
5) COALITION FOR TICKET FAIRNESS
6) COMPSOURCE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
7) CONNECT
10) ESSAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
11) FUSE
13) GENER8TOR
17) INTERSECT POWER
18) LIVELY BEERWORKS
19) LRE
21) OKLAHOMA ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, INC.
22) OKLAHOMA ALLIANCE OF YMCAS, INC.
23) OKLAHOMA CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION
24) OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
25) OKLAHOMA ORDNANCE WORKS AUTHORITY d/b/a MIDAMERICA INDUSTRIAL PARK
26) OKLAHOMA PSYCHOLOGIST ASSOCIATION
27) PRIMROSE SCHOOLS
28) PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF OKLAHOMA, AFL-CIO/CLC, IAFF ASSOCIATION
29) THE CENTER FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS, INC.
30) TRSS, LLC
6-10 years
Matt Latham is a Partner at the 1907 Group, a strategic government affairs and lobbying firm based in Oklahoma City. Originally from Kingfisher, he studied political science at the University of Oklahoma and has built a career helping businesses and organizations navigate the intersection of policy, politics, and strategy across the state.
Matt is known for his relationship-driven approach, focusing on trust, collaboration, and practical solutions that achieve results for clients. Matt recognizes that authentic relationships - both with clients and stakeholders - are the foundation of effective advocacy.
Matt splits his time between Oklahoma City and Medicine Park, where he is deeply involved in local civic life and community projects in both communities. Outside of work, he is an avid sports fan following the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Thunder, Swansea City and just about any sport he comes across. He and his better half, Cassi, enjoy travel and spending time outdoors with their dogs.
405-641-4559
220 NW 13th St, Suite 6, Oklahoma City, OK, 73103,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
As an associate lobbyist, I help clients navigate Oklahoma's legislative process and make sure their priorities are heard at the Capitol. Whether it's advancing legislation or protecting your interests, I'm here to help you make an impact.
5) COALITION FOR TICKET FAIRNESS
6) CONNECT
9) ESSAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
10) FUSE
12) GENER8TOR
13) GEORGE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
15) INTERSECT POWER
16) LIVELY BEERWORKS
17) LRE
19) OKLAHOMA ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, INC.
20) OKLAHOMA ALLIANCE OF YMCAS, INC.
21) OKLAHOMA CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION
22) OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS d/b/a PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
23) OKLAHOMA PSYCHOLOGIST ASSOCIATION
24) ORDNANCE WORKS AUTHORITY, OKLAHOMA d/b/a MIDAMERICA INDUSTRIAL PARK
25) PRIMROSE SCHOOLS
26) PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF OKLAHOMA, AFL-CIO/CLC, IAFF ASSOCIATION
27) THE CENTER FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS, INC.
28) TREASURER, STATE
29) TRSS, LLC
0-5 years
Jamie Benda is an Associate Lobbyist with the 1907 Group, where she advocates on behalf of clients before the Oklahoma Legislature and state agencies. Since joining the firm in 2023, she has supported strategic policy initiatives and continued building relationships across state government. Prior to joining the 1907 Group, Jamie served as a professional staffer for the Majority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, working closely with top legislative leaders and gaining firsthand experience in the policymaking process. Jamie brings a relationship-driven approach to advocacy - combining her experience inside the Capitol with a commitment to delivering results for clients.
Outside of her professional work, Jamie is an active volunteer with the Junior League of Oklahoma City, where she contributes to community initiatives that strengthen and support women and families. She also loves to travel and explore diverse cultures around the world. At home, she enjoys spending time with her three rescue dogs and her husband, who owns and operates two Oklahoma-based businesses.
(405) 922-8685
220 NW 13TH ST, SUITE #6, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73106,
Subjects: All Subjects, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Education, Energy/Utilities, Finance/Banking, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Labor/Unions, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Privacy/Internet, Public Safety, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Telecommunications
1907 Group is a government relations firm located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that provides strategic lobbying, advocacy and communications at all levels of government. Our clients include Fortune 100 companies, small businesses, local governments, industry associations and nonprofits.
Clients come to 1907 Group when they require strategic solutions to complex issues. This strategy often includes a combined approach of government relations, lobbying, community outreach, coalition building, and grassroots outreach.
Through our trusted relationships and measured approach, 1907 Group is uniquely positioned to develop and execute a plan that delivers successful results for our clients. If your company, trade association, nonprofit, or local government is need of services
please don't hesitate to reach out.
4) COALITION FOR TICKET FAIRNESS
5) CONNECT
8) ESSAY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
9) FUSE d/b/a FUSE (OK FOUNDATION FOR UNLEASHING THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEM)
15) INTERSECT POWER
16) LIVELY BEERWORKS
17) LRE
19) OKLAHOMA ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, INC.
20) OKLAHOMA ALLIANCE OF YMCAS, INC.
21) OKLAHOMA CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION
22) OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS d/b/a PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
23) OKLAHOMA ORDNANCE WORKS AUTHORITY
24) OKLAHOMA PSYCHOLOGIST ASSOCIATION
25) PRIMROSE SCHOOLS
26) PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF OKLAHOMA, AFL-CIO/CLC, IAFF ASSOCIATION
27) THE CENTER FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS, INC.
28) TRSS LLC
6-10 years
Former Oklahoma State Representative 2014-2020
PhD in Sociology University of Oklahoma
8 yrs as political commentator on a weekly Sunday morning show in Oklahoma, Your Vote Counts, News9 KWTV
401 9th St. NW, Suite 720, Washington, DC, 20004,
1) AGRICULTURAL DRONE INITIATIVE (INFORMAL COALITION)
2) AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
3) AMGEN, INC.
4) APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
5) BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
6) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
8) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
11) GRAIL, INC.
12) HELP AT HOME
13) ILLUMINA, INC.
15) JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
16) LARGE UROLOGY GROUP PRACTICE ASSOCIATION (LUGPA)
17) MARYLAND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
18) MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. (MEDITECH)
19) MERCK & CO. INC.
20) MODERNA, INC.
21) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME
23) PARTNERSHIP FOR MEDICAID HOME-BASED CARE (PMHC)
24) SCAN HEALTH PLAN
25) SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
P.O. Box 625, Buda, TX, 78610,
4) AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION
5) AMGEN, INC.
7) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS L.P.
9) BOTANICALS FOR BETTER HEALTH AND WELLNESS
10) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
11) BROADCOM LIMITED
12) CAL-MAINE FOODS
13) COINBASE, INC.
18) GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.
19) GOBRANDS, INC.
21) GRAIL LLC
23) ILLUMINA, INC.
24) INVENERGY LLC
25) LSQ ACQUISITION CO (SERIES VI) LLC
26) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME
27) NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION
28) NEXUS HOSPICE OF THE HIGH DESERT LLC
30) OCHSNER HEALTH
31) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
32) PEPTIDE SCIENCES
34) PFIZER INC.
35) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
37) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
39) TIDES MEDICAL
40) ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
41) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION
42) WELLHIVE
P.O. Box 625, Buda, TX, 78610,
2) A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.)
6) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
7) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC
8) APPLE INC.
9) BAUGHMAN KROUP BOSSE PLLC ON BEHALF OF GEMINI SPACE STATION, INC.
10) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS L.P.
11) BROADCOM LIMITED
12) CF SECURED LLC
13) DEEL
14) EBAY INC.
15) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION
16) ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.P.
18) FALCONX INC.
19) FINSECA
20) FMX
21) FORIS DAX, INC. D/B/A CRYPTO.COM
22) GBX GROUP LLC
24) GOBRANDS, INC.
25) GRAIL LLC
27) HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC
28) ID.ME, LLC
29) ILLUMINA, INC.
30) KALSHI, INC
31) MORGAN STANLEY
32) NASDAQ, INC.
33) NEPHRON NITRILE LLC (DBA AMERICAN ARMOR GLOVES)
34) OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
35) OGLE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, LLC
37) PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
38) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
41) SOUTHERN COMPANY
42) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
43) STRIPE, INC.
45) TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE, LLC
46) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION
48) WELLHIVE
202-434-8242
P.O. Box 625, Buda, TX, 78610,
2) A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.)
3) ACCIONA INFRASTRUCTURE USA CORP
10) ALZHEON, INC.
11) AM GENERAL LLC
12) AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION
13) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
14) AMGEN, INC.
15) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC
16) APPLE INC.
18) ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
19) ASHBRITT, INC.
21) ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
23) AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS, LLC
24) BAUGHMAN KROUP BOSSE PLLC ON BEHALF OF GEMINI SPACE STATION, INC.
25) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS L.P.
27) BOTANICALS FOR BETTER HEALTH AND WELLNESS
28) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
29) BROADCOM LIMITED
30) CAL-MAINE FOODS
32) CF SECURED LLC
33) CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
34) CINTAS
38) CORECIVIC, INC.
41) COUPANG, INC.
42) COVETRUS, INC.
43) CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.
44) CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
45) DEEL
47) DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
48) EBAY INC.
49) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION
50) ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.P.
51) ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.
52) ENGINE NO. 1 LP
53) ENVIVA, LLC
56) FALCONX INC.
57) FINSECA
59) FMX
60) FORIS DAX, INC. D/B/A CRYPTO.COM
61) GBX GROUP LLC
67) GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.
68) GOBRANDS, INC.
70) GRAIL LLC
71) GREY ROCK NET ZERO OPPORTUNITIES FUND I, LP
72) GREYSTAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
75) HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE ("HPE")
76) HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC
77) ILLUMINA, INC.
78) INVENERGY LLC
79) J C BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LTD.
80) JBS USA FOOD COMPANY HOLDINGS (FKA JBS USA FOOD COMPANY)
81) JETZERO, INC.
83) KALSHI, INC
84) KIMBERLY-CLARK
85) KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
86) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
88) LOFT ORBITAL SOLUTIONS INC.
89) LSQ ACQUISITION CO (SERIES VI) LLC
90) MANLY, STEWART, FINALDI & THOM, APC
92) MORGAN STANLEY
93) MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP ON BEHALF OF VISA INC.
94) NAREIT
95) NASDAQ, INC.
96) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME
97) NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION
98) NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION
99) NEPHRON NITRILE LLC (DBA AMERICAN ARMOR GLOVES)
100) NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, L.L.C.
101) NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.
102) NEXUS HOSPICE OF THE HIGH DESERT LLC
103) NIKE, INC.
104) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
105) NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
106) NUCOR CORPORATION
107) NUSCALE POWER, LLC
108) OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
110) OCHSNER HEALTH
111) OGLE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, LLC
112) ONONDAGA COUNTY
113) OPENAI
114) ORACLE AMERICA, INC.
115) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
117) PAUL, WEISS LLP, ON BEHALF OF AD HOC GROUP OF MAJORITY MEMBER PREPA BONDHOLDERS
118) PEPTIDE SCIENCES
119) PERFORMANCE DRONE WORKS, LLC
120) PERNOD RICARD USA
121) PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
122) PETROFORCE TRADING AND SHIPPING SA
123) PFIZER INC.
124) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
125) PLANET LABS PBC
126) PLAYPOWER, INC.
127) RED CHAMBER GROUP
128) REGATTA HCRP I LP
129) RISEPOINT
130) RTW INVESTMENTS, LP
133) SHIELD AI
134) SIBELCO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
135) SIG SAUER, INC.
136) SOFTBANK GROUP CORPORATION
137) SOUTHERN COMPANY
138) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
141) STRIPE, INC.
142) SUNSET LAKES WEST ASSOCIATES LLLP
145) THE MAJORITY GROUP ON BEHALF OF CONNECTED COMMERCE COUNCIL
146) THE UNITED COMPANY
147) TIDES MEDICAL
148) TPT RESEARCH LLC
149) TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.
150) TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING INC.
151) TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE, LLC
153) TWG CADILLAC FORMULA 1 TEAM HOLDINGS, LLC
154) TYPE ONE ENERGY GROUP, INC.
156) UBICQUIA, INC.
157) ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
158) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION
159) VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
161) WASTE CONNECTIONS US, INC.
162) WELLHIVE
163) YAMAZ LLC (AND AFFILIATES)
202-347-9848
401 9th St. NW, Suite 720, Washington, DC, 20004,
1) AGRICULTURAL DRONE INITIATIVE (INFORMAL COALITION)
2) AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
3) AMERICAN HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES ASSOCIATION (AHAA)
4) AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
5) AMGEN, INC.
7) APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
8) BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
9) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
11) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
14) GRAIL, INC.
15) HELP AT HOME
16) ILLUMINA, INC.
18) JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
19) LARGE UROLOGY GROUP PRACTICE ASSOCIATION (LUGPA)
20) MARYLAND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
21) MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. (MEDITECH)
22) MERCK & CO. INC.
23) MODERNA, INC.
24) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME
27) PARTNERSHIP FOR MEDICAID HOME-BASED CARE (PMHC)
28) SCAN HEALTH PLAN
29) SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.