360.584.4198
1201 Pacific Ave Ste 2200, TACOMA, WA, 98402,
Hanna Jones is a contract lobbyist with 10 years of experience navigating Washington State's legislative and budget processes. She has secured millions of dollars in capital, operating, and transportation budget appropriations on behalf of her clients and manages a broad policy portfolio that includes health care, higher education, nonprofit operations, transportation and public transit, local government, technology, procurement, water, and natural resources. She has a strong track record of passing legislation, both as the primary lobbyist and in key supporting roles.
Her wide-ranging experience enables her to pick up issues quickly, adapt to new subject areas, and pivot to whichever priorities her clients need advanced. Hanna also maintains strong bipartisan relationships across the Legislature, as well as with the Governor's office and executive agencies, allowing her to move client priorities efficiently and effectively. Ultimately, Hanna provides clear, strategic guidance to help clients navigate Olympia and achieve measurable results.
4) Benton County Commissioners
5) Carahsoft Technology Corporation
11) City of Blaine
15) City of Hoquiam
16) CITY OF ISSAQUAH
17) CITY OF KELSO
18) CITY OF KENMORE
19) CITY OF KENT
22) CITY OF LAKEWOOD
23) CITY OF LONGVIEW
24) City of Lynden
29) CITY OF REDMOND
30) CITY OF SEATAC
31) CITY OF TACOMA
33) CLARK COUNTY
34) Consumer Brands Association
35) COWLITZ PUD
37) FEDEX
39) HIGHLINE COLLEGE
42) Island County
43) Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC
44) LendingTree, LLC
45) Lewis County
46) Lewis PUD 01
48) MGA Home Healthcare Washington LLC
49) North Olympic Legislative Alliance
50) Pacific Lutheran University
52) PIERCE TRANSIT
54) PORT BLAKELY
55) Port of Longview
56) Port of Pasco
57) PRA Group, Inc.
58) Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad
59) RELX INC
60) Roblox
61) San Juan County
62) Skagit County
63) SNOHOMISH CO
66) TACOMA RV
68) THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
70) Town of Yacolt
72) Washington School Counselor Association
73) Watco
74) Whatcom Co
75) Whatcom Transportation Authority
76) YAKIMA CO
6-10 years
Track Record of Success
Ms. Jones consistently delivers results for clients passing legislation and seeking funding in each of the three budgets. Through her work during the last seven legislative sessions, Ms. Jones has served in both lead and supporting roles to pass and defeat legislation. Outlined below are just a few of her public policy achievements from the last two biennia:
* Passed legislation to authorize the extension of wastewater services beyond the urban growth boundary for partnerships between cities and tribes.
* Passed legislation to require repeat speeding offenders to participate in a program to stop dangerous, habitual speeding.
* Passed legislation to authorize transit agencies to produce, use and sell to the public green electrolytic hydrogen.
* Amended legislation to hold bus operators harmless for firearms enforcement on buses.
* Successfully amended legislation considered harmful to health care clients.
* Passed legislation to strengthen the workforce and education pipeline for certified registered nurse anesthetists.
* Passed legislation to strengthen communication between public employers and the Paid Family & Medical Leave program.
* Developed multiple coalitions comprised of public, private, non-profit and individual advocates to support state legislation.
Below are her most recent budgetary achievements over 2024 and 2025 legislative sessions, where she served as the lead lobbyist:
* $2 million in capital budget funding for a health sciences building at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU, 2025 session).
* $400,000 in capital budget funding for La Center's downtown expansion (La Center, 2025 session).
* $500,000 in capital budget funding for transit-oriented, workforce housing in Lynden, WA (Whatcom Transportation Authority, 2025 session).
* $1.3 million in transportation budget funding for transit signal prioritization (Pierce Transit, 2024 session).
* $1 million in transportation budget funding for the Pacific Highway Shared Use Path (City of La Center, 2024 session).
* $250,000 in capital budget funding for community center upgrades (City of La Center, 2024 session).
Hanna has established relationships with legislative leadership, key policy staff within Governor Ferguson's office, and committee chairs across the Washington State Legislature. She has established relationships with legislative leadership, key policy staff within Governor Ferguson's office, and committee chairs across the Washington State Legislature. She also regularly interacts with - and maintains strong working relationships with - staff at the Department of Revenue, Health Care Authority, Department of Health, Department of Ecology, Department of Transportation, and the Washington State Transportation Commission.
Hanna Jones has nearly a decade of experience as a state lobbyist, representing clients to the Washington State Legislature, Governor's Office and executive agencies. She is registered as a lobbyist with the PDC. Ms. Jones represents clients with a wide range of issues, including water, local government, health care, higher education, technology and budget appropriations. This background means she has relationships with many legislators and with both partisan and non-partisan staff. Throughout her tenure at the firm, Ms. Jones has represented numerous public, private and non-profit clients, including associations. This means that she is adept at meeting client needs regardless of the organizational structure and is accustomed to providing varying levels of service depending on the needs of the client.
Ms. Jones has demonstrated a successful track record in assisting firm clients with development and execution of legislative strategy at each step in the process, including, but not limited to stakeholder outreach, policy research, legislative agenda development, and execution of legislative strategy during each session. Evidence of Ms. Jones' diligent approach to lobbying is exemplified through successfully securing millions in legislative budget appropriations for her clients, and in executing creative public policy solutions to achieve client objectives.
Ms. Jones holds a master's degree in public administration from Seattle University, a bachelor's degree in political science from Gonzaga University, and resides in Seattle with her husband.
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PO BOX 1677, 1201 Pacific Ave Ste 2200, TACOMA, WA, 98401,
3) Benton County Commissioners
10) City of Bothell
14) City of Hoquiam
15) CITY OF ISSAQUAH
16) CITY OF KELSO
17) CITY OF KENMORE
18) CITY OF KENT
21) CITY OF LAKEWOOD
22) CITY OF LONGVIEW
23) City of Lynden
28) CITY OF REDMOND
29) CITY OF SEATAC
30) CITY OF TACOMA
32) CLARK COUNTY
33) Consumer Brands Association
34) COWLITZ PUD
36) FEDEX
37) GOODWILL OF THE OLYMPICS & RAINIER REGION
39) HIGHLINE COLLEGE
42) Island County
43) Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC
44) LendingTree, LLC
45) Lewis County
46) Lewis PUD 01
48) MGA Home Healthcare Washington LLC
49) North Olympic Legislative Alliance
50) Pacific Lutheran University
53) PORT BLAKELY
54) Port of Longview
55) Port of Pasco
56) PRA Group, Inc.
57) Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad
58) RELX INC
59) San Juan County
60) Skagit County
61) SNOHOMISH CO
62) SSMCP
63) THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
65) Town of Yacolt
67) Washington School Counselor Association
68) Watco
69) Whatcom Co
70) YAKIMA CO