(267) 329-9789
30 S. 15th Street, 15th Floor,, Philadelphia, PA, 19102,
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Philadelphia Strategies Group is the only lobbying firm focused on and specializing in lobbying Philadelphia's City Hall. We help organizations of all sizes navigate Philadelphia's complicated legislative and regulatory processes in order to turn their priorities into realities. We aim to make government interaction easy, with a straightforward approach that frames our clients' objectives in an achievable way that highlights the benefits for the City and its residents. Philadelphia's politics have changed dramatically in recent years, and your lobbying strategy has to change if you want to remain effective. We are the only practice based in and focused on the City of Philadelphia, and this singular focus ensures our finger is on the pulse of anything and everything with the ability to respond to changes in real time.
15-20 years
Consistently listed among the "Best Lobbyists in Pennsylvania" and "Most Powerful in Philadelphia Politics" by City & State PA, PoliticsPA, and Philadelphia Magazine.
As the Founder of PSG, John draws on more than 25 years experience in the Greater Philadelphia public policy arena to get great results for his clients. Prior to launching PSG in January 2019, he was Vice President for City Relations at Wojdak Government Relations, one of Pennsylvania's premier lobbying firms. John oversaw all issues in Philadelphia's City Hall and successfully represented large corporations, developers, regional associations, universities, and non-profits for fourteen years.
Before Wojdak, John served as a legislative assistant and drafted and analyzed municipal and state legislation over six years for then-Councilman Jim Kenney and the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Appropriations Committee. In the 1990s, John worked on various city and state political campaigns, and spent three years as the Research Director for the Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia's "government watchdog" organization.
John holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, where for thirteen years he was an instructor on urban politics and municipal government at Penn's Fels Institute of Government. He lives in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, where he serves on the executive board of the East Falls Development Corporation. He swears he is much better at lobbying than he is at dyeing his youngest daughter's hair (although he is getting pretty good at that too).
717-773-4213
17 North Second Street, Suite 1410, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
3) Association for Accessible Medicines
4) Association of Dental Support Organizations
5) Carvana, LLC
9) Community College of Philadelphia
10) Curaleaf
13) DoorDash, Inc.
15) Firstrust Bank
17) General Building Contractors Association
20) InnovatePgh
21) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
23) love.ftbol
24) MAREC Action
25) Mastercard
27) Motional AD LLC
30) National Association of Energy Service Companies
34) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
35) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
36) Pennsylvania PBS
37) PENNSYLVANIA RETAILERS' ASSOCIATION
38) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
39) Philadelphia Zoo
40) PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
43) Shift Capital
44) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
45) Summit BHC
46) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
48) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
49) THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
51) United States Golf Association
52) University City Science Center
53) Verano Holdings
56) WVIA
58) Zillow Group
717-703-5900
17 N. 2nd Street, Suite 1410, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
3) Bank of America Corporation
4) Carvana, LLC
8) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
9) Curaleaf
12) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
14) Firstrust Bank
16) General Building Contractors Association
20) InnovatePgh
21) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
23) love.ftbol
24) Mastercard
26) Motional AD LLC
32) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
33) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
34) Pennsylvania Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, Inc.
35) Pennsylvania PBS
36) PENNSYLVANIA RETAILERS' ASSOCIATION
37) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
38) Philadelphia Zoo
39) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
42) Shift Capital
43) Spin
44) Summit BHC
45) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
47) The Commonwealth Medical College
48) THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
51) United States Golf Association
52) University City Science Center
53) Verano Holdings
56) WVIA
57) Zillow Group
215-665-2065
One Liberty Place, 1650 Market Street, Suite 2800, Philadelphia, PA, 19103,
3) Carvana, LLC
7) Community College of Philadelphia
8) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
9) Curaleaf
12) DoorDash, Inc.
14) Firstrust Bank
16) General Building Contractors Association
19) InnovatePgh
20) International Business Machines Corporation
21) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
23) love.ftbol
24) Mastercard
26) Motional AD LLC
29) National Association of Energy Service Companies
32) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
33) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
34) Pennsylvania PBS
35) PENNSYLVANIA RETAILERS' ASSOCIATION
36) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
37) Philadelphia Zoo
38) PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
41) Shift Capital
42) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
43) Spin
44) Summit BHC
45) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
47) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
48) THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
50) United States Golf Association
51) University City Science Center
52) Verano Holdings
56) Zillow Group
412-620-6496
301 Grant Street, 41st Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219,
3) Carvana, LLC
7) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
8) Curaleaf
11) DoorDash, Inc.
13) Firstrust Bank
15) General Building Contractors Association
18) InnovatePgh
19) International Business Machines Corporation
20) International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association
22) love.ftbol
23) Mastercard
25) Motional AD LLC
27) Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority of Lackawanna County
28) National Association of Energy Service Companies
32) Pennsylvania Film Industry Assoc.
33) Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
34) Pennsylvania PBS
35) PENNSYLVANIA RETAILERS' ASSOCIATION
36) PFM Financial Advisors LLC
39) Shift Capital
40) Spin
41) Summit BHC
42) Teach for America - Greater Philadelphia
44) The Pennsylvania Apartment Association
46) United States Golf Association
47) University City Science Center
48) Verano Holdings
51) Zillow Group