Melissa's bipartisan approach to advocacy before the Washington State Legislature and Office of the Governor has resulted in public policy improvements for her clients. She focuses on providing regulatory, legislative and political advice for her clients.
11-15 years
Melissa Gombosky is the principal lobbyist and owner of Gombosky Public Affairs. Melissa's bipartisan approach to advocacy before the Washington State Legislature and Office of the Governor has resulted in public policy improvements for her clients. In the 2020 legislative session Melissa lobbied on behalf of Microsoft to pass the first facial recognition policy in the United States. Her clients include Inland Empire Paper Company; Personal Care Products Council, The Washington State Dental Association, Association of American Publishers, Spokane, Central Valley, Evergreen, and Vancouver Public Schools, and Safelite Auto. Prior to her lobbying work, Melissa worked for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. She is a graduate of Whitworth University and former English teacher. She participated in the Governor appointed Rwanda delegation as part of the Woman in Democracy program. She also serves on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club and Olympia Education Foundation in Thurston County. Melissa and her husband live in Olympia and have two college age sons. She recently completed her Master Scuba Diver certification and is now working toward her first professional scuba credential.
(785) 550-9331
800 SW JACKSON STREET, SUITE 1005,, Topeka, KS, 66612,
1) 3M COMPANY
3) Amarok LLC
4) AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC.
5) American Trailer World Corp.
6) Catalyst
7) DIRECTV, LLC
10) Earnin
11) ENVISION
12) Equifax Inc
14) Fox Management Rehabilitation Services LLC
15) Hazel Health Inc
16) HCA
18) Heartland Action
19) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
20) International Union of Operating Engineers Local 101
21) JACKPOCKET
22) Junior Achievement of Middle America, Inc
23) Kansas Advanced Practice Nurses Association
24) KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
25) KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES
26) KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF MASTERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
27) KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
28) KANSAS BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
29) KANSAS COUNSELING ASSOCIATION
30) KANSAS HEARING SOCIETY INC
31) KANSAS PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
33) Kansas Public Broadcasting Council
34) KANSAS SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS
35) Kansas Wesleyan University
36) KNOWiNK LLC
38) KVC Kansas
41) Marian Development Group, LLC
44) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
45) NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF KANSAS & WESTERN MO.
46) New Boston Creative Group LLC
49) Orange EV
50) OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
51) Panasonic Corporation North America
53) Remitly
54) Revenue Based Finance Coalition
55) Rocket Mortgage
56) Saint Francis Ministries, Inc
57) Samsara
59) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
60) ShiftKey, LLC
64) Tesla, Inc
66) THEATRE OWNERS OF MID-AMERICA
68) Turo, Inc.
73) Zero eyes, Inc
(785) 845-3869
6729 SW Sherwood Court, TOPEKA, KS, 66614,
2067906255
PO Box 1099, Gig Harbor, WA, 98335,
3) ACTIVEHOURS, INC. DBA EARNIN
4) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC & ITS AFFILIATES
6) Binti, Inc.
8) BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSN OF WA
10) Chubb
11) Communicare Technology Inc., d/b/a Pulsara
12) CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY (CNA Insurance Companies)
13) Expedia Group
15) Household and Commercial Products Assn
17) KEYBANK
18) LKQ Corporation
19) MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS
20) Michael LaCorte Dentistry, PC
21) National Insurance Crime Bureau
22) NATL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSN
23) Par Health, Inc.
24) Qualtrics LLC
25) REAL ESTATE VALUATION ADVOCACY ASSOC
27) SH Advisors LLC
28) Smurfit Westrock
29) Turo Inc.
31) Viatris Inc.
32) WALMART INC.
33) Washington State Railroad Association
34) Waymo LLC
35) WELLS FARGO & CO
(785) 408-1381
800 SW JACKSON STREET, SUITE 1005, Topeka, KS, 66612,
1) 3M COMPANY
3) American Trailer World Corp.
4) Catalyst
5) Corterra
7) Equifax Inc
8) Fox Management Rehabilitation Services LLC
10) HCA
12) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
13) Junior Achievement of Middle America, Inc
14) Kansas Advanced Practice Nurses Association
15) KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
16) KANSAS BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
17) KANSAS PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
18) Kansas Public Broadcasting Council
19) Kansas Wesleyan University
20) KVC Hospitals, Inc. dba Camber Children's Mental Health
21) KVC Kansas
23) Marian Development Group, LLC
25) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
26) OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
27) Panasonic Corporation North America
29) Remitly
30) Revenue Based Finance Coalition
31) Saint Francis Ministries, Inc
33) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
34) ShiftKey, LLC
35) SparkWheel
39) Turo, Inc.
43) Zero eyes, Inc
(316) 461-2698
800 SW JACKSON STREET, SUITE 1005, Topeka, KS, 66612,
1) Amarok LLC
2) AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC.
3) American Trailer World Corp.
5) Catalyst
7) ENVISION
8) Fox Management Rehabilitation Services LLC
9) Golden Gas Services Company
10) Hazel Health Inc
11) HCA
13) Junior Achievement of Middle America, Inc
14) KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
(913) 568-1879
800 SW JACKSON STREET, SUITE 1005, Topeka, KS, 66612,
1) 3M COMPANY
2) AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC.
3) American Trailer World Corp.
4) Catalyst
5) DIRECTV, LLC
7) Earnin
8) ENVISION
9) Equifax Inc
11) Fox Management Rehabilitation Services LLC
12) Hazel Health Inc
13) HCA
15) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
17) International Union of Operating Engineers Local 101
18) Junior Achievement of Middle America, Inc
19) KANSAS ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES
20) KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
21) KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES
22) KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF MASTERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
23) KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
24) KANSAS BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
25) KANSAS COUNSELING ASSOCIATION
26) KANSAS HEARING SOCIETY INC
30) KANSAS SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS
31) Kansas Wesleyan University
32) KNOWiNK LLC
33) KVC Kansas
37) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.
38) NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF KANSAS & WESTERN MO.
39) New Boston Creative Group LLC
41) Orange EV
42) OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
43) Panasonic Corporation North America
45) Saint Francis Ministries, Inc
46) Samsara
48) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
52) THEATRE OWNERS OF MID-AMERICA
54) Turo, Inc.