1) AirSight
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
7) Apple Inc
8) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
9) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
10) Bexley Brothers
13) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
14) Copart, Inc
17) Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
18) Estuary LLC.
19) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
20) Florida Blue
21) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
22) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
23) Florida Sheriffs Association
27) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
28) H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
29) Hillwood
35) KelTec
36) Key West International Airport
37) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
38) LEO Technologies
39) Metro Development Group, LLC
41) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC
42) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
44) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
45) Putnam County
46) Rayonier, Inc
47) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
48) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
49) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
50) South Central Florida Express, Inc
52) Sunfish Inc
53) The Parker Management Company, LLC
55) Two Roads Development, LLC
56) United States Sugar Corporation
57) University of North Florida
59) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
60) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
61) Westshore Marina Ventures LLC
62) ZeroEyes
A leader within Florida's government relations arena, Mercer Fearington, Jr. has been representing clients before the executive and legislative branches of Florida government since the mid-1990's. Mercer is the past Chairman of the Florida Agricultural Coalition and is a graduate of the Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture -- an affiliate of the Institute of Food and Agriculture and Sciences at the University of Florida. Mercer is a graduate of Mercer University.
Mercer lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Lindsey, and their three daughters.
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) H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
28) Harrell's, LLC
29) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
30) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
31) ImageTrend
32) IMG Academy LLC
34) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
35) Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation, Inc.
37) Kettler
40) Museum of Science & History
41) OCEARCH
42) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
44) Polk County Sheriff's Office
45) Putnam County
46) Sarasota County Government
47) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
48) South Central Florida Express, Inc
51) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
52) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
53) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
54) Tampa Bay Rays
56) TECO Energy, Inc
60) Town of Belleair
61) United States Sugar Corporation
62) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
63) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
65) 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.
