612-280-2249
525 Park St Ste 130, St Paul, MN, 55103, 
For over 40 years, the Messerli & Kramer Government Relations team has shown integrity, unmatched service and a respected presence before the Minnesota Legislature, executive and regulatory agencies and local units of government. Every day we put that experience and knowledge to work to best serve our clients. Our lobbyists have been called upon to develop and pass into law some of the most complex and high profile legislation ever enacted in Minnesota. Just a few examples include:
Messerli & Kramer has a respected reputation for bipartisan lobbying activities that never take a legislator's vote for granted. Our real success is reflected by the fact that most of our clients were referred to us by legislators, other lobbyists who know the quality of our work and clients who have experienced the value of having our representation at the Capitol.
Coordination of statewide lobbying efforts to pass Minnesota's "Marriage Equality Act."
Bonding legislation for Target Field - a 42,000-seat, open air, natural grass ballpark, home of the Minnesota Twins.
Extensive involvement in bonding legislation to develop and expand metro transit and light rail.
Lobbying to support passage of mandatory seatbelt laws.
Representation of Minnesota law enforcement and first responders.
Firm Specialties:
Government Relations services at Messerli & Kramer fall largely under four key areas:
Legislative Lobbying - helping clients navigate due process and gain access to key decision makers to advocate for their interests.
Procurement - enhancing the ability for Minnesota companies and organizations to win contracts with state government entities.
Economic Development - supporting efforts to improve the quality of life and business and job growth in Minnesota communities.
Municipal Representation - assisting clients with protocols before units of government to obtain approvals, permits, waivers and other assistance.
In addition, our team represents clients in administrative law and grassroots advocacy. In the political arena, we have advised candidates and consulted on elections, and supported the Governor's office and state agencies. We offer legal and strategic advice for regulatory and administrative bodies, and management of strategic and crisis communications.
612.718.3504
2200 IDS Center, 80 S. 8th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
Subjects: All Subjects, Business/Commerce, Education, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Privacy/Internet, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality
I am an experienced Minnesota lobbyist. I can take a client's goals, develop them into legislation, work through the legislative process and finalize a solution. I rely on my extensive experience and diverse relationships at the Capitol to get the job done for my clients.
20+ years
Served as President of the Minnesota Government Relations Council ("MGRC"). MGRC is the trade association for registered lobbyists in Minnesota.
Was featured on the local PBS station for a segment of "Lobbyists Unmasked."
Annual speaker at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs legislative panel.
Sonnie brings decades of experience working with clients, lawmakers, elected officials, and key staff at the local, state, and federal levels. She develops creative government solutions for clients to meet their goals and ambitions.
Sonnie is a board member and past president of the Minnesota Government Relations Council, a professional trade association of 500 lobbyists. She is a founding member of the National League of Women Lobbyist, an association made up of one female lobbyist per state. In 2021, Attorney at Law magazine referred to Sonnie as a "major player" in Minnesota's lobbying community.
Prior to joining Taft Advisors, Sonnie was a principal at a national law and consulting firm. She previously served as deputy director for Cabinet Affairs in the office of Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson, where she advised the governor on legislative issues and lobbied legislators on behalf of the Carlson administration. Sonnie has also worked at the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives.
651-829-0888
2200 IDS Center, 80 S 8th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
Subjects: All Subjects, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Labor/Unions, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing
Zack is a Public Policy Advocate working in the Minnesota State Capitol. Working toward the vision of a better Minnesota by advancing the goals of his clients.
6-10 years
Zack serves as Director of Public Affairs in Taft's Minneapolis office, where he advocates on behalf of clients across a broad spectrum of policy areas before the Minnesota State Legislature and executive agencies.
Before joining Taft, Zack held key public policy roles with several leading advocacy organizations. He served as Policy Associate for the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance and as Public Policy Director for the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, where he focused on advancing Health and Human Services legislation at the State Capitol. Most recently, he was the Minnesota State Director for the Humane Society of the United States, where he developed and led a bipartisan legislative agenda encompassing multiple committee jurisdictions.
At Taft, Zack's portfolio includes clients across the Health, Human Services, Commerce, Jobs, Labor, Housing, and Local Government sectors. Known for his strategic approach and bipartisan credibility, Zack is widely regarded as a trusted and effective advocate at the Minnesota Capitol.
612-770-8578
2174 Upper St Dennis Rd, St Paul, MN, 55116, 
952-476-8800
1609 County Rd 42 W #305, Burnsville, MN, 55306, 
612-335-1957
Suite 2600, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
2) Care Providers of Minnesota
3) Children's Hospitals and Clinics
5) Dakota County Community Development Agency
8) Friends of Como Zoo & Conservatory
10) HWY35, LLC
11) Koloma, Inc (fomerly Iron Range Exploration)
12) KPMG LLP
13) LifeSource, Inc.
14) MN Cable Communications Assn
17) MN Insurance & Financial Services Council
19) MN Municipal Power Agency (MMPA)
20) MN Timberwolves Basketball Ltd Partnership
21) North Star Wine & Spirits Distributors Alliance
22) Pawn America Minnesota LLC
23) Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
26) Think Small
27) Ticket King of Minnesota, Inc.
28) Unite Us
29) University of MN Physicians
30) US Steel Corp
31) Way to Grow
612-335-1727
50 S 6th St Ste 2600, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
2) Care Providers of Minnesota
3) Children's Hospitals and Clinics
5) Dakota County Community Development Agency
8) Friends of Como Zoo & Conservatory
10) Koloma, Inc (fomerly Iron Range Exploration)
11) LifeSource, Inc.
14) MN Government Relations Council
15) MN Insurance & Financial Services Council
16) MN Municipal Power Agency (MMPA)
17) MN Timberwolves Basketball Ltd Partnership
18) North Star Wine & Spirits Distributors Alliance
19) Pawn America Minnesota LLC
20) Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
23) Unite Us
24) University of MN Physicians
25) US Steel Corp
612-777-2719
2900 Ames Crossing Road, Eagan, MN, 55121, 
612-335-1877
50 S 6th St Ste 260, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
2) Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)
3) Care Providers of Minnesota
4) Children's Hospitals and Clinics
6) Dakota County Community Development Agency
8) Federated Insurance Companies
10) Friends of Como Zoo & Conservatory
12) HWY35, LLC
13) Koloma, Inc (fomerly Iron Range Exploration)
14) KPMG LLP
15) LifeSource, Inc.
16) MN Cable Communications Assn
19) MN Insurance & Financial Services Council
21) MN Municipal Power Agency (MMPA)
22) MN Timberwolves Basketball Ltd Partnership
23) North Star Wine & Spirits Distributors Alliance
24) Pawn America Minnesota LLC
25) Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
29) Think Small
30) Ticket King of Minnesota, Inc.
31) Unite Us
32) University of MN Physicians
33) US Steel Corp
34) Way to Grow
612-329-3245
2900 Ames Crossing Rd, Eagan, MN, 55121, 
612-710-4576
Suite 1250, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
415-903-2800
Suite 2815, Sausalito, CA, 94965, 
651-402-2146
50 S 6th St Ste 2600, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
2) Care Providers of Minnesota
3) Children's Hospitals and Clinics
5) Dakota County Community Development Agency
8) Friends of Como Zoo & Conservatory
10) Koloma, Inc (fomerly Iron Range Exploration)
11) KPMG LLP
12) LifeSource, Inc.
16) MN Government Relations Council
17) MN Insurance & Financial Services Council
18) MN Municipal Power Agency (MMPA)
19) MN Timberwolves Basketball Ltd Partnership
20) North Star Wine & Spirits Distributors Alliance
21) Pawn America Minnesota LLC
22) Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
26) Ticket King of Minnesota, Inc.
27) Unite Us
28) US Steel Corp
651-890-7466
3433 Broadway St NE Ste 187, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, 
612-492-7700
Suite 350, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
1) 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
2) Alliance for Health Information Operations and Standards (AHIOS)
3) American Coatings Association
4) American Massage Therapy Assn MN Chapter
5) Amgen, Inc.
6) Assn for Consumer Debt Relief c/o Multistate Associates LLC
8) Body Stars, Inc. aka Almost Famous Body Piercing
9) Center for Victims of Torture
10) Community Provider Alliance
12) Enbridge Energy Partners LP
14) Family Housing Fund of Minneapolis & St Paul
15) Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
17) Heartland Energy
18) Mental Health Providers Assn of MN
20) Metropolitan Economic Development Assn
21) Midwest Autism and Therapy Center
23) Missouri River Energy Services / Western MN Muni Power Agency
25) MN Dental Assn
26) MN HomeCare Assn
28) MN Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation, Inc.(MOHR)
31) Solugen
612-481-1292
1920 S 1st St Ste 2203, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, 
202-374-4343
Suite 240, St Paul, MN, 55104, 
612-492-7700
Suite 350, St. Paul, MN, 55103, 
612-492-7700
Suite 350, St. Paul, MN, 55103, 
1) 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
2) African Economic Development Solutions
3) Al-Maa'uun
4) Alliance for Health Information Operations and Standards (AHIOS)
5) American Massage Therapy Assn MN Chapter
6) Black Women's Wealth Alliance, SBC
11) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip
12) KMOJ-FM Radio
13) Lotto.com
612-492-7700
Suite 350, Saint Paul, MN, 55103, 
262-442-3628
CBC-3-ADV, Edina, MN, 55436, 
507-291-4329
1840 County Hwy 10, Spring Lake Park, MN, 55432, 
763-300-8492
Ste 9201, Minneapolis, MN, 55415, 
2) American Civil Liberties Union of MN
4) Bitcoin Depot Operating, LLC
5) Blood Cancer United, Inc. (formerly Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
7) Carvana
10) Conservative Energy Network
11) Emerge Community Development
12) Fantasy Sports Operator Coalition
15) Greater MN Children's Museums
16) Greater Twin Cities United Way
17) Hmong American Partnership
18) Huntsman Building Solutions
19) Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul
20) Intl Business Machines Corp (IBM)
21) Latino Economic Development Center
22) Link, The
23) Mesabi Metallics Company LLC
27) MN Assn for Family and Early Education
28) MN Assn of Community Health Centers
29) MN Assn of Criminal Defense Lawyers
30) MN Athletic Trainers Assn (MATA)
31) MN Coalition of Primrose Schools
33) MN Housing Partnership (MHP)
35) MN Licensed Beverage Assn, Inc. (MLBA)
36) MN Municipal Beverage Assn
37) MN Nurses Assn
38) MN Tech Assn
39) NextEra Energy Resources LLC
40) North Country Food Bank, Inc.
41) Northside Achievement Zone
42) Pillsbury United Communities
43) Prisms
44) Project for Pride in Living
45) RS EDEN
49) Susan G. Komen
952-239-3612
315 4th Ave S #9205, Minneapolis, MN, 55415, 
2) American Civil Liberties Union of MN
6) Be the Match/National Marrow Donor Program
7) Bitcoin Depot Operating, LLC
8) Blood Cancer United, Inc. (formerly Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
10) Carvana
11) Catholic Charities of St Paul and Minneapolis
14) College Possible
15) COPAL (Comunidades organizando el poder y acción Latina)
16) Fantasy Sports Operator Coalition
19) Greater Twin Cities United Way
20) Huntsman Building Solutions
21) Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul
22) Intl Business Machines Corp (IBM)
28) MN Assn for Family and Early Education
29) MN Assn of Community Health Centers
30) MN Assn of Criminal Defense Lawyers
31) MN Athletic Trainers Assn (MATA)
32) MN Coalition for the Homeless
35) MN Licensed Beverage Assn, Inc. (MLBA)
36) MN Municipal Beverage Assn
37) MN Transportation Alliance
38) Natl Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
39) PACER Center
40) Personal Care Products Council
41) Pillsbury United Communities
43) SitusHawk
45) Susan G. Komen
47) Wyoming, City of
763-639-0226
Ste 9207, Minneapolis, MN, 55415, 
3) Be the Match/National Marrow Donor Program
5) Catholic Charities of St Paul and Minneapolis
7) Emerge Community Development
10) Greater MN Children's Museums
12) Greater Twin Cities United Way
14) Huntsman Building Solutions
15) Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul
16) Intl Business Machines Corp (IBM)
17) Latino Economic Development Center
18) Link, The
19) Mesabi Metallics Company LLC
24) MN Assn of Community Health Centers
25) MN Coalition for the Homeless
27) MN Transportation Alliance
29) Northside Achievement Zone
30) PACER Center
31) Parents In Community Action, Inc. Head Start
32) Pillsbury United Communities
33) Project for Pride in Living
34) RS EDEN
37) Susan G. Komen
39) Wyoming, City of
715-410-5013
CBC-3-ADV, Edina, MN, 55436, 
612-492-7644
60 S 6th St Ste 1500, Minneapolis, MN, 55402-4400, 
1) 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
2) African Economic Development Solutions
3) Al-Maa'uun
4) Black Women's Wealth Alliance, SBC
5) Children's Law Center of MN
8) Family Housing Fund of Minneapolis & St Paul
9) Geronimo Power, LLC (formerly National Grid Renewables)
10) Gevo Inc
651-260-0696
Suite 220, St Paul, MN, 55102, 
1) Advanced Volumetric Alliance (AVA)
2) AFLAC
3) AIG, Inc. (American International Group)
4) American Council of Engineering Cos of MN (ACEC/MN)
5) Apple, Inc.
6) Auction.com
7) Binti, Inc.
9) Cambium Learning Group (formerly Lexia Learning)
10) Canterbury Park Holding Corp
11) CoLab (at the Constellation Fund)
13) Corebridge Financial Group
14) DonorsChoose
21) Minnesota Independent Pharmacies (MNIndys)
22) MN Ambulatory Surgery Center Assn
24) MN Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
25) MN Society of Professional Engineers
27) Municipal Legislative Commission
30) PayIt
32) Protecting Quality Healthcare Access
33) RAYUS Radiology
34) Sagent Behavioral Health (formerly Nystrom & Associates Ltd)
35) Samsara
36) Sellers, Dorsey & Associates, LLC
37) SEVEN, Inc.
612-492-7700
525 Park St, Suite 350, St. Paul, MN, 55103, 
612-341-2666
1920 S 1st St Ste 2203, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, 
612-362-3750
3433 Broadway St. NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, 
202-909-3502
650 Taft St NE Ste 400, Minneapolis, MN, 55413, 
612-492-7700
Suite 350, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
612-492-7700
Suite 350, St. Paul, MN, 55103, 
651-556-9208
Ste 130, St Paul, MN, 55103, 
612-369-2974
1389 Hoyt Ave W, Falcon Heights, MN, 55108, 
507-206-1711
Ste 9204, Minneapolis, MN, 55415, 
4) Blood Cancer United, Inc. (formerly Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
5) Catholic Charities of St Paul and Minneapolis
7) Conservative Energy Network
8) Emerge Community Development
9) Fantasy Sports Operator Coalition
11) Greater MN Children's Museums
12) Greater Twin Cities United Way
14) Hmong American Partnership
15) Huntsman Building Solutions
16) Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul
17) Intl Business Machines Corp (IBM)
18) Latino Economic Development Center
19) Link, The
23) MN Assn of Criminal Defense Lawyers
24) MN Athletic Trainers Assn (MATA)
25) MN Coalition of Primrose Schools
28) MN Licensed Beverage Assn, Inc. (MLBA)
29) MN Municipal Beverage Assn
30) MN Nurses Assn
31) MN Transportation Alliance
32) Neighbors Inc.
33) NextEra Energy Resources LLC
34) Northside Achievement Zone
35) Personal Care Products Council
36) Pillsbury United Communities
37) RS EDEN
39) Susan G. Komen
612-280-9349
525 Park St Suite 255, St Paul, MN, 55103,