(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
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1) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
4) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
6) Apple Inc
7) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc
9) AtkinsRealis
11) Beep, Inc.
13) Breakthru Beverage Florida
16) Cengage
17) City of Orlando
19) Copart, Inc
21) CVS Health
22) Darden, Inc.
24) Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
25) EcoLandCo, LLC
29) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
30) Flagler College
31) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
32) Florida Blue
33) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
34) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
37) Florida State Alliance of YMCA
38) Florida State College at Jacksonville Foundation
39) Florida Trucking Association
40) Friends of Florida Iron & Steel
41) G.L. Homes of Florida Corporation
42) Gopher Resource
45) International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
46) Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc.
49) Lake Nona Property Holdings, LLC
51) Museum of Science & History
52) NASCAR, LLC
55) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
57) RedSpeed USA
59) Smart Horizons Career Online Education
60) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
62) TECO Energy, Inc
63) Tenet Healthcare Corporation
64) Tesla, Inc.
67) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
68) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
69) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
70) Wells Fargo
Chris joined the firm in November of 2000 after serving seven years in Florida government. During this time, Chris served as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Prior to serving in Governor Bush's administration, Chris served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Legislative Director, and Special Assistant to former Florida Education Commissioner and former Florida Lt. Governor Frank T. Brogan. Chris also served as a legislative aide in the Florida House of Representatives. Throughout the years, Chris has worked on various state and local campaigns, including the 1998 and 2002 Bush/Brogan gubernatorial campaigns.
A devoted community activist, Chris was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year in 2007. Chris has served on the Board of Directors for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, where he served for two years as Chairman, the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Big Bend, and the Board of Directors for the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Chris is currently the Chairman of the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, a not-for-profit statewide association representing agencies which serve homeless, runaway, and troubled youth. Chris also serves on the local advisory board for Hancock Bank and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Maclay School. Chris was recently appointed by Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority, an entity created by the Florida Legislature to promote the business and hospitality interests of downtown Tallahassee.
A native of Fort Myers, Florida, Chris Dudley graduated from the University of South Florida in 1993 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. Chris, his wife Susanne, and their two sons live in Tallahassee.
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
8) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
12) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
14) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
17) Easterseals Northeast Central Florida
18) Easterseals Southwest Florida, Inc.
19) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
21) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
22) Flagler College
23) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
24) Florida Blue
25) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
26) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
27) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
28) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
30) iEnable, Inc.
31) IMG Academy LLC
36) Key West International Airport
37) LEO Technologies
38) Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
39) Metro Development Group, LLC
41) NASCAR, LLC
43) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
46) Putnam County
48) Rood Chartrand Partnership
50) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
53) TECO Energy, Inc
54) The Arc of Putnam County, Inc.
57) Timberline Real Estate Partners
58) TrueHaul LLC
59) Two Roads Development, LLC
60) United States Sugar Corporation
61) Universal Protection Service, LLC
62) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
63) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
64) Volusia County
65) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
66) Workday, Inc.
David Browning is one of Florida's top political campaign operatives. David has worked with Florida's most powerful elected officials and brings a new dimension to Southern Strategy Group's team of lobbyists in Tallahassee. David was instrumental in raising millions of dollars for campaign war chests in the 2010 election cycle for Governor Rick Scott. David also worked for Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and set fundraising records for those campaigns. Fundraiser, strategist, and confidante, David is among a handful of insiders who help guide candidates to victory in Florida.
David has been equally busy helping the legislative branch. David served as the chief fundraiser for Speaker Dean Cannon. David's responsibilities included raising money for Speaker Cannon's personal campaign, as well as working with House leadership to raise money for the House Republican Caucus. Through these efforts, the Florida House returned 81 republican members giving them a supermajority.
In the Florida Senate David represented Senate President Mike Haridopolos and Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner. David worked with Senator John Thrasher who was elected in a highly contested special election. David brings his unique expertise to the Tallahassee team and offers our clients unprecedented insight into the workings of state government.
David is a graduate of Florida State University with a degree in Political Science.
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570, 
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
2) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
4) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
5) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
6) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) Citizens for Hillsborough County, LLC
13) Clay County District Schools
16) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
17) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
18) Dex Imaging Inc.
19) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
21) Edmentum, Inc.
22) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
23) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
25) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc
26) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
27) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
29) Gopher Resource
30) H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
31) Harrell's, LLC
32) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
33) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
34) iEnable, Inc.
35) IMG Academy LLC
38) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
40) Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation, Inc.
41) Lakeland Regional Health Systems
42) Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
45) Museum of Science & History
48) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
49) Polk County Clerk of Court
50) Polk County Sheriff's Office
51) Putnam County
54) Rood Chartrand Partnership
55) Sarasota County Government
56) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
57) South Central Florida Express, Inc
59) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
60) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
61) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
63) TECO Energy, Inc
67) Town of Belleair
68) United States Sugar Corporation
69) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
70) Volusia County
71) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
73) 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.
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302, 
2) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
4) Apple Inc
5) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
6) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) CGL Companies
11) Chabad Hebrew Academy, Inc.
13) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
14) Clay County District Schools
16) Connecting Everyone with Second Chances
17) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
19) Easterseals Northeast Central Florida
20) Easterseals Southwest Florida, Inc.
21) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
23) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
24) Florida Blue
25) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
26) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
27) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
28) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
30) iEnable, Inc.
32) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
35) LEO Technologies
36) Martin County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
37) Metro Development Group, LLC
39) Museum of Science & History
40) NASCAR, LLC
43) Putnam County
45) RedSpeed USA
46) Rood Chartrand Partnership
47) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
49) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
51) TECO Energy, Inc
53) Town of Belleair
54) Two Roads Development, LLC
55) Universal Protection Service, LLC
56) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
57) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
58) Volusia County