1) Advantage Capital Management Corporation
2) Agudath Israel of America - Florida Office
4) Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
8) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
11) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
12) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
13) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
16) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
18) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
20) Estuary LLC.
21) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
22) Flagler College
23) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
24) Florida Blue
25) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
26) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
27) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
29) IMG Academy LLC
34) JAX Chamber
36) Key West International Airport
37) LEO Technologies
38) Metro Development Group, LLC
40) NASCAR, LLC
41) OCEARCH
43) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
45) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
47) Putnam County
50) Tampa Bay Rays
52) TECO Energy, Inc
55) The Parker Management Company, LLC
57) Timberline Real Estate Partners
58) United States Sugar Corporation
59) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
60) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
61) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
62) Workday, Inc.
63) ZeroEyes
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.
1) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) Apple Inc
6) Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC
7) AtkinsRealis
9) Beep, Inc.
10) Breakthru Beverage Florida
13) Cengage
14) City of Orlando
15) Copart, Inc
16) CVS Health and All Affiliates
17) Darden, Inc.
21) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
23) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
24) Florida Blue
25) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
26) Florida Senior Living Association
27) Florida Sheriffs Association
28) Florida State Alliance of YMCA
29) Florida Trucking Association
30) G.L. Homes of Florida Corporation
31) Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement Association, Inc
32) Gopher Resource
34) Helios Foundation Education
37) International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc.
38) Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc.
40) Lake Nona Property Holdings, LLC
41) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
43) Museum of Science & History
44) NASCAR, LLC
46) OpenAI
48) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
49) Prometric LLC
50) RedSpeed USA
52) Stonebridge Associates, Inc.
53) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
55) TECO Energy, Inc
56) Tesla, Inc.
59) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
60) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
61) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
62) 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.
2) Advantage Capital Management Corporation
3) Airbnb, Inc.
4) Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Aucilla Research Institute, Inc.
8) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
9) Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
11) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
13) Citizens for Hillsborough County, LLC
16) Clay County District Schools
18) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
19) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
20) Desoto County Board of Commissioners
21) Dex Imaging Inc.
22) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
24) Edmentum, Inc.
25) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
26) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
28) Estuary LLC.
29) Florida Beer Wholesalers Association
30) Florida Polytechnic University Foundation, Inc
31) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
32) Florida SouthWestern State College Foundation
34) Gopher Resource
35) Harrell's, LLC
36) Hillsborough Community College Foundation, Inc.
37) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
38) iEnable, Inc.
39) IMG Academy LLC
41) Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc
42) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
44) Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation, Inc.
46) Lakeland Regional Health Systems
50) Museum of Science & History
51) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
54) Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
55) Polk County Clerk of Court
56) Polk County Sheriff's Office
57) Putnam County
59) Rood Chartrand Partnership
60) Sarasota County Government
61) Second Harvest of the Big Bend
62) South Central Florida Express, Inc
65) Southern Gardens Citrus Groves Corporation
66) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
67) Southern Gardens Citrus Nursery Corporation
68) Tampa Bay Rays
70) TECO Energy, Inc
74) Town of Belleair
75) United States Sugar Corporation
76) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
77) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
79) 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.
