LNE Group West Virginia is the only firm in Charleston with established state and federal government affairs practices. We have been in business for more than 23 years and represented more than 250 clients in a wide variety of industries. We have secured more than $900 million in government funding and worked on thousands of complex projects for our clients.
20+ years
LNE Group WV has deep and long-term relationships with Members of the State Legislature and the Executive Branch of West Virginia Government. We can get to just about anyone in West Virginia Government.
With years of experience in communications, marketing, and political campaign management, Ryan Lemmon has worked his way to becoming an expert communications advisor and political consultant. Starting his career in marketing and advertising in 2010, Ryan founded a successful advertising agency and political campaign management firm in Charleston, West Virginia in 2020. Since then, Ryan was appointed to the position of Executive Director of the West Virginia Job Creators Alliance, a 501c6 organization advocating for pro job growth policy reform throughout the region. As a political advisor on multiple statewide and legislative campaigns, Ryan has established himself as a trustworthy consultant and advisor for many of those in the West Virginia legislator. Upon the expansion of the LNE Group to West Virginia, Ryan now serves as the Vice President of Government Affairs for LNE WV representing a wide range of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, and energy.
LNE Group West Virginia is the only firm in Charleston with established state and federal government affairs practices. We have been in business for more than 23 years and represented more than 250 clients in a wide variety of industries. We have secured more than $900 million in government funding and worked on thousands of complex projects for our clients.
20+ years
LNE Group WV has deep and long-term relationships with Members of the State Legislature and the Executive Branch of West Virginia Government. We can get to just about anyone in West Virginia Government.
Lee Weingart is the Chairman and Founder of LNE Group and President of LNE Group West Virginia. Since 2002, Lee has cultivated LNE Group, his self-started, two-person business, into what is now one of the top advocacy and lobbying firms with transatlantic reach in the region.
In 2023, Lee founded LNE Group West Virginia as a Charleston-based state and federal government advocacy firm to bring the successes realized by LNE Group around the country and in Europe to clients in West Virginia.
Prior to founding LNE Group, Mr. Weingart served in various public and private positions. From 1995 to 1997, he served as County Commissioner in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America. Cuyahoga County is the second largest county in Ohio and is among the 30 largest counties in the nation. At 28, Mr. Weingart was one of the youngest people ever to serve as county commissioner.
Mr. Weingart received his juris doctor degree, with honors, from The George Washington University National Law Center in 1991. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in economics and management from DePauw University in 1988.
Lee is married to Caroline Weingart, nee Emrick. They have three children, Lizzie, Ned and Ethan, who collectively are LNE Group's namesake.
513-325-5657
88 E Broad St, Suite 1220, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
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2) American Beverage Association
4) Americans for Affordable Clean Energy
5) Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.
6) Argonaut
7) Association of American Publishers
8) Board of Lucas County Commissioners
9) Breezeline
13) Erie County Board of Commissioners
15) FEWI Development Corporation
17) Govsoft
21) InnoSource
22) International Legal Finance Association
23) Intralot, Inc.
24) Kitchen of Life
26) MAG Industries
29) Miami University
30) Museum of Contemporary Art-Cleveland
31) Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC.
32) NeoTek
34) Ohio Funeral Directors Association
35) Ohio Manufacturers' Association
36) Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
37) Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
38) OhioX
39) ootBox
40) Othram, Inc.
44) Seneca County Commissioners
45) SEO Natural Enterprises, LLC dba Backroad Wellness
46) Sevita
48) Tech Corps Ohio
49) The Honor Bound Initiative
50) Tipp City, Ohio
52) Transfr Inc.
53) Urban Management Services, Inc./Cardinal Treatment Centers
54) Vista Village
614-224-7000
144 E State Street, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
3) Association of Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International
4) Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau
5) Buckeye Lake Region Community Foundation
6) CareStar
9) Columbus Symphony Orchestra
10) DealerTrack
12) Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation
14) Intralot, Inc.
15) License Plates of Texas, LLC
17) Navigate360
18) NewcrestImage
19) Nomi Health
20) Odyssey
21) Ohio Citizens for the Arts
22) Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association
23) Ohio Health Care Association
24) Ohio High School Athletic Association
26) One More Child
27) OTSE Action Fund
29) Tesla Motors
30) Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
32) Uber
33) Van Meter Ashbrook and Associates
614-224-7000
144 E State Street, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
3) Association of Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International
4) Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau
5) Buckeye Lake Region Community Foundation
6) CareStar
9) Columbus Symphony Orchestra
10) DealerTrack
12) Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation
14) Intralot, Inc.
15) License Plates of Texas, LLC
17) Navigate360
18) NewcrestImage
19) Nomi Health
20) Odyssey
21) Ohio Citizens for the Arts
22) Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association
23) Ohio Health Care Association
24) Ohio High School Athletic Association
26) One More Child
27) OTSE Action Fund
29) Tesla Motors
30) Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
32) Uber
33) Van Meter Ashbrook and Associates
202-441-6810
5573 Salem Drive, Westerville, OH, 43082, 
614-224-7000
144 E State Street, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
4) Association of Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International
5) Buckeye Lake Region Community Foundation
6) CareStar
9) Columbus Symphony Orchestra
10) DealerTrack
12) Fifth Third Bank
13) Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation
15) Intralot, Inc.
16) License Plates of Texas, LLC
18) Navigate360
19) NewcrestImage
20) Nomi Health
21) Odyssey
22) Ohio Citizens for the Arts
23) Ohio Creditor's Attorneys Association
24) Ohio Health Care Association
25) Ohio High School Athletic Association
27) One More Child
28) Organ Law, LLP
29) OTSE Action Fund
31) Tesla Motors
32) Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts
34) Uber
35) Van Meter Ashbrook and Associates
330-933-9825
88 E Broad St, Suite 1220, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
1) Americans for Affordable Clean Energy
2) Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.
3) Argonaut
4) Association of American Publishers
5) Blue Genes
6) Board of Lucas County Commissioners
7) Breezeline
11) Erie County Board of Commissioners
13) FEWI Development Corporation
17) Intralot, Inc.
18) Kitchen of Life
20) MAG Industries
21) Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
22) Miami University
24) Museum of Contemporary Art-Cleveland
25) Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC.
26) NeoTek
28) Ohio Funeral Directors Association
29) Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
32) Seneca County Commissioners
33) SEO Natural Enterprises, LLC dba Backroad Wellness
34) Tech Corps Ohio
35) The Honor Bound Initiative
37) Vista Village