GC Advisors is an Arkansas-based government relations and public affairs firm representing businesses, associations, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and other organizations before state and local government. Led by Managing Partner Christian Gonzalez, the firm combines experience inside Arkansas state government with a team-based approach to legislative, regulatory, and public-affairs matters. GC Advisors works with clients across a broad range of industries and provides strategic counsel, government relations, legislative advocacy, regulatory engagement, and stakeholder outreach throughout Arkansas.
1) 1836 Club
3) AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company
5) ARCare
6) Arkansas Association of Real Estate Inspectors
8) Arkansas Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
9) Arkansas Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects
10) Arkansas Hospice
12) Arkansas Public Safety Solutions
13) Arkansas Speech-Language Hearing Association
14) Arkansas State Golf Association
15) Arkansas Tobacco Wholesalers
17) Asian American Hotel Owners Association
18) AVAIO Digital
20) Capitol Law Firm
21) Centegix
22) Circle of Life
23) Concourse Tech
26) DTR Strategies
27) Elevance Health, and its affiliates
30) GC Advisors
31) Goggans Inc.
32) Good Grid
33) Groundwork
36) Hospice of the Ozarks Inc.
40) Natural State Consulting LLC
42) NWA Homebuilders Association
43) Panasonic Connect North America
48) Share Our Strength (No Kid Hungry Arkansas)
49) The 51 Group
51) Turn Key Mobile
53) UCB
55) Unify.US
56) Uniti Group
59) Yes. Every Kid
0-5 years
GC Advisors has represented a diverse portfolio of national companies, Arkansas businesses, healthcare organizations, utilities, technology companies, professional and trade associations, nonprofits, and other organizations before Arkansas state and local government. The firm's professionals bring experience from state government, legislative and regulatory affairs, law, public policy, and political and public-affairs work.
Christian previously served in government relations and policy roles in the administrations of Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. GC Advisors regularly represents clients before the Arkansas General Assembly, constitutional offices, state agencies and regulatory bodies, and local governments throughout Arkansas. The firm's work encompasses legislative and regulatory affairs, government relations, public policy, procurement and funding matters, and stakeholder engagement.
Christian Gonzalez is Managing Partner of GC Advisors, an Arkansas-based government relations and public affairs firm serving businesses, associations, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and other organizations with interests before state and local government. Before entering the private sector, Christian served in government relations and policy roles in the administrations of Governor Asa Hutchinson and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. His public-sector experience provided firsthand knowledge of Arkansas's legislative and executive branches and the state policymaking process. Today, Christian leads a team of government relations professionals with experience across a wide range of policy areas and regulated industries. GC Advisors advises clients on matters before the Arkansas General Assembly, constitutional offices, state agencies and regulatory bodies, and local governments. The firm's practice includes healthcare, education, energy and utilities, telecommunications, technology, public safety, financial services, insurance, housing and real estate, agriculture, gaming, infrastructure, professional associations, and other regulated industries. GC Advisors is headquartered in Little Rock and serves clients throughout Arkansas.
860-716-4461
17 Lincoln Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06102,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Education, Finance/Banking, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Labor/Unions, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Transportation/Vehicles
Penn Lincoln Strategies is a full-service government relations and public affairs consulting firm that specializes in utilizing the decades of experience its team brings to your company or association's needs. Whether it's executing a comprehensive legislative agenda or managing a communications crisis PLS is prepared to give you and your matter the attention and dedication it needs to achieve the level of success you expect.
2) American Investment Council
6) Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)
8) Connecticut Canna Food and Beverage Alliance Corporation
9) Connecticut Farm Bureau Association
11) Critical Response Group, Inc.
12) CT Daily Newspapers Assoc.
13) CT Network for Children & Youth
15) EarnIn
15-20 years
Penn Lincoln Strategies has fostered many relationships with members of the Connecticut legislature, General Assembly staffers, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State and agency heads.
Chris, as the Founder and CEO of Penn Lincoln Strategies, LLC (PLS), oversees government relations and strategic communications for his firms' multitude of clients. PLS specializes in providing its clients with streamlined and precise consultation for all of their public affairs and advocacy needs. The firm advises client interests before state legislatures around the country, specializing primarily in the Connecticut legislature while, for some clients, managing their day-to-day association operations and providing strategic communications counsel on how to manage press inquiries and crisis communications/public relations.
PLS, established by Chris in 2016, is a full service firm that is proud of the commitment and professionalism it provides its clients.
Before PLS' founding, Chris worked as the Director of Government Relations for Connecticut based company, TicketNetwork, overseeing and managing the company's government relations for all 50 states and the federal government. In concert with the company's legal department and C-Suite, Chris oversaw a robust consultation and travel budget while managing a network of nearly two dozen national government relations and public relations consultants and professionals.
Prior to joining TicketNetwork in 2015, Chris spent over twelve years with the government relations firm Tobin, Carberry, O'Malley, Riley and Salinger (TCORS) a Hartford, CT based firm that specializes in association management and government relations. In the role of Principal, Chris led daily legislative management for dozens of clients on wide ranging issues from environmental regulation to state budgetary issues, gambling issues to freedom of press matters before the Connecticut State Legislature.
Chris got his start in the political field nearly twenty years ago as a political and campaign consultant on numerous successful local and statewide races in Connecticut.
Chris has a B.S. in Political Science from Ohio Dominican University and currently lives in West Hartford, CT with his wife, Maureen, their son Jake and the family dog, Ripken. Chris is an avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan and believes that Die Hard is absolutely a Christmas movie.
240-479-9293
6403 Winston Drive, BETHESDA, MD, 20817,
240-479-9293
6403 Winston Dr, Bethesda, MD, 20817,