(850) 212-8330
PO Box 10390, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2390,
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
JEJ & Associates, led by Lena Juarez, is a governmental relations consulting firm that has been delivering results in Florida for clients for over twenty years. We have extensive experience bringing our clients success by working with the Florida Legislature, Cabinet and Executive Branch. We are confident that we will provide unmatched professional services.
We have represented a diverse set of clients in the public, private and non-profit sectors, each of whom have contributed to our knowledge and ability to tackle all aspects of their priorities. An acknowledgement of our successes is demonstrated in that most of our clients have remained with our firm for many years. Whether advocating for funding, legislative changes, new legislation, or administrative rules, Lena has excelled at every step of the process because of the relationships she has developed with governmental officials.
20+ years
We are a lobbying firm providing one-stop services for our clients.
One critical achievement was the passage of legislation which amended the statute governing the Charter County Transportation Surtax, now called the Charter County and Regional Transportation System Surtax. The change allowed all charter counties in Florida to utilize this funding mechanism, via referendum. JEJ & Associates' strategy was to cultivate legislative sponsors in each of the chambers, while simultaneously working with other groups, such as Polk County, to develop a coalition of supporters. After securing sponsors, Lena worked with legislators to explain the priority and its importance for transit agencies. JEJ & Associates developed written materials, coordinated testimony before legislative committees and monitored opponents' activities for parliamentary maneuvers which could affect the outcome. This legislative change was approved and became law.
A Central Florida commercial airport was experiencing a problem with multitudes of birds which interfered with airline traffic due to the inherent dangers of bird strikes. Lena initiated discussions with local legislators, worked with committee staff to write the bill, found sponsors in both chambers, educated legislators on the issue, worked with committee chairs to ensure that the bill would be heard in the referenced committees, visited legislators prior to the bill reaching the chamber floors, and pushed for the governor to sign the bill into law once it was passed. As a result of this, the Airline Safety and Wildlife Protection Act became Florida law and has since served as model legislation for other states on how to deal with the issue.
Lena has been appointed to numerous state-wide boards by current and former Senate Presidents and House Speakers.
Lena Juarez is the founder of JEJ & Associates, a governmental consulting firm with offices in Tallahassee, FL and Orlando, FL. She is a graduate of Sophie Newcomb Memorial College of Tulane University and the Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University.
Lena has been active in politics since a very young age and has served on many local and statewide boards. She has been appointed to numerous statewide boards by current and former Senate Presidents and House Speakers.Lena is a graduate of Leadership Tallahassee and Leadership Florida, which are programs of the local and state Chamber of Commerce. Lena is a member of the Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists.
Lena is a Central Florida native, competes in triathlons and is an avid traveler.
(954) 467-3993
450 E Las Olas Blvd, Ste 1250, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301,
3) Agudath Israel of South Florida
4) AssureCare
6) Braman Management Association
7) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC
8) Broward County Property Appraiser
9) Broward County Sheriff's Office
10) BusPatrol
11) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
16) City of Miramar
17) Doma Technology
18) Florida Association of Insurance Agents
19) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists DBA Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
20) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
23) Florida Panthers
24) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
25) FORTS Services
26) Gainwell Technologies, LLC
27) Giffords
29) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
30) HCA Healthcare
31) Indian Trail Improvement District
32) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
33) Juul Labs, Inc.
35) Nova Southeastern University
36) OnMed
37) PTG-Florida, Inc
40) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District
(813) 317-7766
101 E College Avenue, Suite 502, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399,
2) AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
3) Agudath Israel of South Florida
5) Association of Dental Support Organizations
6) AssureCare
7) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center
10) Big Lands Transect Collaborative LLC
11) Braman Management Association
12) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC
13) BusPatrol
14) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
16) City of Miami
18) Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.
20) Doma Technology
24) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.
25) FleetForce
27) Florida Association of Insurance Agents
28) Florida Association of Recovery Residences
29) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association
30) Florida Panthers
31) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
32) FORTS Services
35) Google LLC and its Affiliates
36) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
37) HCA Healthcare
38) Hospital for Special Surgery
39) Indian Trail Improvement District
40) International Legal Finance Association
41) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
43) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com
45) Nomi Health Inc
46) OnMed
48) Power Design
50) ReliaQuest
52) SimpliGov, LLC
53) Skydio
54) State Shield
56) Stride, Inc.
57) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.
58) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College
59) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District
60) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.
61) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC
62) Trend Micro
63) University of South Florida Foundation
64) Waymo LLC
65) Western Governors University
67) Youth and Family Alternatives, Inc. ("YFA")
68) Youth on Course
(850) 212-8330
Po Box 10390, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2390,
(954) 467-3993
450 E Las Olas Blvd, Ste 1250, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301,
1) 831 Federal Acquisition, LLC dba / The Big Easy Casino
5) Association of Dental Support Organizations
6) AssureCare
8) Braman Management Association
9) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC
10) BusPatrol
12) Chabad of Kendall and Pinecrest
13) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
15) City of Doral
16) City of Miami
18) City of Miramar
19) Community Health of South Florida
21) Daher Aerospace
22) Doma Technology
24) Early Care and Education Consortium
25) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.
27) FleetForce
28) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
29) Florida Crystals Corporation
30) Florida East Coast Industries LLC
31) Florida International University Foundation
32) Florida Keys Mosquito Control District
33) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association
34) Florida Panthers
35) Florida Power & Light Company
36) Floridians for Safe Medical Cannabis Care
37) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
38) Gainesville Regional Utilities
40) Google LLC and its Affiliates
41) Greater Miami Jewish Federation
42) Handtevy
43) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
44) HCA Healthcare
45) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
48) International Atlantic, LLC
49) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
50) Juul Labs, Inc.
53) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com
54) MAXIMUS
56) Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
57) Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center
59) Nomi Health Inc
60) Nova Southeastern University
61) OnMed
63) Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd.
64) Patriot Voices
65) Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P
66) Pinterest
67) PocketLab
68) Power Design
69) PTG-Florida, Inc
71) Richman Group of Florida, Inc., The
73) SimpliGov, LLC
74) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
76) Starkey Hearing Technologies
77) State Shield
79) Stride, Inc.
80) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.
82) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College
84) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District
85) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.
86) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC
89) University of South Florida Foundation
91) Waymo LLC
(305) 495-3868
215 S Monroe Street, Suite 130, Tallahassee, FL, 32301-1852,
2) 831 Federal Acquisition, LLC dba / The Big Easy Casino
4) Agudath Israel of South Florida
7) Association of Dental Support Organizations
8) AssureCare
9) Best Friends Animal Society
10) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center
12) Big Lands Transect Collaborative LLC
13) Braman Management Association
14) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC
15) Broward County Property Appraiser
16) Broward County Sheriff's Office
18) BusPatrol
20) Chabad of Kendall and Pinecrest
21) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
24) City of Doral
25) City of Miami
27) City of Miramar
28) Community Health of South Florida
30) Daher Aerospace
31) Doma Technology
34) Early Care and Education Consortium
37) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc
39) FleetForce
41) Florida Association of Insurance Agents
42) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists DBA Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
43) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
44) Florida Crystals Corporation
45) Florida East Coast Industries LLC
46) Florida Institute of Technology
47) Florida International University Foundation
48) Florida Keys Mosquito Control District
49) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association
50) Florida Panthers
51) Florida Power & Light Company
52) Floridians for Safe Medical Cannabis Care
53) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
54) FORTS Services
55) Gainesville Regional Utilities
57) Giffords
58) Google LLC and its Affiliates
59) Greater Miami Jewish Federation
60) Handtevy
62) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
63) HCA Healthcare
64) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
65) Hospital for Special Surgery
66) Independent Living Systems, LLC.
67) Indian Trail Improvement District
68) Innovage
69) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
70) Juul Labs, Inc.
73) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com
74) MAXIMUS
76) Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
77) Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center
79) Nomi Health Inc
80) Nova Southeastern University
81) OnMed
83) Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd.
84) Patriot Voices
85) Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P
86) Power Design
87) PrizePicks
88) PTG-Florida, Inc
90) Richman Group of Florida, Inc., The
92) School District of Osceola County
93) SimpliGov, LLC
94) Skydio
95) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
97) Starkey Hearing Technologies
98) State Shield
100) Stride, Inc.
101) Student Loan Servicing Alliance
102) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.
103) Tampa JCC-Federation, Inc
104) The Chick Mission
105) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College
106) The GEO Group, Inc.
107) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District
108) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.
109) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC
110) Trend Micro
111) University of Miami
112) University of South Florida Foundation
113) Vheda, Inc
115) Waymo LLC
116) Western Governors University
117) Wing Aviation LLC
118) Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc
119) Youth and Family Alternatives, Inc. ("YFA")
120) Youth on Course
