(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) Florida Association of Insurance Agents
18) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists DBA Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
19) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
20) Florida International University Foundation
21) Florida Keys Mosquito Control District
22) Florida Panthers
23) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
24) FORTS Services
25) Gainwell Technologies, LLC
26) Giffords
28) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
29) HCA Healthcare
30) Indian Trail Improvement District
31) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
32) Juul Labs, Inc.
34) Nova Southeastern University
35) OnMed
36) PTG-Florida, Inc
39) 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) Braman Management Association
11) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC
12) BusPatrol
13) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
15) City of Miami
17) Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.
20) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.
21) FleetForce
22) Florida Association of Insurance Agents
23) Florida Association of Recovery Residences
24) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association
25) Florida Panthers
26) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
27) FORTS Services
31) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
32) HCA Healthcare
33) Hospital for Special Surgery
34) Indian Trail Improvement District
35) International Legal Finance Association
36) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
38) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com
40) Nomi Health Inc
41) OnMed
43) Power Design
45) ReliaQuest
47) SimpliGov, LLC
48) Skydio
49) State Shield
51) Stride, Inc.
52) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.
53) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College
54) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District
55) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.
56) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC
57) Trend Micro
(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
20) Daher Aerospace
22) Early Care and Education Consortium
23) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.
25) FleetForce
26) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
27) Florida Crystals Corporation
28) Florida East Coast Industries LLC
29) Florida International University Foundation
30) Florida Keys Mosquito Control District
31) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association
32) Florida Panthers
33) Florida Power & Light Company
34) Floridians for Safe Medical Cannabis Care
35) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
36) Gainesville Regional Utilities
38) Google LLC and its Affiliates
39) Greater Miami Jewish Federation
40) Handtevy
41) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
42) HCA Healthcare
43) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
46) International Atlantic, LLC
47) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
48) Juul Labs, Inc.
51) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com
52) MAXIMUS
54) Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
55) Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center
57) Nomi Health Inc
58) Nova Southeastern University
59) OnMed
61) Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd.
62) Patriot Voices
63) Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P
64) Pinterest
65) PocketLab
66) Power Design
67) PTG-Florida, Inc
69) Richman Group of Florida, Inc., The
71) SimpliGov, LLC
72) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
74) Starkey Hearing Technologies
75) State Shield
77) Stride, Inc.
78) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.
80) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College
82) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District
83) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.
84) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, 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) Braman Management Association
13) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC
14) Broward County Property Appraiser
15) Broward County Sheriff's Office
17) BusPatrol
19) Chabad of Kendall and Pinecrest
20) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
23) City of Doral
24) City of Miami
26) City of Miramar
27) Community Health of South Florida
28) Daher Aerospace
31) Early Care and Education Consortium
33) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc
35) FleetForce
36) Florida Association of Insurance Agents
37) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists DBA Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
38) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
39) Florida Crystals Corporation
40) Florida East Coast Industries LLC
41) Florida Institute of Technology
42) Florida International University Foundation
43) Florida Keys Mosquito Control District
44) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association
45) Florida Panthers
46) Florida Power & Light Company
47) Floridians for Safe Medical Cannabis Care
48) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
49) FORTS Services
50) Gainesville Regional Utilities
52) Giffords
53) Google LLC and its Affiliates
54) Greater Miami Jewish Federation
55) Handtevy
57) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
58) HCA Healthcare
59) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
60) Hospital for Special Surgery
61) Independent Living Systems, LLC.
62) Indian Trail Improvement District
63) Innovage
64) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
65) Juul Labs, Inc.
68) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com
69) MAXIMUS
71) Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
72) Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center
74) Nomi Health Inc
75) Nova Southeastern University
76) OnMed
78) Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd.
79) Patriot Voices
80) Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P
81) Power Design
82) PrizePicks
83) PTG-Florida, Inc
85) Richman Group of Florida, Inc., The
87) School District of Osceola County
88) SimpliGov, LLC
89) Skydio
90) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
92) Starkey Hearing Technologies
93) State Shield
95) Stride, Inc.
96) Student Loan Servicing Alliance
97) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.
100) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College
101) The GEO Group, Inc.
102) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District
103) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.
104) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC
105) Trend Micro
106) University of Miami
107) University of South Florida Foundation
108) Vheda, Inc
110) Wing Aviation LLC
