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4) Banyan Treatment and Recovery, LLC
10) Colonial Management Group, LP
11) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
12) Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
13) Encompass Health Corporation
16) Florida Blue
17) Florida Senior Living Association
19) IBM
11-15 years
James H. McFaddin comes to Southern Strategy Group from Health Management Associates (now Community Health Systems), a Fortune 500 hospital company with over 200 hospitals in 29 states, where he served as Director of Government Affairs. James was responsible for representing the company's interests in Washington, DC, state capitals including Tallahassee, and in front of state health care agencies and local governments.
Prior to joining Health Management Associates, James served as Chief of Staff for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency). As Chief of Staff, James was involved in the management and operations of the Agency including the Florida Medicaid Program, the regulation of Florida's health care facilities, and oversight of the Agency's $20 billion budget.
During this time, James was also appointed by the Governor to manage the state's federally-mandated health information exchange activities as Florida's Health Information Technology Coordinator.
Prior to being named Chief of Staff, James served as the Agency's Legislative Affairs Director.Before joining the Agency, James served as the Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the Executive Office of the Governor where he worked to develop and coordinate passage of the Governor's legislative and budget priorities.
James has also served as a Senior Analyst in the Florida Senate specializing in health care, criminal justice, and agricultural issues.
A native of South Carolina, James graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science.
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
9) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
10) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
12) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
13) CPD Construction
14) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
15) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
18) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
20) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
22) Estuary LLC.
23) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
24) Flagler College
25) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
26) Florida Blue
27) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
28) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
29) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
31) Hillwood
32) IMG Academy LLC
37) JAX Chamber
39) Key West International Airport
40) LEO Technologies
41) Metro Development Group, LLC
43) MTM Health
44) NASCAR, LLC
45) OCEARCH
47) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
48) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC
50) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
52) Putnam County
54) Sandpiper Bay Resort Holdings, LLC
55) Tampa Bay Rays
57) TECO Energy, Inc
60) The Parker Management Company, LLC
62) Timberline Real Estate Partners
63) United States Sugar Corporation
64) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
65) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
66) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
67) Westshore Marina Ventures LLC
68) Workday, Inc.
69) 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.
