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A commitment to our clients to maintain an appropriate client to partner load, ensuring an adequate amount of time and attention is dedicated to your cause. By not exceeding a ratio of ten clients per partner, we guarantee you won't be just another client in our firm. The extra mile is often where issues are won or lost.

6-10 years

John Morgan Hughes is known for his high-energy, creative approach to advocacy with an emphasis on providing elite customer service to the firm's clients. Prior to his work in governmental relations, he served as general consultant and strategist to numerous political campaigns and campaign committees across the state of Mississippi. Since 2013, he has focused his work on advocating policies on behalf of firm clients before the Mississippi legislature.

In 2015, he founded the JM Hughes Group to assist corporations, non-profits, and governmental entities in their interactions with state government leaders. Since its inception, the firm has become Mississippi's fastest-growing governmental affairs firm with a reputation for delivering results and going the extra mile for clients. In addition to his professional work, John Morgan has served on the board of directors for many community organizations such as the Mississippi Children's Advocacy Center, Leadership Greater Jackson, Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership Vision 2022 Committee, the Mississippi State Chapter of Kappa Sigma Alumni Association, and Refill Cafe. In 2019, he was appointed by the Hinds County Board of Supervisors to serve on the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District board of directors. He holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science Public Administration from Mississippi State University and a master's in Business Administration from the University of Mississippi.

He and his wife Brittany have one daughter, Charlie, and two dogs; a Labradoodle named Huck and a rescue Yorkie named Kona. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at Millsaps College where he teaches an undergraduate course on advocacy and the legislative process. He is a proud veteran who currently serves in the 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, United States Air Force, Mississippi Air National Guard where he holds the rank of Captain.

Why Did You Choose Lobbying?
I chose government relations because it provided me an avenue to stay in my home state and work on policies to improve our economic condition. As a first-generation college graduate, education and opportunity have been the difference in my life and I hope my work expands these opportunities to others. I love the diversity of our clients. No two days are the same.

Practice Areas (Specialties)
Procurement and appropriation
Non-profits
Trade associations
Complex financial legislation
Regulatory relief

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A commitment to our clients to maintain an appropriate client to partner load, ensuring an adequate amount of time and attention is dedicated to your cause. By not exceeding a ratio of ten clients per partner, we guarantee you won't be just another client in our firm. The extra mile is often where issues are won or lost.

15-20 years

Kelly Davis Cress has spent the past twenty years cultivating relationships with legislative members that make up the backbone of effective advocacy. She began her lobbying career as the Government Relations Coordinator for the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi. As a contract lobbyist, she represented a diverse group of nonprofit organizations, private businesses, and trade associations. In 2021, Kelly partnered with JM Hughes Group to form Ten One Strategies.

In addition to her professional work, Kelly was a gubernatorial appointee to the Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging, past member of Junior League of Jackson and Junior Auxiliary of Cleveland, Magnolia Luncheon Club, Jackson Ladies Tennis Association, Metro Area Tri Delta Alumnae and Delta State University Alumni Association. Kelly spends most of her free time serving at her children's schools and watching them play sports.

Kelly holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Management from Delta State University and is a graduate of the Mississippi Realtors Institute. Kelly is married to Blake, a Real Estate Broker/Developer and they reside in Ridgeland, MS with their sons, Davis and Cole.

Why Did You Choose Lobbying?
Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, I saw firsthand how policies can affect the quality of life in local communities. I love the diversity of clients we get to work with. No two days are the same.

Practice Areas (Specialties)
Offensive legislation
Defensive legislation
Economic Development
501c3

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Tim has spent twelve years building a record as one of the most effective advocates in Annapolis, representing a diverse group of clients at the state's legislative and executive branches, and county governments. Prior to engaging in government relations, Tim served as Chief of Staff to Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., the longest serving State Senate President in United States history. Tim is a graduate of West Virginia University, and the West Virginia University College of Law, where he serves as a member of the Board of Visitors. Tim is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association. Tim lives in Baltimore County.

BRIAN BALLARD

(Florida)
Clients:

1) 19 Enterprises, LLC

2) 8038 and 165 Owner LLC

3) A Resilient Future Florida, Inc.

4) Access Restoration Services US, Inc.

5) Adashi Systems LLC

6) Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

7) Advanced Rx Pharmacy, LLC

8) AIDS Healthcare Foundation

9) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

10) Alfred Benesch and Company

11) Alma Advertising

12) Amazon.com, Inc.

13) American Fintech Council

14) American Investment Holdings, LLC

15) American Polymer Company

16) American Veterinary Medical Association

17) Armoured One

18) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

19) Atlas Air, Inc.

20) Atlys Global, LLC

21) Augmented Intelligence Technologies, Inc.

22) Automated Healthcare Solutions

23) Avecina Medical

24) Axon Enterprise, Inc.

25) Babcock Property Holdings, LLC

26) Banyan Health Systems, Inc

27) Barry University

28) Basketball Properties, LTD

29) Bayer U.S. LLC

30) BCC Engineering, LLC

31) Becker Boards

32) Bellini Better World Foundation

33) Belvedere Terminals Company, LLC

34) Big Bend Homeless Coalition

35) BioSpine Institute

36) Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper

37) Block, Inc.

38) Blue Origin Florida, LLC

39) Blue Waters Development Group, LLC

40) BMG Money, Inc

41) Broward County

42) Broward County Public Schools

43) Broward County Sheriff's Office

44) Buena Vista Homes LLC

45) BusPatrol America LLC

46) Camillus House, Inc

47) Caplin Family Offices, LLC

48) Carahsoft Technology Corporation

49) CareSource Mission

50) Churchill Downs, Inc

51) Citrus Health Network, Inc

52) City of Boynton Beach

53) City of Cape Coral, Florida

54) City of DeBary

55) City of Delray Beach

56) City of Hallandale Beach

57) City of Largo

58) City of Marathon

59) City of Miami

60) City of Palm Beach Gardens

61) City of Pembroke Pines

62) City of Pensacola, Florida

63) Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County

64) Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc.

65) Coinbase, Inc.

66) Colonial Management Group, LP

67) Communications International, Inc.

68) Core and Main LP

69) Cougar Contracting LLC

70) Council of Florida Medical School Deans

71) COVE Behavioral Health

72) Cox Science Center and Aquarium

73) Cruise Lines International Association

74) D.R. Horton, Inc

75) DACRA

76) David A. Straz Jr Foundation

77) DBL Ventures

78) Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc

79) Destinations Florida

80) DISH Network LLC

81) Diversified Technology Consultants

82) DMF Employment Opportunities, Inc.

83) Doodie Calls, Inc.

84) DoorDash, Inc.

85) Downtown Vision, Inc.

86) Dream Greene Holdings Florida LLC

87) DSS, Inc.

88) East Coast Packers, LLC

89) Eisai, Inc

90) Embassy of Japan

91) Epilepsy Florida

92) FarmaceuticalRX LLC

93) Fast Forward Sports Group, LLC

94) Feeding Florida, Inc.

95) Feeding Northeast Florida, Inc.

96) FG Holdings Florida, LLC

97) Florida A & M University Foundation

98) Florida Alliance of Children's Councils & Trusts, Inc.

99) Florida Association of Cosmetology & Technical Schools (FACTS)

100) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc

101) Florida Entertainment & Arts Venues Association, Inc.

102) Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc

103) Florida Podiatric Medical Association

104) Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc

105) Florida Power & Light Company

106) Florida Rural Water Association

107) Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund

108) Florida Society of Ophthalmology

109) Florida Society of Pathologists

110) Florida Transportation Builders Association, Inc

111) FOP Foundation

112) Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

113) Foster Care Review, Inc

114) Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida, Inc

115) Fresenius Medical Care North America

116) Friends of Miami Dade College

117) Friends of the Underline, Inc.

118) FSCC, LLC

119) Gates Housing Group, LLC

120) GlaxoSmithKline

121) Google LLC and its Affiliates

122) Habilitation Center for the Handicapped, Inc.

123) Health Care District of Palm Beach County

124) Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners

125) HistoryMiami Museum

126) HNTB Corporation

127) Hope Healthcare

128) Housing Trust Group, LLC

129) Huntsman International LLC

130) IGT and its Affiliates

131) Indelible Management Solutions, Inc.

132) Infrastructure Rehabilitation USA, Inc.

133) Inseparable Action Inc.

134) Intellectually Developmentally Disabled Community Foundation

135) International Atlantic, LLC

136) Investment Corporation of Palm Beach

137) Jacksonville Port Authority

138) Jacksonville Transportation Authority

139) Jamco, Inc.

140) K&L Gates, LLP

141) Keystone Properties, L.L.C.

142) Kinder Morgan, Inc.

143) Kitson Evergreen LLC d/b/a Kitson & Partners

144) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet

145) KOR Medical

146) KPMG LLP

147) L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

148) Lee Memorial Health System

149) Liberty Dental Plan

150) LifeScience Logistics

151) Lighthouse Central Florida

152) Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research, Inc.

153) Lions World Vision Institute, Inc.

154) Loggerhead Marinelife Center

155) M&M Realty Partners LLC

156) Major League Baseball

157) Marine Towing of Tampa, LLC

158) Martin County Board of County Commissioners

159) Max Planck Florida Foundation, Inc

160) Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

161) MCI, LC

162) Miami Design District Associates, LLC

163) Miami Learning Experience School

164) Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc

165) Milan Laser Hair Removal

166) MorseLife Health System

167) Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

168) Mount Sinai Medical Center

169) Mulicka Properties LLC

170) Murphy Pipeline Contractors, LLC

171) NAIOP Tampa Bay

172) Natural Health Partners, LLC

173) Netskope Inc.

174) New York Yankees

175) Nomi Health Inc

176) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)

177) Northport Health Services of Florida, L.L.C.

178) Nova Southeastern University

179) Novavax Inc.

180) Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

181) NTT Data, Inc.

182) Nuestra Senora de la Vivienda Community Foundation

183) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

184) Okeechobee Community Developers LLC

185) Online Lenders Alliance

186) Orange Barrel Media

187) Padel X

188) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

189) Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.

190) Passport Labs, Inc.

191) Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc.

192) PointClickCare Technologies USA Corp

193) Priority Holdings LLC

194) Public Health Trust

195) Pulse Clinical Alliance

196) Radom Corporation

197) RAI Services Company

198) Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.

199) Renew Financial Group LLC

200) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

201) Robinhood

202) Rubicon Technologies LLC

203) RUDG, LLC

204) Safe Port Terminals LLC

205) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

206) Sanford Airport Authority

207) SAS Institute, Inc

208) Security Scorecard

209) Selah Freedom

210) Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC

211) Sentara Health Plans, Inc.

212) SePro Corporation

213) Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

214) Shopping Center Management d/b/a Turnberry Associates

215) Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

216) Simpson Nurseries

217) Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc.

218) Skyward, Inc.

219) Socure, Inc.

220) Solar Sportsystems, Inc

221) Somnia, Inc.

222) South Central Florida Express, Inc

223) SouthEast Development Group, LLC

224) Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, LLC.

225) Southern Roots Filling Station, Inc.

226) Spark Learning, Inc.

227) SPIDR Tech, Inc.

228) St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care

229) Stircor Services, Inc.

230) Strategic Digital Services

231) Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

232) Sunfest Herbs LLC

233) SWARM Inc.

234) Talk of the Town, Inc.

235) Tampa Bay Lightning

236) Tampa Bay Sports & Entertainment, LLC

237) Tampa General Hospital

238) Teach Florida

239) The Beck Group

240) The Fire Watch

241) The Florida Theatre

242) The Private Suite

243) TheraTrue Florida, LLC

244) Titan America LLC

245) Town of Lantana

246) Town of Palm Beach

247) Transit Village Venture, LLC

248) Tremco Incorporated

249) Trulieve, Inc.

250) Trusted Florida LLC

251) Unite USA, Inc.

252) United States Sugar Corporation

253) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

254) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

255) University of Miami

256) Versaterm Public Safety

257) Village of North Palm Beach

258) Vinik Family Office LLC

259) Voices for Children Foundation, Inc

260) VyStar Credit Union

261) Walden Lake, LLC

262) Walgreen Company

263) WeatherSTEM

264) Wheeler Emergency Management Consulting, LLC

265) Windstorm Mitigation, Inc

266) Worldwide Interactive Network, Inc. d/b/a WIN Learning

267) YMCA of the Palm Beaches

268) Youth Opportunity Investments

269) Zoox, Inc.

SARAH FILOSA

(South Carolina)
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DEREK HEIN

(Kansas)
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MICHELLE MACGREGOR

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