(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
6) Association of Dental Support Organizations
7) AssureCare
8) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center
10) Big Interview
11) Big Lands Transect Collaborative LLC
12) Braman Management Association
13) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC
14) BusPatrol
15) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
17) City of Miami
19) Clinical Solutions Pharmacy
20) Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.
21) Crescent Heights
23) Doma Technology
27) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.
28) FleetForce
30) Florida Association of Insurance Agents
31) Florida Association of Recovery Residences
32) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association
33) Florida Panthers
34) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
35) FORTS Services
38) Google LLC and its Affiliates
39) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
40) HCA Healthcare
41) Hospital for Special Surgery
42) Indian Trail Improvement District
43) International Legal Finance Association
44) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
46) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com
48) Nomi Health Inc
49) OnMed
51) Power Design
53) ReliaQuest
55) Shul of Downtown and Brickell
56) SimpliGov, LLC
57) Skydio
58) State Shield
60) Stride, Inc.
61) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.
62) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College
63) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District
64) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.
65) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC
66) Trend Micro
67) University of South Florida Foundation
68) Vaad Harabonim Florida- Rabbinical Alliance of Florida
69) Waymo LLC
70) Western Governors University
72) Youth and Family Alternatives, Inc. ("YFA")
73) 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
6) Association of Dental Support Organizations
7) AssureCare
9) Braman Management Association
10) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC
11) BusPatrol
13) Chabad of Kendall and Pinecrest
14) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
16) City of Doral
17) City of Miami
19) City of Miramar
20) Community Health of South Florida
22) Daher Aerospace
23) Doma Technology
25) Early Care and Education Consortium
26) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.
28) FleetForce
29) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
30) Florida Crystals Corporation
31) Florida East Coast Industries LLC
32) Florida International University Foundation
33) Florida Keys Mosquito Control District
34) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association
35) Florida Panthers
36) Florida Power & Light Company
37) Floridians for Safe Medical Cannabis Care
38) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
39) Gainesville Regional Utilities
41) Google LLC and its Affiliates
42) Greater Miami Jewish Federation
43) Handtevy
44) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
45) HCA Healthcare
46) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
49) International Atlantic, LLC
50) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
51) Juul Labs, Inc.
54) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com
55) MAXIMUS
57) Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
58) Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center
60) Nomi Health Inc
61) Nova Southeastern University
62) OnMed
64) Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd.
65) Patriot Voices
66) Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P
67) Pinterest
68) PocketLab
69) Power Design
70) PTG-Florida, Inc
72) Richman Group of Florida, Inc., The
74) Shul of Downtown and Brickell
75) SimpliGov, LLC
76) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
78) Starkey Hearing Technologies
79) State Shield
81) Stride, Inc.
82) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.
84) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College
86) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District
87) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.
88) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC
91) University of South Florida Foundation
93) 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
8) Association of Dental Support Organizations
9) AssureCare
10) Best Friends Animal Society
11) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center
13) Big Lands Transect Collaborative LLC
14) Braman Management Association
15) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC
16) Broward County Property Appraiser
17) Broward County Sheriff's Office
19) BusPatrol
21) Chabad of Kendall and Pinecrest
22) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
25) City of Doral
26) City of Miami
28) City of Miramar
29) Community Health of South Florida
30) Crescent Heights
32) Daher Aerospace
33) Doma Technology
36) Early Care and Education Consortium
39) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc
41) FleetForce
43) Florida Association of Insurance Agents
44) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists DBA Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
45) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
46) Florida Crystals Corporation
47) Florida East Coast Industries LLC
48) Florida Institute of Technology
49) Florida International University Foundation
50) Florida Keys Mosquito Control District
51) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association
52) Florida Panthers
53) Florida Power & Light Company
54) Floridians for Safe Medical Cannabis Care
55) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority
56) FORTS Services
57) Gainesville Regional Utilities
59) Giffords
60) Google LLC and its Affiliates
61) Greater Miami Jewish Federation
62) Handtevy
64) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services
65) HCA Healthcare
66) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
67) Hospital for Special Surgery
68) Independent Living Systems, LLC.
69) Indian Trail Improvement District
70) Innovage
71) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide
72) Juul Labs, Inc.
75) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com
76) MAXIMUS
78) Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
79) Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center
81) Nomi Health Inc
82) Nova Southeastern University
83) OnMed
85) Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd.
86) Patriot Voices
87) Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P
88) Power Design
89) PrizePicks
90) PTG-Florida, Inc
92) Richman Group of Florida, Inc., The
94) School District of Osceola County
95) SimpliGov, LLC
96) Skydio
97) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
100) Starkey Hearing Technologies
101) State Shield
102) State Shield Action
103) Stride, Inc.
104) Student Loan Servicing Alliance
105) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.
106) Tampa JCC-Federation, Inc
107) The Chick Mission
108) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College
109) The GEO Group, Inc.
110) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District
111) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.
112) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC
113) Trend Micro
114) University of Miami
115) University of South Florida Foundation
116) Vheda, Inc
118) Waymo LLC
119) Western Governors University
120) Wing Aviation LLC
121) Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc
122) Youth and Family Alternatives, Inc. ("YFA")
123) Youth on Course
