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TROY NICHOLS

Troy Nichols, owner of The Nichols Group Government Relations, brings nearly thirty years of policy and political experience in the Pacific Northwest. He first moved to Washington State from Oregon to become the state director of the National Federation of Independent Business in 2007. Two years later he became the Director of Policy Development for the Washington State House Republican Caucus. Before joining PBGR in 2017, Troy served as Executive Officer of the Olympia Master Builders for three years.

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Troy's tactical approach to advocacy - for even the most unique public policy challenges facing Northwest industries - has been shaped over nearly three decades of policy experience in the Pacific Northwest. He specializes in providing strategic lobbying and consulting services, helping his diverse clients navigate Olympia politics and achieve their legislative, regulatory and state funding goals.

Prior to taking ownership of The Nichols Group Government Relations, Troy's broad experience gave him a unique perspective that can only come from first-hand experience over 25 years in campaigns, grassroots organization, trade association management, and serving as legislative staff:


  • As caucus staff liaison for the Washington House Capital Budget Committee, Troy helped to negotiate and pass several multi-billion dollar capital budgets during his tenure

  • As executive officer for a five-county trade association, Troy helped stop the association's decade-long decline in membership, balanced its annual budget for two years in a row, revamped several programs and racked up an impressive string of local policy and electoral victories; and

  • As Chief of Staff to the Oregon House Majority Leader and the Speaker of the Oregon House, Troy served as strategic counsel to state leaders on the most important and sensitive issues facing the state.


Troy believes in keeping The Nichols Group Government Relations a resourceful and nimble company so that its partners can work directly with clients on their specific policy challenges. A graduate of Western Oregon University, Troy also served on the City Council in Keizer, Oregon. He lives in rural Thurston County with his wife, Julie, a real estate attorney, and their two young children.

Clients:

SCOTT BILGER

(Kansas, )
Clients:

SCOTT BILGER

(Oklahoma, )
  • (405) 879-4887

  • 205 NW 63RD STREET, SUITE 160, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73116, 

Clients:

SCOTT BILGER

(Missouri, )
  • (405) 879-4886

  • 205 NW 63rd St, Suite 160, Oklahoma City, OK, 73116, 

Clients:

SCOTT BILGER

(Illinois, )
Clients:

JESSE BRODERICK

(Louisiana, )
  • 225-664-2160

  • PO BOX 910, DENHAM SPRINGS, Louisiana, 70786, 

Clients:

CAROLINE ELIASSEN

(Federal, )
Clients:

BRET FOX

(New Mexico, )
  • (303) 605-1618

  • 6900 E Layton Avenue, Suite 900, Denver, CO, 80237, 

Clients:

BRET FOX

(Montana, )
  • (720) 277-6751

  • 6900 E Layton Ave, Suite 900, Denver, CO, 80237, 

Clients:

PHIL GAMBLE

(Texas, )
  • (512)4761920

  • 919 Congress Avenue, Suite1100, Austin, TX, 78701-2157, 

Clients:
Clients:
  • 202-559-0170

  • 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002, 

Clients:

1) 3M COMPANY

2) ACCRETE AI GOVERNMENT, LLC

3) ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ADVAMED)

4) AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC

5) AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS

6) AIRLINES FOR AMERICA

7) ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBE OF TEXAS

8) ALKERMES, INC.

9) ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

10) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

11) ALTUMINT, INC.

12) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

13) ANNE PRAMAGGIORE

14) ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

15) ASSOCIATION FOR MATERIALS PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE (AMPP)

16) ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS

17) AT&T SERVICES, INC.

18) ATKINSREALIS NUCLEAR SECURED, LLC

19) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES LLC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

20) BLINK HEALTH, INC.

21) BROAD INSTITUTE

22) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

23) CENTERSTONE

24) CGI FEDERAL INC.

25) CHESAPEAKE BAY COMMISSION

26) CHUBB INA HOLDING COMPANY INC

27) COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.

28) COHERE US, INC.

29) CONCORDANT LLC OBO AMERICANS GIVE LLC

30) COREWEAVE, INC.

31) CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC

32) COUPANG, INC.

33) DATA CENTER COALITION

34) DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL

35) DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION

36) EDF POWER SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT, INC.

37) EINRIDE

38) EISAI, INC.

39) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION

40) EVER-GREEN ENERGY, INC.

41) EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION

42) FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM

43) FITCH RATINGS

44) GENERAL ATOMICS

45) GINKGO BIOWORKS, INC.

46) GOEL INVESTMENTS, LLC

47) GOULD INDUSTRIES LTD.

48) GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC.

49) H&R BLOCK MANAGEMENT, LLC

50) HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC

51) HEMP BEVERAGE ALLIANCE

52) HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION

53) IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA, LLC

54) INFIN A FINANCIAL SERVICES ALLIANCE

55) JOSHCO GROUP, LLC

56) KANE KESSLER, P.C. OBO CLARUS CORPORATION

57) KIDNEY CARE PARTNERS

58) KLASKO IMMIGRATION LAW PARTNERS, LLP ON BEHALF OF INTEALTH

59) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

60) KOCHAVIM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC.

61) LATHAM & WATKINS LLP OBO PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES

62) LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP INC.

63) LIFESCIENCE LOGISTICS

64) LPL FINANCIAL LLC

65) MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

66) MARSH MCLENNAN

67) MERCK & CO., INC.

68) MGM TRANSFORMERS, A FORGENT COMPANY

69) MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

70) MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC

71) MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.

72) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES

73) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

74) NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION

75) NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION

76) NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM

77) NAVIGATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERS, INC.

78) NIQUAN ENERGY, LLC

79) NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

80) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

81) NUCLEAR INNOVATION ALLIANCE

82) OCEAN AERO, INC.

83) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

84) PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY

85) PRECISION MOTION HEALTH

86) PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

87) PROTON THERAPY CONSORTIUM

88) REBELLION DEFENSE, INC.

89) REFLECTION WINDOW + WALL, LLC

90) RESEARCH!AMERICA

91) ROSHEL INC.

92) ROUGH COUNTRY, LLC

93) SABLE OFFSHORE CORP.

94) SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL

95) SALESFORCE.COM, INC.

96) SANOFI US SERVICES INC.

97) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)

98) SEMPRA ENERGY

99) SEYMOUR SUPPORT COUNCIL, INC. DBA FRIENDS OF SEYMOUR

100) SHIELD AI, INC.

101) SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)

102) SPRAY FOAM COALITION

103) SSA MARINE

104) STRATA CLEAN ENERGY, LLC

105) TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.

106) TECHNET

107) THE BOEING COMPANY

108) THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP

109) THE SCORE ASSOCIATION

110) TIKTOK INC.

111) TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE LLC

112) TRANSAMERICA COMPANIES

113) TRUCKERS INTEGRAL TO OUR ECONOMY INC (TIE)

114) U.S. SUGAR CORPORATION

115) UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION

116) UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

117) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

118) VISA, INC.

119) VMWARE, INC. OBO BROADCOM INC.

120) WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL

121) X ENERGY, LLC

122) ZSCALER INC.

MISTY MCGOWEN

(Federal, )
Clients:
  • 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002, 

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Clients:

JESSICA MORAN

(California, )
  • (916) 554-5325

  • 1201 K STREET, 15TH FLOOR, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95814, 

Clients:

1) 1-800 CONTACTS

2) A PLACE FOR MOM

3) ACTIVEHOURS, INC. DBA EARNIN

4) AEG

5) AFFIRM, INC.

6) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR DEBT RESOLUTION

7) AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL

8) ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA GOODWILLS

9) ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

10) BINTI

11) BIO (BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION)

12) BIOGEN

13) BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

14) CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS

15) CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL MANAGEDCARE ORGANIZATIONS

16) CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES

17) CALIFORNIA AUTOMATIC VENDOR'S COUNCIL

18) CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

19) CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE

20) CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES

21) CALIFORNIA HOMELESS AND HOUSING COALITION ACTION FUND DBA HOUSING CALIFORNIA

22) CALIFORNIA HYDROGEN BUSINESS COUNCIL

23) CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE ASSOCIATION

24) CE BROKER, INC.

25) CENTER FOR INHERITED BLOOD DISORDERS (CIBD)

26) CHILDREN'S CHOICE DENTAL CARE

27) CITY OF HOPE

28) CJ AMERICA, INC.

29) CORE CIVIC

30) DATASPRING

31) DEXCOM, INC.

32) DIAGEO

33) DISCOVERORG DATA, LLC

34) ELK GROVE, CITY OF

35) EQUINOX HOLDINGS, INC.

36) FENNER GAP MUTUAL WATER COMPANY

37) FIRST STUDENT INC.

38) FLAGSTONE HEALTHCARE CENTRAL LLC AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES

39) FPL ENERGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, INC.

40) GAINWELL HOLDING CORP.

41) GENESI LLC

42) H & S VENTURES

43) HOMECARE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, LLC D/B/A HHAEXCHANGE, AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES INCLUDING SANDATA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

44) IRHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

45) IRVINE COMPANY, THE

46) JACK IN THE BOX INC.

47) JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK

Clients:

1) A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

2) AFFORDABLE ASSISTED LIVING COALITION

3) AMEREN ILLINOIS

4) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTIST

5) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS

6) ANAPLAN INC.

7) AUTO AND TRUCK RECYCLERS OF ILLINOIS

8) BAYER U.S. LLC

9) CAPSTONE CONSULTING

10) COLLINSVILLE CUSD #10

11) COPACK INDUSTRIES LLC

12) DECATUR DOWNS LLC

13) DESTINATION ILLINOIS LLC

14) DIRECTV, LLC

15) DUCKS UNLIMITED

16) EARTH FUNERAL GROUP

17) ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES

18) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF CHICAGO, LLC DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY

19) EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION

20) FIREMEN'S ANNUITY & BENEFIT FUND OF CHICAGO

21) FMR, LLC

22) FORESIGHT ENERGY, LLC

23) FOUR RIVERS SANITATION AUTHORITY

24) GERONIMO POWER, LLC

25) GOOGLE LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES

26) GRAND PRAIRIE WATER COMMISSION

27) HEALTH CARE COUNCIL OF ILLINOIS

28) I3 BROADBAND

29) ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS

30) ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

31) ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION

32) ILLINOIS HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

33) ILLINOIS LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE COUNCIL

34) ILLINOIS PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

35) ILLINOIS PIPE TRADES, P.E.C.

36) ILLINOIS PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATIVE

37) ILLINOIS RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

38) ILLINOIS RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION

39) ILLINOIS SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

40) ILLUMINATIVE STRATEGIES INC.

41) INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 318

42) INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 520

43) INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 649

44) INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 841

Clients:

SARAH RHODES

(Louisiana, )
  • 225-344-8036

  • 616 SPANISH TOWN ROAD, BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, 70802, 

TIFFANY ROBERTS

(Washington, )
  • 4153896800

  • c/o 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste. 250, San Rafael, CA, 94901, 

Clients:

TIFFANY ROBERTS

(Arizona, )
  • 415-389-6800

Clients:

TIFFANY ROBERTS

(California, )
Clients:

SAMUEL SHEPHERD

(Federal, )
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1150N, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients:
Clients:

ED THAYER

(Texas, )
  • (832)7654546

  • 2331 Citywest Blvd., HQ 13N-N1336, Houston, TX, 77042, 

Clients:

ED THAYER

(Louisiana, )
  • 832-765-4546

  • 2331 CITYWEST BLVD, HOUSTON, Texas, 77042, 

Clients: