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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.

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SCOTT BILGER

(Kansas)
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SCOTT BILGER

(Oklahoma)
  • (405) 879-4887

  • 205 NW 63RD STREET, SUITE 160OKLAHOMA CITYOK73116

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SCOTT BILGER

(Missouri)
  • (405) 879-4886

  • 205 NW 63rd St, Suite 160Oklahoma CityOK73116

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SCOTT BILGER

(Illinois)
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BRET FOX

(New Mexico)
  • (303) 605-1618

  • 6900 E Layton Avenue, Suite 900DenverCO80237

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BRET FOX

(Montana)
  • (720) 277-6751

  • 6900 E Layton AveSuite 900DenverCO80237

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PHIL GAMBLE

(Texas)
  • (512)4761920

  • 919 Congress AvenueSuite1100AustinTX78701-2157

RICHARD GUERARD

(Federal)
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1150NWashingtonDC20004

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  • (916) 554-5325

  • 1201 K STREET, 15TH FLOORSACRAMENTOCA95814

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1) 1-800 CONTACTS, INC.

2) A PLACE FOR MOM

3) AFFIRM, INC.

4) AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL

5) ASSOCIATION FOR CONSUMER DEBT RELIEF

6) ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA GOODWILLS

7) ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

8) BINTI, INC

9) BIO (BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION)

10) BIOGEN MA INC.

11) BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

12) CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS

13) CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL PLANS

14) CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES

15) CALIFORNIA AUTOMATIC VENDORS COUNCIL

16) CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

17) CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES

18) CALIFORNIA HYDROGEN BUSINESS COUNCIL

19) CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES

20) CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE ASSOCIATION

21) CANTON GROUP, LLC, THE

22) CE BROKER, INC.

23) CENTER FOR INHERITED BLOOD DISORDERS (CIBD)

24) CHARGEPOINT

25) CHILDREN'S CHOICE DENTAL CARE

26) CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

27) CJ AMERICA, INC.

28) CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

29) CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA

30) DEXCOM, INC.

31) DIAGEO

32) EARNIN

33) EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER

34) EQUINOX HOLDINGS, INC.

35) FENNER GAP MUTUAL WATER COMPANY

36) FIRST STUDENT INC.

37) FLAGSTONE HEALTHCARE CENTRAL LLC AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES

38) FPL ENERGY, INC.

39) GAINWELL HOLDING CORP.

40) GENESI LLC

41) GOLDEN AGE DENTAL CARE

42) H & S VENTURES

43) HOUSING CALIFORNIA

44) IBOTTA, INC.

45) JACK IN THE BOX INC.

46) JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK

47) JOHNSON CONTROLS DUCTED SYSTEMS

48) KNAUF INSULATION

49) KOOTH U.S.

50) LARGE-SCALE SOLAR ASSOCIATION (LSA)

51) LJ CONSULTING & ADVOCACY

52) LOS ALAMITOS RACE COURSE

53) LOS ANGELES ARENA COMPANY, LLC, C/O MAJESTIC REALTY COMPANY

54) LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF

55) MARN DDS DENTAL PRACTICE, P.C., DBA BIG SMILES DENTAL

56) MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

57) MCG HEALTH

58) METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE

59) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

60) NGA LLC 911

61) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA

62) ORACLE CORP.

63) ORGANON LLC

64) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

65) PAIR TEAM, PBC

66) PHILLIPS 66

67) PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA (PAC)

68) PPL FIRST

69) PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

70) PRIME THERAPEUTICS, LLC

71) RANCHO MIRAGE, CITY OF

72) RENEW FINANCIAL

73) REPUBLIC SERVICES

74) REYES HOLDINGS LLC

75) ROBERT BOSCH LLC

76) ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION

77) ROCKET, LLC

78) ROSE BOWL STADIUM

79) SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC.

80) SAN BERNARDINO, COUNTY OF

81) SAN CLEMENTE, CITY OF

82) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY COLLEGE, AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES AND DIVISIONS, INCLUDING EMBER EDUCATION

83) SCIENTIFIC GAMES LLC

84) SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

85) SOCIUM HEALTH LLC DBA CLEVER CARE

86) SOS TEST FIRM

87) STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (SACRS)

88) STIIIZY

89) SUMMIT SCHOOL SERVICES, LLC

90) T-MOBILE USA, INC.

91) TOOLS FOR HUMANITY CORPORATION

92) TRICON GLOBAL RESTAURANTS, INC.

93) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

94) UNIVERSAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, LP D/B/A ALLIED UNIVERSAL ("THE COMPANY")

95) VISIT GREATER PALM SPRINGS

96) WELBEHEALTH

97) YAHOO INC. AND VAR. SUBS/AFFILIATES

98) YUCCA VALLEY, TOWN OF

99) ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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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) COLLINSVILLE CUSD #10

10) COPACK INDUSTRIES LLC

11) DECATUR DOWNS LLC

12) DESTINATION ILLINOIS LLC

13) DIRECTV, LLC

14) DUCKS UNLIMITED

15) ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES

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

17) EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION

18) FIREMEN'S ANNUITY & BENEFIT FUND OF CHICAGO

19) FMR, LLC

20) FORESIGHT ENERGY, LLC

21) GERONIMO POWER, LLC

22) GOOGLE LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES

23) GRAND PRAIRIE WATER COMMISSION

24) HEALTH CARE COUNCIL OF ILLINOIS

25) I3 BROADBAND

26) ID.ME

27) ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS

28) ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

29) ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION

30) ILLINOIS HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

31) ILLINOIS LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE COUNCIL

32) ILLINOIS PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

33) ILLINOIS PIPE TRADES, P.E.C.

34) ILLINOIS PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATIVE

35) ILLINOIS RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

36) ILLINOIS RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION

37) ILLINOIS SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

38) ILLUMINATIVE STRATEGIES INC.

39) INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 318

40) INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 520

41) INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 649

42) INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 841

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JEFF REAMY

(Federal)
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1150NWashingtonDC20004

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JEFFREY REAMY

(Federal)
  • 2024164586

  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1150NWashingtonDC20004

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H REED

(North Dakota)
  • (405) 879-4887

  • JSTE 160OKLAHOMA CITYOK73116-8209

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SARAH RHODES

(Louisiana)

TIFFANY ROBERTS

(Washington)
  • 4153896800

  • c/o 2350 Kerner Blvd.Ste. 250San RafaelCA94901

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TIFFANY ROBERTS

(Arizona)
  • 415-389-6800

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ED THAYER

(Texas)
  • (832)7654546

  • 2331 Citywest Blvd., HQ 13N-N1336HoustonTX77042

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ED THAYER

(Louisiana)
  • 832-765-4546

  • 2331 CITYWEST BLVDHOUSTONTexas77042

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