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What distinguishes The Southern Group from others is where we draw our lobbyists from. Our lobbyists are almost all exclusively former government regulators, legislators or high-level government staff. We know what moves the wheels of government because, at one point in our careers, we moved those wheels ourselves.
2) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
3) Apple Inc
4) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
6) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) Delmas Homes LLC
12) Florida Blue
13) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
14) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
15) Florida Sheriffs Association
17) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
21) Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts
22) Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts
23) Monroe County Sheriff's Office
24) NASCAR, LLC
25) North Miami Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
26) North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency
27) Ocean Reef Club
28) Opa-Locka Community Redevelopment Agency
29) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
30) PRH 1301 S. Ocean Drive, LLC
31) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
35) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
15-20 years
National Children's Alliance, Bud Cramer Award
Florida Bar, Family Law Section, Legislative Achievement
Kristi House Service, Former President Service Award
SSG has won numerous fundraising awards and recognitions
Managing Partner, Miami office, The Southern Group
Chairman, Republican Party of Miami-Dade County
Executive Board, Republican Party of Florida
Nelson D. Diaz concentrates his practice on government and community relations. Nelson has successfully represented local governments, businesses, trade associations and other corporate clients before the Florida legislative and executive branches of government. Nelson has become one of Florida's young rising stars since serving as Chief Legislative Aide to the Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and now United States Senator, Marco Rubio.
In addition, Nelson has successfully represented corporate entities before the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, numerous Miami-Dade County agencies and departments, the City of Miami, the City of Hialeah, and several other municipal governments and authorities in Miami-Dade County. In addition to government relations, Nelson has successfully guided many corporate clients entering the South Florida market, providing community relations services. By advising new entrants to the market on who the key players are, which organizations to join, and how to navigate the local political waters, Nelson has assisted many clients successfully enter the South Florida and Miami markets.
Nelson began his political career as a volunteer in the 1996 Presidential campaign in Florida where he and many other young leaders, including now U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, State Senator Anitere Flores, Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, and many other now-elected officials, worked hard to build a strong Republican Party base in South Florida. Since then, Nelson has worked on countless political campaigns in Florida from federal races for Presidential and U.S. Senate, to state races for Governor, Cabinet offices, Florida House of Representatives, and Florida Senate, as well as many local government campaigns for county commission, city councils, and mayor's races. Nelson has also been active in various business and civic organizations locally, and counts many legislators, party officials, and legislative leaders among his personal friends. As a result of Nelson's service with U.S. Senator Rubio and his involvement in many campaigns, Nelson has established an extensive network of key contacts in Miami-Dade County and within the Florida Legislature. In fact, Nelson currently serves as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County and serves on the executive board of the Republican Party of Florida.
Active in the local community, Nelson served on the City of Miami's Historical and Environmental Preservation Board, protecting the city's historical and environmental treasures, as well as the Miami-Dade County Community Council of West Kendall, a local land use and zoning board. Additionally, Nelson serves as the Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors for Kristi House, Miami-Dade County's child advocacy center for child victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking as well as the Board of Directors of the Good Government Initiative, a bi-partisan organization dedicated to cultivating leaders of excellence in South Florida. Recently, Florida Governor Rick Scott appointed Nelson to the statewide Children and Youth Cabinet for his service and advocacy on behalf of Florida's children.
Nelson attended Florida International University, where he earned his Bachelor's degree in International Relations, with a Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, as well as minors in Political Science and Geography. Nelson graduated from the University of Florida, College of Law, cum laude, and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2004.
1) Advantage Capital Management Corporation
3) Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
8) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
10) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
11) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
12) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
14) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
16) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
18) Estuary LLC.
19) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
20) Flagler College
21) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
22) Florida Blue
23) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
24) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
25) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
27) IMG Academy LLC
29) Indian River State College Foundation, Inc.
30) Indigov
34) JAX Chamber
36) Key West International Airport
37) LEO Technologies
38) Metro Development Group, LLC
40) NASCAR, LLC
41) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
43) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
46) Putnam County
48) Rood Chartrand Partnership
50) TECO Energy, Inc
54) The Parker Management Company, LLC
56) Timberline Real Estate Partners
57) Two Roads Development, LLC
58) United States Sugar Corporation
59) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
60) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
61) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
62) Workday, Inc.
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.
1) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Alliance for Commercial Real Estate
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
7) Apple Inc
8) Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC
9) Association of Florida Colleges, Inc
10) AtkinsRealis
12) Beep, Inc.
13) Breakthru Beverage Florida
15) Cengage
16) City of Orlando
18) Copart, Inc
20) CVS Health
21) Darden, Inc.
24) Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
26) Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
29) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
30) Flagler College
31) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
32) Florida Blue
33) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
37) Florida Sheriffs Association
38) Florida State Alliance of YMCA
39) Florida Trucking Association
40) G.L. Homes of Florida Corporation
41) Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement Association, Inc
42) Gopher Resource
45) International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
46) Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc.
49) Lake Nona Property Holdings, LLC
50) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
52) Museum of Science & History
53) NASCAR, LLC
56) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
58) RedSpeed USA
60) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
62) TECO Energy, Inc
63) Tenet Healthcare Corporation
64) Tesla, Inc.
67) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
68) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
69) Viking Holding Company, LLC
70) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
71) Wells Fargo
Chris joined the firm in November of 2000 after serving seven years in Florida government. During this time, Chris served as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Prior to serving in Governor Bush's administration, Chris served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Legislative Director, and Special Assistant to former Florida Education Commissioner and former Florida Lt. Governor Frank T. Brogan. Chris also served as a legislative aide in the Florida House of Representatives. Throughout the years, Chris has worked on various state and local campaigns, including the 1998 and 2002 Bush/Brogan gubernatorial campaigns.
A devoted community activist, Chris was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year in 2007. Chris has served on the Board of Directors for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, where he served for two years as Chairman, the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Big Bend, and the Board of Directors for the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Chris is currently the Chairman of the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, a not-for-profit statewide association representing agencies which serve homeless, runaway, and troubled youth. Chris also serves on the local advisory board for Hancock Bank and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Maclay School. Chris was recently appointed by Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority, an entity created by the Florida Legislature to promote the business and hospitality interests of downtown Tallahassee.
A native of Fort Myers, Florida, Chris Dudley graduated from the University of South Florida in 1993 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. Chris, his wife Susanne, and their two sons live in Tallahassee.
(850) 671-4401
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
3) Cengage
10) Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM)
12) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
13) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
14) Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce
15) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
16) Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys, Inc.
(954) 383-6608
123 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
3) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
9) Fair Insurance Rates in Monroe (FIRM)
11) Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
12) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
13) Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, Inc.
14) Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce
15) Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower FL Keys, Inc.
