20+ years

Honorary Member, Pioneer Lawmakers Association, Class of 2017

Throughout my career, my focus has been to work with elected officials of both parties to help my clients achieve their goals. In addition, I have worked with most state executive branch agencies and elected officials.

I am an educated, motivated and experienced professional with over 25 years of public affairs and government relations expertise.

Currently, I serve as President of Triplett Enterprises, representing the interests of clients at the Iowa Legislature and executive branch, as well as overseeing the strategy, development, and implementation of state government relations and public affairs programs.Previously, I have held both executive- and managerial-level positions within three trade associations and represented Iowa's business community, banks, and savings and loan associations on a variety of issues including health care, environment, energy, economic development, commerce, transportation, electronic transactions, mortgage lending, ag finance, bankruptcy and bank holding company structure.

Competencies: Public Policy and Government Affairs, Business Strategy, Advocacy, Leadership, Trade Associations, Transportation
Policy, and Relationship Building.

Missouri Times, Top 100 People in Politics

Missouri Society of Association Executives -- President, 2017

Logos Foundation -- Founding Member/Trustee

American Optometric Association -- State Executive

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association -- Member

Legal Eagle, LLC -- Managing Partner

Jay is a partner and founding member of Hahn O'Daniel where he oversees government relations, advocacy, new strategies and messaging efforts on behalf of various clients. Prior to founding Hahn O'Daniel, Jay served as the Director of Government Relations for the Missouri Optometric Association (MOA) where he was responsible for developing the MOA's legislative priorities and implementing strategies to ensure those priorities were effectively communicated to the Missouri General Assembly.

Professionally, Jay is involved with the Missouri Society of Association Executives (MSAE), a non-profit organization that promotes and supports excellence and professionalism among association executives. Jay is currently serving MSAE as the President, and he has served numerous positions in the past.

Additionally, Jay founded a small technology business 14 years ago and worked to provide innovative solutions to his clients as an IT contractor. While information technology is no longer his primary focus, his IT experience has been invaluable understanding technology-related legislative issues.

In his free time, Jay enjoys aviation as a hobby. In 2012, Jay earned his Federal Aviation Administration Private Pilot certification. In addition to flying for fun, Jay also uses aviation as an advocacy and campaign outreach tool.

Jay earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. He currently resides in Jefferson City with his wife Kayla and daughter Clara.