LNE Group West Virginia is the only firm in Charleston with established state and federal government affairs practices. We have been in business for more than 23 years and represented more than 250 clients in a wide variety of industries. We have secured more than $900 million in government funding and worked on thousands of complex projects for our clients.
20+ years
LNE Group WV has deep and long-term relationships with Members of the State Legislature and the Executive Branch of West Virginia Government. We can get to just about anyone in West Virginia Government.
Lee Weingart is the Chairman and Founder of LNE Group and President of LNE Group West Virginia. Since 2002, Lee has cultivated LNE Group, his self-started, two-person business, into what is now one of the top advocacy and lobbying firms with transatlantic reach in the region.
In 2023, Lee founded LNE Group West Virginia as a Charleston-based state and federal government advocacy firm to bring the successes realized by LNE Group around the country and in Europe to clients in West Virginia.
Prior to founding LNE Group, Mr. Weingart served in various public and private positions. From 1995 to 1997, he served as County Commissioner in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America. Cuyahoga County is the second largest county in Ohio and is among the 30 largest counties in the nation. At 28, Mr. Weingart was one of the youngest people ever to serve as county commissioner.
Mr. Weingart received his juris doctor degree, with honors, from The George Washington University National Law Center in 1991. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in economics and management from DePauw University in 1988.
Lee is married to Caroline Weingart, nee Emrick. They have three children, Lizzie, Ned and Ethan, who collectively are LNE Group's namesake.
LNE Group West Virginia is the only firm in Charleston with established state and federal government affairs practices. We have been in business for more than 23 years and represented more than 250 clients in a wide variety of industries. We have secured more than $900 million in government funding and worked on thousands of complex projects for our clients.
20+ years
LNE Group WV has deep and long-term relationships with Members of the State Legislature and the Executive Branch of West Virginia Government. We can get to just about anyone in West Virginia Government.
With years of experience in communications, marketing, and political campaign management, Ryan Lemmon has worked his way to becoming an expert communications advisor and political consultant. Starting his career in marketing and advertising in 2010, Ryan founded a successful advertising agency and political campaign management firm in Charleston, West Virginia in 2020. Since then, Ryan was appointed to the position of Executive Director of the West Virginia Job Creators Alliance, a 501c6 organization advocating for pro job growth policy reform throughout the region. As a political advisor on multiple statewide and legislative campaigns, Ryan has established himself as a trustworthy consultant and advisor for many of those in the West Virginia legislator. Upon the expansion of the LNE Group to West Virginia, Ryan now serves as the Vice President of Government Affairs for LNE WV representing a wide range of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, and energy.
614-900-0040
88 E. Broad Street, Suite 1350, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
2) Association of Ohio Drinking Water Agencies
3) Association of Ohio Metropolitan Wastewater Agencies
4) Bedrock Management Services LLC
5) Cleveland Clinic Foundation
6) Cleveland Metropolitan School District
7) Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
9) Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers Association
10) Google LLC and its Affiliates
11) Great Lakes Science Center
12) Greater Cleveland Partnership
13) Knox Company
216-406-0174
88 E. Broad Street, Suite 1340, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
2) Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
4) Association of Ohio Metropolitan Wastewater Agencies
5) Barrett-Jackson Auction Company
6) Bedrock Management Services LLC
7) Cleveland Clinic Foundation
8) Cleveland Metropolitan School District
9) Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
12) Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers Association
14) Good Venture Properties, LLC
15) Google LLC and its Affiliates
16) Great Lakes Science Center
17) Greater Cleveland Partnership
9377682222
88 E. Broad Street, Suite 1500, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
5) Eastern Energy Storage, LLC
9) Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati
10) Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center
440-668-5353
612 Park St., Floor 3, INTEROFFICE - DOT, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
4) East Central Ohio Educational Service Center
6) Good-Lite
10) Junior Achievement of the Mahoning Valley
12) Metrc
440-864-2829
88 E. Broad Street, Suite 1340, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
1) Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
3) Association of Ohio Drinking Water Agencies
4) Association of Ohio Metropolitan Wastewater Agencies
5) Barrett-Jackson Auction Company
6) Bedrock Management Services LLC
7) Cleveland Clinic Foundation
8) Cleveland Metropolitan School District
9) Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
12) Cuyahoga County Mayors and City Managers Association
14) Good Venture Properties, LLC
15) Google LLC and its Affiliates
16) Great Lakes Science Center
17) Greater Cleveland Partnership
614-203-3213
88 East Broad Suite 1340, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
614-246-2509
4124 Worth Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43219, 
740-403-9866
88 E. Broad St., Ste. 1500, Columbus, OH, 43215, 
9) Eastern Energy Storage, LLC
12) Farkas Farms LLC
13) Fire Rock LTD.
14) Galenas LLC
16) Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati
17) Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center
18) NEN Holdings LLC
19) North Coast Gas Transmission, LLC
20) Novo Nordisk
21) OhiGrow, LLC
22) Ohio Chemistry Technology Council
23) Ohio Clean Leaf
24) Ohio Gas Company
25) Ohio Oil and Gas Association
26) Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
27) Ohio State Chiropractic Association
28) Ohio State Medical Association
30) Paragon Development Group, LLC
32) Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, Inc
33) Retail Energy Supply Association
34) Seminole Hard Rock Digital
36) TC Energy
37) The Ohio Academy of Science
38) WAS Portables
614-330-1576
1910 Southchase Ct., Grove City, OH, 43123, 
1) 2U
5) BlackRock Funds Services Group
7) Cleveland Institute of Music
8) Cleveland Zoological Society
10) East Liverpool Community Partnership for Revitalization
11) Employers Health
12) First American Title Insurance Company
13) Health Care Management Group
16) Hometown Hero
18) Medlytix, LLC
20) National Football Museum, Inc dba Pro Football Hall of Fame
21) North Lawrence Fire Department
22) Ohio Alliance for Public Telecommunications Inc
23) Ohio Healthy Alternatives Association
24) Ohio Hemp Beverage Alliance
25) Ohio Ready Mixed Concrete Assn
26) Outpost Brands
28) Phantom Fireworks Showrooms, LLC
29) Race Rock
31) Stark Economic Development Board
517-374-9121
100 Public Square, Suite 400, Cleveland, OH, 44113, 
614-558-3021
11443 Huntington Way, Pickerington, OH, 43147, 
330-575-5471
7257 Fulton Drive, NW, Ste. 59 #282, Canton, OH, 44718, 
1) 2U
5) BlackRock Funds Services Group
8) Cleveland Institute of Music
9) Cleveland Zoological Society
11) East Liverpool Community Partnership for Revitalization
12) Employers Health
13) First American Title Insurance Company
15) Hometown Hero
17) Medlytix, LLC
19) National Football Museum, Inc dba Pro Football Hall of Fame
20) North Lawrence Fire Department
21) Ohio Alliance for Public Telecommunications Inc
22) Ohio Hemp Beverage Alliance
23) Ohio Ready Mixed Concrete Assn
24) Outpost Brands
26) Phantom Fireworks Showrooms, LLC
614-321-2523
175 S. 3rd Street, Suite 470, Columbus, OH, 43215,