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With more than a decade of experience in politics, Ray Zaborney has played a key role in advising some of Pennsylvania's leading political figures. For his work, he has been recognized nationally as one of the country's leading political consultants. As the founding partner of Maverick Strategies (formerly State Street Strategies), Zaborney serves as a government relations and public affairs strategist for organizations with interests in front of state government.
Zaborney has advised a wide range of clients on legislation and politics in the Commonwealth, from Fortune 500 companies to scrappy startups and everything in between. Zaborney has worked to help set up a regulatory framework for Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) here in the Commonwealth, to expand gaming to make Pennsylvania a leader in internet gaming, to pass a record investment in infrastructure, and to protect and expand the authority of our Capitol city to escape near bankruptcy. He has been a leading advocate for non-discrimination protections, affordable health care, access to quality hospitals, education reforms to improve our public schools, and legislation to give minor offenders a clean slate to pursue opportunities.
Ray has served as a political advisor to some of Pennsylvania's leading political organizations including The Pennsylvania Republican Party, The Senate Republican Campaign Committee, The House Republican Campaign Committee, Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, Majority Leader Dave Reed, Justice Sallie Mundy, Attorney General and Governor Tom Corbett, Lynn Swann, and numerous House and Senate members.
Ray is often sought after as a spokesperson and as a political analyst. Ray has contributed to stories that have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, The Pittsburgh Tribune Review, The Harrisburg Patriot, The Erie Times, The Scranton Times, The Wilkes Barre Times Leader, The Allentown Morning Call, The Pittsburgh City Paper, Stateline, Roll Call, CQ Politics, PoliticsPA, ESPN The Magazine, and Sports Illustrated.
In addition to his many print contributions, Zaborney has been a frequent guest on television and radio programs throughout the Commonwealth to discuss political campaigns and the political environment both in Pennsylvania and our nation.
Ray lives and works with his wife, Jennifer, and their daughters, Grace and Emma, in New Cumberland.
Rene Diehl is a government affairs advisor in the Harrisburg office and is a member of the public policy group. She has nearly 20 years of experience working with the Pennsylvania Legislature and executive branch-experience that she leverages to provide advice to clients on effectively managing their government and regulatory affairs. In particular, she helps clients by creating alignment between their objectives and government policies.
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Ms. Diehl served as Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs to the Pennsylvania Governor, a senior staff position that involved the development and implementation of legislative strategy intended to advance the Governor's legislative priorities for several state agencies, including the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Lottery. Ms. Diehl was directly and integrally involved in the enactment of several major legislative initiatives, including the historic transportation funding package of 2013, numerous pieces of legislation impacting energy and environmental policies and programs for the state, as well as, significant reforms intended to enhance operations and funding for the Pennsylvania Lottery. She was also directly involved with negotiations with the House of Representatives and the Senate relating to the enactment of the annual General Fund budget and related enactments.
Prior to working in the governor's office, Ms. Diehl served as Director of Legislative Affairs for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. During her tenure as Legislative Director, and prior to that, as Assistant Legislative Director, she advocated for legislative priorities related to taxation and the Pennsylvania Lottery, including significant business tax reform packages that dramatically changed state tax administration and tax compliance.
Before joining the Department of Revenue, Ms. Diehl worked in a senior staff capacity for the House Democratic Caucus. Her responsibilities included monitoring House floor activities and advising House Democratic Leadership in message development and legislative strategy.
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1426 North 3rd Street Suite 310, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
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63) The Fund for Northern Tier Development
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814-261-5095
1308 Main Street, Brockway, PA, 15824,
1) Achieva
9) Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh
10) Burns Scalo Development LLC
11) Butler County Community College
12) Clark Testing
14) CSL Behring
15) Effective School Solutions
16) Electronic Transactions Association
20) FarmaceuticalRX
21) Friends of Independence National Historical Park
24) Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau dba VisitPittsburgh
25) Griffin Holdings
27) Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
28) INDEPENDENCE VISITOR CENTER CORPORATION
29) International Union of Operating Engineers
30) ITG Brands, LLC
31) IUPAT, DC 57
32) Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania
33) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
34) Life X Labs LLC
36) Michael Baker International
39) PAR
41) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
42) Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
43) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
44) Per Scholas
45) Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation
47) Professional Bull Riders, LLC
48) Quality Engineering Solutions Inc.
49) Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
51) Shenango Area School District
52) Smart Sand Inc.
56) The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
58) The Fund for Northern Tier Development
60) Trulieve
61) Trulieve, Inc.
62) UGI Corporation
64) United States Golf Association
66) UPMC Health Plan
67) Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard
68) Vision To Learn
814-261-5095
1308 Main Street, Brockway, PA, 15824,
1) Achieva
9) Burns Scalo Development LLC
10) Butler County Community College
12) CSL Behring
13) Effective School Solutions
14) Electronic Transactions Association
18) FarmaceuticalRX
19) Friends of Independence National Historical Park
22) Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau dba VisitPittsburgh
23) Griffin Holdings
25) Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
26) INDEPENDENCE VISITOR CENTER CORPORATION
27) International Union of Operating Engineers
28) IUPAT, DC 57
29) Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania
30) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
31) Life X Labs LLC
33) Michael Baker International
35) PAR
37) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
38) Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
39) Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits Association
40) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
41) Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation
43) Professional Bull Riders, LLC
44) Quality Engineering Solutions Inc.
45) Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
47) Shenango Area School District
48) SitelogiQ
51) The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
53) The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh
54) The Fund for Northern Tier Development
56) Trulieve
57) Trulieve, Inc.
58) UGI Corporation
60) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES
61) UPMC Health Plan
62) Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard
63) Vision To Learn
