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.
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
4) Balmaghie Beverage Group, Inc.
12) Pace-O-Matic
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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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.
717-982-6823
1426 North 3rd Street Suite 310, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
814-261-5095
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1) Achieva
5) Association of Dental Support Organizations
9) Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh
10) Burns Scalo Development LLC
11) Butler County Community College
12) Clark Testing
13) CONSOL Energy
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/GSL Government Consulting
27) Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
28) INDEPENDENCE VISITOR CENTER CORPORATION
29) International Union of Operating Engineers
30) ITG Brands, LLC, and its Affiliates
31) IUPAT, DC 57
32) Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania
33) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
34) Life X Labs LLC
35) Manchester Bidwell Corporation
36) Michael Baker International
40) PAR
42) Pennsylvania Coal Alliance
43) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
44) Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
45) Pennsylvania Parking Association
46) Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits Association
47) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
48) Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation
50) Professional Bull Riders, LLC
51) Quality Engineering Solutions Inc.
52) Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
54) Shenango Area School District
55) Smart Sand Inc.
56) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
57) Stack AV Co.
61) The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
63) The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh
64) The Fund for Northern Tier Development
67) Trulieve
68) Trulieve, Inc.
69) UGI Corporation
71) United States Golf Association
73) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES
74) UPMC Health Plan
75) Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard
76) Vision To Learn
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17 NORTH SECOND STREET, 18TH FLOOR, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101,
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
4) Balmaghie Beverage Group, Inc.
12) Pace-O-Matic
814-261-5095
1308 Main Street, Brockway, PA, 15824,
1) Achieva
5) Association of Dental Support Organizations
9) Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh
10) Burns Scalo Development LLC
11) Butler County Community College
12) Clark Testing
13) CONSOL Energy
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/GSL Government Consulting
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
38) North Fayette County Municipal Authority
40) PAR
42) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
43) Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
44) Pennsylvania Parking Association
45) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
46) Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation
48) Professional Bull Riders, LLC
49) Quality Engineering Solutions Inc.
50) Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
52) Shenango Area School District
53) Smart Sand Inc.
54) Stack AV Co.
58) The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
60) The Fund for Northern Tier Development
62) Trulieve
63) Trulieve, Inc.
64) UGI Corporation
66) United States Golf Association
68) UPMC Health Plan
69) Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard
70) Vision To Learn
814-261-5095
1308 Main Street, Brockway, PA, 15824,
1) Achieva
5) Association of Dental Support Organizations
9) Burns Scalo Development LLC
10) Butler County Community College
11) CONSOL Energy
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/GSL Government Consulting
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
32) Manchester Bidwell Corporation
36) PAR
38) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
39) Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
40) Pennsylvania Parking Association
41) Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits Association
42) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
43) Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation
45) Professional Bull Riders, LLC
46) PROVI
47) Quality Engineering Solutions Inc.
48) Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
50) Shenango Area School District
51) Smart Sand Inc.
52) Stack AV Co.
55) The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
57) The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh
58) The Fund for Northern Tier Development
61) Trulieve
62) Trulieve, Inc.
63) UGI Corporation
65) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES
66) UPMC Health Plan
67) Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard
68) Vision To Learn
814-261-5095
1308 Main Street, Brockway, PA, 15824,
