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JOHN MARTIN

GeorgiaLink Public Affairs Group focuses on identifying, developing, and securing relationships between clients and government. It provides comprehensive strategic representation for clients by utilizing broad-based expertise in governmental affairs. The firm monitors legislation and creates opportunities for a diverse clientele that includes Fortune 500 companies, state associations, small entrepreneurs, professional groups, and local government.

Firm Specialties:
GeorgiaLink has a client base with a broad range of interests. Its special focus has been in environmental, gaming, healthcare, telecommunications and banking.

John S. "Trip" Martin, III is the founder of GeorgiaLink Public Affairs Group. GeorgiaLink is a governmental affairs consulting firm which has been recognized by James magazine seventeen years in a row as the top lobbying firm in the state of Georgia. Mr. Martin began his Government Affairs career in 1981 as the Director of State Government Affairs in Georgia for Southern Bell. In 1986, he was promoted to the position of Director of Legislative Affairs for BellSouth in Washington, D.C. where his major responsibilities included the development and implementation of strategies for dealing with Congress on national telecommunications policy issues. He has served as the Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Southeastern Public Affairs Council and was a participant in the Leadership Georgia Class of 1983. He is the former Vice President of the University of Georgia National Alumni Association. Mr. Martin currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Advocacy Group, an international network of lobbying firms with offices in forty-eight states. Trip is married to Julie Brown, a native of Atlanta and President & CEO of Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone. Trip and Julie split their time between residences in Atlanta and Blue Ridge, Georgia, where he is a licensed realtor with the Blue Ridge office of Premier Mountain & Lake Property, Inc., and owns and operates Big Creek Alpaca Farms. Trip has three grown children and five granddaughters.

JAMES ROBERTS

James H. "Jay" Roberts is the most recent member of our team. Prior to joining GeorgiaLink, Mr. Roberts served in the Georgia State House of Representatives (2003-2015) while in the House, Jay was elected as both Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the House Majority Caucus by his peers. Former Gov. Sonny Perdue asked him to serve as his Administration Floor Leader in his second term. He served in that capacity for 2 years. Jay was named the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee by the Speaker of the House in 2010. He served as Chairman of the House Transportation Committee for 6 years. During his tenure in the House, Jay served on the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Ethics, Economic Development & Tourism, Ways & Means, Appropriations, Rules, Game & Fish and Transportation Committees. Jay has served several communities during his 13 years in the House. He served Irwin, Ben Hill, Tift, Turner, Coffee, Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox and Jeff Davis counties. Governor Nathan Deal appointed Jay to the distinguish position of Director of Planning for the State of Georgia at the Georgia Department of Transportation. He was tasked with the planning of the State's Transportation projects including developing and implementing the STIP. Governor Kemp asked Jay to serve on his Transition Team. He was then asked by Governor Brian Kemp to continue to serve him as the Director of Planning. In September, 2019 Mr. Roberts joined GeorgiaLink Public Affairs Group. He and his wife Sarah have two children, and they reside in Irwin County.

ARTHUR EDGE

Arthur B. "Skin" Edge, IV is engaged in Governmental Relations and Consulting. Prior to joining GeorgiaLink, Mr. Edge served in the Georgia State Senate (1986-1996) and was Minority Leader of the Senate from 1992-1996. Mr. Edge served on the Appropriations, Special Judiciary (Chairman), Public Utilities and Health committees in the Senate. He also served on the Legislative Fiscal Affairs Committee and the Code Revisions Committee. Georgia Trend Magazine named Edge as one of "The 100 Most Influential People in Georgia." He was voted "The Top Registered Lobbyist in Georgia in 2018" in a poll of legislators, state officials and lobbyists. He was also named by Business to Business Magazine as one of "The Ten Most Influential People under the Gold Dome." He is a graduate of the University of Georgia (BBA 1977) and the University of Georgia School of Law (J.D. 1980). He was a participant in the Leadership Georgia Class of 1988. Skin and his wife, Bambi, have three children and six grandchildren. They reside in Newnan, Georgia.

BOYD PETTIT

H. Boyd Pettit, III is Partner and General Counsel for GeorgiaLink Public Affairs Group, LLC Pettit, a practicing Attorney since 1979, served as a Democratic member to the Georgia General Assembly for five consecutive terms beginning in January, 1983. Elected to the House of Representatives, succeeding newly elected Governor Joe Frank Harris, he was named a member of the House Appropriations, Judiciary, and Industry Committees. Pettit became Secretary to the Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Public Services and Utilities Subcommittee of House Industry. During his membership in the House, Pettit served as Georgia's representative to the Southern States Energy Board and was selected as a participant in the Leadership Georgia Class of 1987. In 1993, he joined GeorgiaLink Public Affairs Group while remaining active on behalf of local governments, local education entities, public bond finance issues, and local industrial recruitment and development. In September 2000, Pettit was selected to the Georgia State Board of Transportation. He was re-elected in January, 2001 to a full five-year term. Pettit currently serves on the State Board of the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Centers and is an active member of Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church in Cartersville. Previously serving on Board of Directors of the North Metro Technical Institute Foundation, Pettit was a part of the effort to secure property, utilities, and funding for the state adult technical school. Boyd has two daughters, Dana and Bray. They reside in Cartersville, Georgia.

BRAD BOHANNON

(Georgia, )
Clients:

CAROLINE EARLE

(Georgia, )

JUSTIN FOLSOM

(Federal, )
Clients:

SARAH GAINER

(Federal, )
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients:

EMILY GERHARDT

(Federal, )
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients:

BRIAN GREEN

(Federal, )
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients:

CONSTANTINE HINGSON

MELISSA HORTON

(Federal, )
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients:

LIBBY JARVIS

(Federal, )
Clients:

WILLIAM KRIEGER

(Federal, )

HAROLD LAWRENCE

(Federal, )
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients:
Clients:

JEFF MACKINNON

(Federal, )
Clients:

JESSICA MANDEL

(Federal, )

JEFFREY MILLER

(Federal, )
Clients:

1) 1X TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2) A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.)

3) ACCIONA INFRASTRUCTURE USA CORP

4) ADIT VENTURES

5) AKZO NOBEL N.V.

6) ALEX VON FURSTENBERG

7) ALTANA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

8) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

9) ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

10) ALZHEON, INC.

11) AM GENERAL LLC

12) AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION

13) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION

14) AMGEN, INC.

15) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC

16) APPLE INC.

17) ARCHER AVIATION INC.

18) ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

19) ASHBRITT, INC.

20) ASPECT HOLDINGS, LLC

21) ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

22) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES

23) AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS, LLC

24) BAUGHMAN KROUP BOSSE PLLC ON BEHALF OF GEMINI SPACE STATION, INC.

25) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS L.P.

26) BLINK HEALTH INC.

27) BOTANICALS FOR BETTER HEALTH AND WELLNESS

28) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

29) BROADCOM LIMITED

30) CAL-MAINE FOODS

31) CARNIVAL CORPORATION

32) CF SECURED LLC

33) CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

34) CINTAS

35) COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.

36) COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES INC.

37) COMCAST CORPORATION

38) CORECIVIC, INC.

39) CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE

40) COSTAR GROUP, INC.

41) COUPANG, INC.

42) COVETRUS, INC.

43) CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.

44) CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

45) DEEL

46) DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

47) DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

48) EBAY INC.

49) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION

50) ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.P.

51) ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.

52) ENGINE NO. 1 LP

53) ENVIVA, LLC

54) ESSILORLUXOTTICA USA INC.

55) FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

56) FALCONX INC.

57) FINSECA

58) FLINT COOPER, LLC

59) FMX

60) FORIS DAX, INC. D/B/A CRYPTO.COM

61) GBX GROUP LLC

62) GENENTECH USA, INC.

63) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

64) GENERAL MOTORS LLC

65) GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

66) GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE

67) GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.

68) GOBRANDS, INC.

69) GOEL INVESTMENTS, LLC

70) GRAIL LLC

71) GREY ROCK NET ZERO OPPORTUNITIES FUND I, LP

72) GREYSTAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC

73) HADRIAN AUTOMATION, INC.

74) HCBS ADVOCACY, LLC

75) HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE ("HPE")

76) HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC

77) ILLUMINA, INC.

78) INVENERGY LLC

79) J C BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LTD.

80) JBS USA FOOD COMPANY HOLDINGS (FKA JBS USA FOOD COMPANY)

81) JETZERO, INC.

82) JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

83) KALSHI, INC

84) KIMBERLY-CLARK

85) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP ON BEHALF OF KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION

86) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

87) KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

88) LAC MANAGEMENT LLC

89) LOFT ORBITAL SOLUTIONS INC.

90) MASTERBRAND CABINETS, LLC

91) MERCHANTS FOR AMERICA, INC.

92) MORGAN STANLEY

93) NAREIT

94) NASDAQ, INC.

95) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME

96) NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION

97) NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION

98) NEPHRON NITRILE LLC (DBA AMERICAN ARMOR GLOVES)

99) NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, L.L.C.

100) NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.

101) NEXUS HOSPICE OF THE HIGH DESERT LLC

102) NIKE, INC.

103) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

104) NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.

105) NUCOR CORPORATION

106) NUSCALE POWER, LLC

107) OAK VIEW GROUP, LLC

108) OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

109) OCEANS ACQUISITION, INC.

110) OCHSNER HEALTH

111) OGLE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, LLC

112) ONONDAGA COUNTY

113) OPENAI

114) ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

115) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

116) PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.

117) PAUL, WEISS LLP, ON BEHALF OF AD HOC GROUP OF MAJORITY MEMBER PREPA BONDHOLDERS

118) PEPTIDE SCIENCES

119) PERFORMANCE DRONE WORKS, LLC

120) PERNOD RICARD USA

121) PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

122) PETROFORCE TRADING AND SHIPPING SA

123) PFIZER INC.

124) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

125) PLANET LABS PBC

126) PLAYPOWER, INC.

127) RED CHAMBER GROUP

128) REGATTA HCRP I LP

129) RISEPOINT

130) RTW INVESTMENTS, LP

131) SEISMIC SOFTWARE, INC.

132) SENTINEL MIDSTREAM, LLC

133) SHIELD AI

134) SIBELCO NORTH AMERICA, INC.

135) SIG SAUER, INC.

136) SOFTBANK GROUP CORPORATION

137) SOUTHERN COMPANY

138) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

139) STANLEY BLACK & DECKER

140) STEPHENS SHARED SERVICES, LLC

141) STONEPEAK PARTNERS LP

142) STRIPE, INC.

143) SUNSET LAKES WEST ASSOCIATES LLLP

144) SWEET OAK PARENT LLC

145) TEGNA INC.

146) THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY

147) THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY

148) THE MAJORITY GROUP ON BEHALF OF CONNECTED COMMERCE COUNCIL

149) THE RENCO GROUP, INC.

150) THE UNITED COMPANY

151) TIDES MEDICAL

152) TILE COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

153) TPT RESEARCH LLC

154) TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.

155) TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING INC.

156) TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE, LLC

157) TWG CADILLAC FORMULA 1 TEAM HOLDINGS, LLC

158) TYPE ONE ENERGY GROUP, INC.

159) UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

160) UBICQUIA, INC.

161) ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC.

162) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION

163) VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

164) VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

165) WASTE CONNECTIONS US, INC.

166) WELLHIVE

167) YAMAZ LLC (AND AFFILIATES)

168) YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION

169) ZENO POWER SYSTEMS, INC.

170) ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC.

171) ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

JEFFERY MORTIER

(Federal, )
  • 1225 New York Ave, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20005, 

ALYSE MURRAY

(Georgia, )
Clients:

DANIEL MURRAY

(Federal, )
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients:
Clients:

JEFF PETREA

(Tennessee, )

MICHAEL RIITH

(Federal, )
Clients:

WILLIE ROBINSON

(Federal, )
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients:
Clients:

MATTHEW SAWHILL

(Georgia, )

RYAN SCHRADER

(Federal, )
  • 750 9th St NW, Suite 650, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001, 

  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, South Building, Suite 900, Washington, DC, 20004, 

JONATHAN SLEMROD

(Federal, )
Clients:

ALISON STEINEKER

(Federal, )
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients:

STEPHEN STIGLETS

(Federal, )
  • 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004, 

Clients:
Clients:
Clients:

ROBERT WILLIS

(Georgia, )
Clients:

JEANNE WOLAK

(Federal, )
Clients: