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JASON WEBB

There's an old saying around state legislatures that "if you aren't at the table, then you could end up on the menu." Jason Webb and his firm, Capitol Advocates, understand the importance of having representation engaged throughout the entire process. He knows that it may come down to that last conversation or that final piece of information which enabled his clients to succeed. Capitol Advocates is a full service government relations, lobbying, advocacy, & consulting firm in West Virginia. We genuinely believe in the traditional values of hard work and integrity. We advocate our clients' positions to government leaders, not rationalize their viewpoints to our clients. We consciously adhere to this philosophy every day. We understand that effective government relations require both determination and persistence. Our knowledge, experience and professional relationships are leveraged to assist in these endeavors. While it is sometimes difficult to guarantee outcomes, you can be assured of the effort.

20+ years

Jason Webb's often heard motto is "You must educate before you can advocate." He believes that policy makers are invariably dependent on concise and accurate information. While the introduction of those conversations is the foundation for advocacy, it's the ongoing discussion and exchange of ideas that tend to build success in the long run.

"If you can reduce complicated matters down to their core principles, then individuals will usually have a better chance of understanding them. Greater comprehension brings with it the likelihood that people will consider different perspectives on an issue. By increasing diverse viewpoints, we can collectively solve complex problems," he says.

For over two decades, Webb has worked in government relations, serving a diverse range of clients that include Fortune 500 companies, trade associations and non-profit corporations. His proficiency includes economic development, environment, finance, healthcare, insurance, natural resources, professional licensure, taxes and technology.

The son of a coal miner, Webb understands the adage that there is no substitute for hard work. He worked his way through college, completed internships at Merrill Lynch and a trading firm on the Chicago Board Options Exchange and worked with the Senior PGA Tour.

Webb received his Bachelor in Business Administration in finance and political science from the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky.

TRACY LAWLESS

TRACY LAWLESS

(PA, US, )

Tracy Lawless is a government affairs advisor in the firm's Pittsburgh and Harrisburg offices, where she is a member of the Public Policy and Law practice group. She concentrates her activity in health care, as well as a diverse array of clients including manufacturing and transportation. She advises companies on strategic policy development, issue management, government solutions, and advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Lawless was a legislative director for a health care network for over four years. In addition, she worked as a project manager for a real estate development company and was a policy consultant. She worked as a deputy policy director for a candidate for Governor, and she was the Pennsylvania state campaign director for the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI National). Ms. Lawless was a public affairs/legislative director for the American Society for Pharmaceutical and Experimental Therapeutics and the American Society for Nutrition for 10 years.

FRANK BICKFORD

20+ years

Dell Sales & Government Affairs Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology Public Service Award

BICKFORD PACIFIC GROUP (BPG) has over 25 years experience specializing in all aspects of government, legislative, state administration and local assembly/city council. BPG has been recognized as one of Alaska's top 10 lobbyists with a client list that includes Fortune Top 500 companies. BPG clients benefit from our trusted bipartisan relationships that have resulted in successful outcomes.

Whether you are seeking to enact or defeat legislation on a state or local level, BPG has a proven success record.

Firm Specialties:
Lobbying local & state
Digital/social media advocacy
Grassroots/grasstops
Strategist specialist
Communications/public relations
Crisis management

FRANK BICKFORD, before becoming a lobbyist was a staffer in the early 80's for then U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski, Former State Senator Fritz Pettyjohn and managed Congressman Don Young's campaign in 1984. Frank has been a state lobbyist since the year 2000, with a host of clients and excellent reputation among Democrat, Republican and Independent elected officials.

  • 5800 Bristol Parkway, Suite 300, Culver City, CA, 90230, 

Clients:

KARLITO ALMEDA

(New Jersey, )
  • 609-530-1234

  • 400 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ, 08628, 

Clients:
  • 5800 Bristol Parkway, Suite 300, Culver City, CA, 90230, 

  • 5800 Bristol Parkway, Suite 300, Culver City, CA, 90230, 

  • 609-530-1234

  • 400 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ, 08628, 

Clients:
  • 675 15th St Suite 2900, Denver, CO, 80202, 

  • (813) 317-7766

  • 215 S Monroe St, Suite 410, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301, 

Clients:

CHRISTOPHER HUGHES

(New Jersey, )
  • 609-530-1234

  • 400 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ, 08628, 

Clients:

NAGARAJAN JULIEN

(Massachusetts, )
  • 213-634-7972

  • 5800 BRISTOL PKWY Culver, City, CA, 90230, 

ALEXANDER KELSCH

(North Dakota, )

SAMANTHA KERSUL

(Oregon, )

SAMANTHA KERSUL

(Colorado, )
  • 360-791-6407

  • 5800 Bristol City Parkway, Suite 300, Culver City, CA, 90230, 

SAMANTHA KERSUL

(New Mexico, )

SAMANTHA KERSUL

(Alaska, )

SAMANTHA KERSUL

(Montana, )

SAMANTHA KERSUL

(Washington, )

SAMANTHA KERSUL

(North Dakota, )
  • (213) 634-7972

  • 5800 BRISTOL PKWY, STE 300, CULVER CITY, CA, 90230-6897, 

SAMANTHA KERSUL

(South Dakota, )

SAMANTHA KERSUL

(Arizona, )
  • 360-791-6407

  • 202-559-0170

  • 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002, 

Clients:

1) 3M COMPANY

2) ACCRETE AI GOVERNMENT, LLC

3) ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (ADVAMED)

4) AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC

5) AICPA ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS

6) AIRLINES FOR AMERICA

7) ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBE OF TEXAS

8) ALKERMES, INC.

9) ALLY FINANCIAL INC.

10) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

11) ALTUMINT, INC.

12) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

13) ANNE PRAMAGGIORE

14) ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

15) ASSOCIATION FOR MATERIALS PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE (AMPP)

16) ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS

17) AT&T SERVICES, INC.

18) ATKINSREALIS NUCLEAR SECURED, LLC

19) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES LLC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

20) BLINK HEALTH, INC.

21) BROAD INSTITUTE

22) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

23) CENTERSTONE

24) CGI FEDERAL INC.

25) CHESAPEAKE BAY COMMISSION

26) CHUBB INA HOLDING COMPANY INC

27) COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED, INC.

28) COHERE US, INC.

29) CONCORDANT LLC OBO AMERICANS GIVE LLC

30) COREWEAVE, INC.

31) CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC

32) COUPANG, INC.

33) DATA CENTER COALITION

34) DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL

35) DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION

36) EDF POWER SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT, INC.

37) EISAI, INC.

38) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION

39) EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION

40) FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM

41) FITCH RATINGS

42) GENERAL ATOMICS

43) GINKGO BIOWORKS, INC.

44) GOEL INVESTMENTS, LLC

45) GOULD INDUSTRIES LTD.

46) GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC.

47) H&R BLOCK MANAGEMENT, LLC

48) HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC

49) HEMP BEVERAGE ALLIANCE

50) HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION

51) IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA, LLC

52) INFIN A FINANCIAL SERVICES ALLIANCE

53) KANE KESSLER, P.C. OBO CLARUS CORPORATION

54) KIDNEY CARE PARTNERS

55) KLASKO IMMIGRATION LAW PARTNERS, LLP ON BEHALF OF INTEALTH

56) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

57) KOCHAVIM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC.

58) LATHAM & WATKINS LLP OBO PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES

59) LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP INC.

60) LIFESCIENCE LOGISTICS

61) LPL FINANCIAL LLC

62) MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

63) MARSH MCLENNAN

64) MERCK & CO., INC.

65) MGM TRANSFORMERS, A FORGENT COMPANY

66) MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

67) MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC

68) MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.

69) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES

70) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

71) NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ASSOCIATION

72) NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION

73) NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM

74) NAVIGATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERS, INC.

75) NIQUAN ENERGY, LLC

76) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

77) NUCLEAR INNOVATION ALLIANCE

78) OCEAN AERO, INC.

79) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

80) PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY

81) PRECISION MOTION HEALTH

82) PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

83) PROTON THERAPY CONSORTIUM

84) REBELLION DEFENSE, INC.

85) REFLECTION WINDOW + WALL, LLC

86) RESEARCH!AMERICA

87) ROSHEL INC.

88) ROUGH COUNTRY, LLC

89) SABLE OFFSHORE CORP.

90) SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL

91) SALESFORCE.COM, INC.

92) SANOFI US SERVICES INC.

93) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)

94) SEMPRA ENERGY

95) SEYMOUR SUPPORT COUNCIL, INC. DBA FRIENDS OF SEYMOUR

96) SHIELD AI, INC.

97) SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA)

98) SPRAY FOAM COALITION

99) SSA MARINE

100) STRATA CLEAN ENERGY, LLC

101) TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.

102) TECHNET

103) THE BOEING COMPANY

104) THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP

105) THE SCORE ASSOCIATION

106) TIKTOK INC.

107) TIKTOK USDS JOINT VENTURE LLC

108) TRANSAMERICA COMPANIES

109) TRUCKERS INTEGRAL TO OUR ECONOMY INC (TIE)

110) U.S. SUGAR CORPORATION

111) UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION

112) UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

113) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

114) VISA, INC.

115) VMWARE, INC. OBO BROADCOM INC.

116) WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL

117) X ENERGY, LLC

118) ZSCALER INC.

ETHAN LEINGANG

(North Dakota, )
  • (701) 663-9818

  • PO BOX 1266, MANDAN, ND, 58554-7266, 

MATTHEW MCDERMOTT

(New Jersey, )
  • 609-530-1234

  • 400 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ, 08628, 

Clients:

EDWARD MCGLYNN

(New Jersey, )
  • 609-530-1234

  • 400 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ, 08628, 

Clients:
  • 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20002, 

Clients:

KENDALL MURPHY

(New Jersey, )
  • 609-530-1234

  • 400 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ, 08628, 

Clients:

JULIEN NAGARAJAN

(Rhode Island, )

JULIEN NAGARAJAN

(New Jersey, )
  • 213-634-7972

  • 5800 Bristol Parkway Suite 300, Culver City, CA, 90230, 

JULIEN NAGARAJAN

(New Hampshire, )

JULIEN NAGARAJAN

(Connecticut, )

JULIEN NAGARAJAN

(New York, )
  • 1255 UNION STREET NE, WASHINGTON, DC, 20002, 

  • 609-530-1234

  • 400 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ, 08628, 

Clients:

GREGORY SILEO

(Kansas, )
  • (202) 652-2350

  • 675 15th St, Suite 2900, Denver, CO, 80202, 

  • 213-634-7972

  • 5800 Bristol Parkway, Culver City, CA, 90230, 

KILEY SMITH

(West Virginia, )

KILEY SMITH

(Arkansas, )

KILEY SMITH

(Virginia, )

KILEY SMITH

(South Carolina, )
  • 2532251863

  • 1255 Union Street NE, 3rd Floor, DC, 20002, 

KILEY SMITH

(Louisiana, )
  • 253-225-1863

  • 1255 UNION STREET NE, 3RD FLOOR, WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, 20002, 

Clients:

1) 4KIDS of South Florida

2) 831 Federal Acquisition, LLC dba / The Big Easy Casino

3) AIDS HealthCare Foundation

4) American Dream

5) ARB Interactive, Inc.

6) ARC Hospice of Florida

7) Art Basel U.S. Corp LLC

8) Association of Dental Support Organizations

9) AssureCare

10) Best Friends Animal Society

11) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center

12) Big Lands Transect Collaborative LLC

13) Blue Line Solutions

14) Braman Management Association

15) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC

16) Broward County Property Appraiser

17) Broward County Sheriff's Office

18) BusPatrol

19) Carnival Corporation

20) Chabad of Kendall and Pinecrest

21) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

22) City of Brooksville

23) City of Deerfield Beach

24) City of Doral

25) City of Miami

26) City of Miami Beach

27) City of Miramar

28) Community Health of South Florida

29) Crescent Heights

30) DC Blox

31) Deel Inc.

32) Deel, Inc.

33) Doma Technology

34) Dosal Tobacco Corporation

35) Early Care and Education Consortium

36) Embarc Collective

37) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc

38) Feeding South Florida

39) FleetForce

40) Fletcher FL IL, LLC

41) Florida A & M University Foundation

42) Florida Alliance for Seniors

43) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists DBA Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

44) Florida Association of Property Tax Professionals (FAPTP)

45) Florida Association of Recovery Residences, Inc.

46) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association

47) Florida Crystals Corporation

48) Florida Institute of Technology

49) Florida International University Foundation

50) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association

51) Florida Panthers

52) Florida Power & Light Company

53) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority

54) FORTS Services

55) Gainesville Regional Utilities

56) Gainwell Technologies LLC

57) Google LLC and its Affiliates

58) Greater Miami Jewish Federation

59) Green Jean Foundation

60) Handtevy

61) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services

62) HCA Healthcare

63) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust

64) Hospital for Special Surgery

65) Independent Living Systems, LLC.

66) Indian Trail Improvement District

67) Jersey College

68) JFS of Broward Inc

69) Juul Labs, Inc.

70) Kalshi Inc.

71) Kaplan North America, LLC

72) Miami Dade County

73) Miami Parking Authority

74) Miccosukee Tribe of Indians

75) Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center

76) Molina Healthcare

77) Nomi Health Inc

78) Nova Southeastern University

79) OnMed

80) Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd.

81) Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P

82) Power Design

83) PrizePicks

84) PTG-Florida, Inc

85) Responsive Gov Action

86) Ryan Specialty, LLC

87) SimpliGov, LLC

88) Skydio

89) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

90) Southwest Airlines

91) Stamm Development

92) Starkey Hearing Technologies

93) State Shield Action

94) Stride, Inc.

95) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.

96) Tampa JCC-Federation, Inc

97) Teach Florida

98) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College

99) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District

100) The Rok Family Shul - Chabad Downtown Jewish Center

101) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.

102) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC

103) TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC

104) Town of Surfside

105) Tranquility AI Inc.

106) Trend Micro

107) University of Miami

108) University of South Florida Foundation

109) Vaad Harabonim Florida- Rabbinical Alliance of Florida

110) VGW Holdings Pty Ltd

111) Village of Key Biscayne

112) Vitu, Inc.

113) Waymo LLC

114) Western Governors University

115) Wing Aviation LLC

116) Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc

117) WPT Enterprises, Inc.

118) Youth and Family Alternatives, Inc. ("YFA")

119) Youth on Course

GENEVE VILLACRES

(North Dakota, )
  • (213) 634-7972

  • 5800 BRISTOL PKWY, CULVER CITY, CA, 90230-6696, 

PATRIZIA ZITA

(New Jersey, )
  • 609-530-1234

  • 400 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ, 08628, 

Clients: