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RYAN LEMMON

(WVOH)

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.

LEE WEINGART

(WVOH)

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.

Jake Giermann is a dedicated professional with a deep commitment to relentless advocacy in the sphere of government affairs. With extensive experience in lobbying on behalf of numerous clients throughout the region, Jake has established himself as a trusted advisor and strategist. His expertise lies in navigating complex political landscapes and effectively representing the interests of diverse stakeholders. Taking on tough assignments is where Jake truly excels; his tenacity and innovative approach have consistently led to successful outcomes for his clients.

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CAROL MICHAELSEN

(Federal)
Clients:

1) ACCELERGY CORPORATION

2) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.

3) AIRPORT MINORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL

4) ALGAE BIOMASS ORGANIZATION

5) Alpha Technologies, Inc.

6) ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED

7) AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING

8) American Bus Association

9) American Commercial Space Innovators

10) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

11) AMERICAN MARITIME PARTNERSHIP

12) AMERICAN PYROTECHNICS ASSOCIATION

13) American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier Group, Inc.

14) AMERICAN SECURITY ACTION FUND, INC.

15) AMERICAN SMALL MANUFACTURING COALITION

16) American Superconductor Corporation

17) American Tower Corporation

18) AMERICAN WATER

19) Animal Wellness Action

20) Ansys, Inc.

21) Apex Clean Energy

22) Armored Things Inc.

23) Association of Washington Business

24) Astranis Space Technologies Corp.

25) AT-SEA PROCESSORS ASSN

26) Audia International

27) AVIS-BUDGET GROUP, INC.

28) Axiom Space, Inc.

29) Berkshire Hathaway Energy

30) BLUE ORIGIN, LLC

31) BNSF RAILWAY CO.

32) Boeing Employees' Credit Union

33) Boulder Capital Partners OZB, LLC

34) Breville Pty, Ltd.

35) Brightline Holdings LLC f/k/a Virgin Trains USA LLC

36) BROWN-FORMAN CORP

37) BUSINESS LEADERS FOR MICHIGAN

38) ByteDance Inc.

39) California Public Employees' Retirement System

40) CALVERT VENTURES, LLC

41) Capital SouthEast Connector Joint Powers Authority

42) Catalyst Old River Hydroelectric Limited Partnership

43) CERES, INC.

44) Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

45) Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.

46) CHSPSC, LLC

47) CHURCH ALLIANCE

48) CIGAR RIGHTS OF AMERICA

49) CITY LIGHT & POWER, INC.

50) Clark Street Associates LLC on behalf of PSIQuantum

51) Clark Street Associates on behalf of Bright Machines

52) Clark Street Associates on behalf of Lattice Semiconductor

53) Clark Street Associates on behalf of TruckLabs

54) Clark Street Associates on behalf of Western Digital

55) Clark Street on behalf of Qorvo

56) Cleco Power LLC

57) CMS ENERGY CORP.

58) Coalition for Energy Efficient Jobs & Investment

59) Columbia Sportswear

60) COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT FEDERATION

61) Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC

62) Community Capital Management, LLC d/b/a CRAFund Advisory, Inc.

63) Compass Group USA, Inc.

64) Conservation International Foundation

65) CONSORTIUM OF STATE MARITIME ACADEMIES

66) Consumer Technology Association

67) Cumberland County Hospital System d/b/a Cape Fear Valley Health System

68) Cyanco International

69) Disability Benefits Deadline Initiative

70) DJI Technology, Inc.

71) Edelman Financial Engines f/k/a Financial Engines

72) ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND

73) ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND

74) Equinix, Inc.

75) Financial Accounting Foundation

76) FinCom Ltd.

77) First Trust Portfolios L.P.

78) Fisher Investments

79) Fleet Energy America, Inc.

80) Forterra, Inc.

81) G.W. PEOPLES CONTRACTING CO. INC.

82) GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR CANNABIS COMMERCE

83) Gordon Food Service, Inc.

84) Great Elm Capital Group, Inc.

85) GREAT LAKES METRO CHAMBERS

86) Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce

87) GREATER SPOKANE INCORPORATED

88) GRIT Energy Services, LLC

89) Groundfish Forum

90) Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders' Alliance

91) Hecla Mining Company

92) Hyundai Motor Company, Ltd.

93) Iconic Artists, LLC

94) Index Industry Association

95) Industrial Technology Institute

96) Ingo Money, Inc.

97) Inmarsat PLC d/b/a Inmarsat Aviation

98) INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER LESSORS

99) INSTITUTE OF SCRAP RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.

100) Intelligrated Systems, Inc. dba Honeywell Intelligrated

101) INTERNATIONAL HOUSING COALITION

102) James Hardie Building Products, Inc.

103) John Lefas

104) Just Greens LLC

105) LAKE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION

106) LAKE PILOTS ASSN INC.

107) Launch on Demand Corporation

108) LEHIGH HANSON INC.

109) LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

110) LOWER PASSAIC RIVER STUDY AREA COOP

111) Lynas USA, LLC

112) Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, Inc.

113) MADE IN SPACE

114) MAGNOLIA LNG LLC

115) MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY, INC.

116) MATSON NAVIGATION

117) Maxar Technologies Holdings Inc. f/k/a SSL MDA Holdings

118) McDermott International, Inc. f/k/a CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON (CB&I)

119) Michael L. Taylor

120) Midwater Trawlers Cooperative

121) Moda Health

122) MUSEUM OF FLIGHT

123) NANOBUSINESS COMMERCIALIZATION ASSOCIATION

124) Nanotronics Imaging, Inc.

125) National Assn for Biomedical Research

126) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAPTER THIRTEEN TRUSTEES (NACTT)

127) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAILER MANUFACTURERS

128) NCL CORPORATION LTD.

129) NextStep Interacative Inc.

130) Nortek Security & Control LLC

131) NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

132) Olympus Power LLC

133) Oshkosh Corporation

134) Pacific Seafood Group

135) PacifiCorp Energy

136) Package Coalition LLC

137) PAPER RECYCLING COALITION

138) Parsyl, Inc.

139) Pear Therapeutics, Inc.

140) Pinnacle Treatment Centers

141) PITNEY BOWES

142) PolyVision Corporation

143) Poplicus Incorporated d/b/a Govini

144) Port of Moses Lake

145) Port of Portland

146) PPG Industries Inc.

147) PRIMET PRECISION MATERIALS, INC.

148) PRN Software

149) Quantum Industry Coalition

150) Qurate Retail, Inc. f/k/a LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION

151) QVC, INC.

152) R.T. G. Furniture Corp. d/b/a Rooms to Go

153) Receivables Management Association fka DBA INTERNATIONAL

154) RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

155) Resolve Marine Group, Inc.

156) Savion, LLC

157) Seastreak LLC

158) Sierra Pacific Industries

159) SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND

160) Spire Global, Inc.

161) SPOKANE AIRPORT BOARD

162) SPRAGUE ENERGY CORP.

163) ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY PILOTS ASSN.

164) STARBUCKS COFFEE CORP

165) STEELCASE, INC.

166) Strategic Vaccines, LLC

167) Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Corporation

168) Suntory Business Expert Limited

169) Texas LNG

170) The ESOP Association

171) The First Church of Christ, Scientist

172) The World Dog Alliance Limited

173) TM3 Systems

174) Topical Bio Medics Inc.

175) TOWN OF FUQUAY-VARINA, NC

176) Tradebe Treatment and Recycling, LLC

177) Trans AstroNautica Corporation d/b/a TransAstra

178) Trans-Atlantic Business Council

179) TRANSPHORM INC.

180) TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE

181) TRI-CITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

182) TrueBlue, Inc.

183) Turing Inc.

184) U.S. Global Leadership Campaign

185) United Catcher Boats

186) United States Cannabis Council

187) Vanguard Charitable

188) Velocys Inc

189) Veolia Nuclear Solutions f/k/a Kurion

190) Viamedia, Inc.

191) Vitalant

192) VOX Space

193) WATER INNOVATIONS ALLIANCE

194) WATER INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION

195) WESTERN GREAT LAKES PILOTS ASSN

196) WESTON SOLUTIONS

197) XO Energy, LLC

198) Zapata Computing, Inc.

199) Zeno Power Systems, Inc.

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(New York)
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