In 2010, after 20 years as a State Capitol lobbyist, Mike Dugan established Capitol Consulting a full-service government relations firm. Capitol Consulting provides the experience, integrity, access and respect one achieves through years of successful representation of our clients' issues. Capitol Consulting is well respected with a proven network of legislative and state agency contacts to navigate the often-complex halls of state government. Capitol Consulting is founded on the simple principle that there is no substitute for hard work.
1) ADT LLC dba ADT Security Services
2) American Council of Engineering Companies of CT
3) American Electric Rates, LLC
4) American Family Life Assurance Company (AFLAC)
5) Bombardier Aerospace Corporation
7) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
8) Connecticut Alcohol Retailers Exchange Inc.
9) Connecticut Alliance for Subacute Care
10) Connecticut Chiropractic Council
11) Consumer Data industry Association
12) Cookware Sustainability Alliance
13) Credit Union League of Connecticut
14) CT Industrial Energy Consumers
15) CT Society of Radiologic Technologists
16) CTIA - The Wireless Association
18) Dijon LLC
19) eBay, Inc.
20) Eli Lilly & Co.
21) FFD Central LLC
22) First American Title Insurance Company
23) Hazel Health
24) JUUL Labs Inc.
26) Kooth USA, LLC
28) National Waste & Recycling Association
30) Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
33) Salesforce, Inc.
34) Scan Optics, LLC
35) Slalom Inc.
36) StubHub, Inc.
37) TikTok Inc.
38) United Concrete Products Inc
20+ years
Josh Hughes is a Senior Vice President, lobbyist and attorney at Capitol Consulting. He brings to Capitol Consulting a solid reputation with over 15-years of experience as a Capitol insider with extensive knowledge of the legislative process and policymakers. Over the years, Josh's network of contacts has provided his clients with access to all levels of state government in the legislative, administrative and executive branches. He has a reputation of working tirelessly to achieve successful results for the clients he is privileged to serve.
During his State Capitol lobbying career Josh has provided leadership and strategic advice to numerous corporations, state and national associations as well as nonprofit organizations including Tesla Motors Inc., Caterpillar, the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (NAIFA), Greenskies Renewable Energy, the Association of American Publishers, the Corporation for Battery Recycling (Duracell, Panasonic and Energizer), the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Splunk Inc., alcohol retailers, distillers and wholesalers. Josh also continues to work with legislative campaigns in both parties bolstering the bipartisan connections of the firm.
Before becoming a State Capitol lobbyist, while in law school Josh was an intern with CB Richard Ellis commercial real estate in New York City. Prior to that Josh worked in the sales department of John Hancock Mutual Funds in Boston. In addition, he was on the account team of Ingall's Advertising.
Josh received his Bachelor of Arts degree in American Literature with a minor in Environmental Studies from Hartwick College. He received a Juris Doctorate degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law.
In 2010, after 20 years as a State Capitol lobbyist, Mike Dugan established Capitol Consulting a full-service government relations firm. Capitol Consulting provides the experience, integrity, access and respect one achieves through years of successful representation of our clients' issues. Capitol Consulting is well respected with a proven network of legislative and state agency contacts to navigate the often-complex halls of state government. Capitol Consulting is founded on the simple principle that there is no substitute for hard work.
2) ADT LLC dba ADT Security Services
3) American Council of Engineering Companies of CT
4) American Family Life Assurance Company (AFLAC)
5) Bombardier Aerospace Corporation
6) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
7) Community Association Institute - Connecticut
8) Connecticut Alcohol Retailers Exchange Inc.
9) Connecticut Alliance for Subacute Care
10) Connecticut Association of Independent Schools
11) Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians
12) Connecticut Environmental Council
13) Connecticut Land Conservation Council
14) Connecticut Preservation Action
15) Consumer Data industry Association
16) Cookware Sustainability Alliance
17) Credit Union League of Connecticut
18) CT Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
19) CT Funeral Directors Assoc.
20) CT Industrial Energy Consumers
21) CT Physical Therapy Association
27) Diversified Brokerage Group Corporation
28) eBay, Inc.
29) Eli Lilly & Co.
30) First American Title Insurance Company
31) Hazel Health
32) JUUL Labs Inc.
33) Kooth USA, LLC
35) National Waste & Recycling Association
38) Outdoor Advertising Assoc. of CT
40) Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
41) Restoration Industry Association
44) Scan Optics, LLC
45) Slalom Inc.
46) StubHub, Inc.
47) The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
48) TikTok Inc.
20+ years
Liz Connelly joins Capitol Consulting as a Government Relations Associate after more than six years on staff in the Connecticut General Assembly. Liz began her tenure with House Democrats as a top advisor to then House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz (Berlin and Southington). When Rep. Aresimowicz was elected Speaker of the House, Liz was then promoted to Senior Legislative and Communications Advisor to Speaker of the House. During her time as a senior advisor to the Speaker, Liz developed and maintains a wide network of legislators, state agency, staff and advocacy organizations. In addition, she was responsible for dealing and negotiating with numerous business and industry representatives on behalf of the Speaker. Liz brings to Capitol Consulting a strong work ethic and a clear understanding of the legislative process to immediately assist Capitol Consulting's clients. In addition to lobbying directly for the firm's numerous clients, Liz will manage the firm's social media presence, assist in the firm's marketing for new business and maintain the firm's bill tracking system.
Prior to working in the legislature, Liz served as a Communications and Media Coordinator at The Governor's Prevention Partnership, a nonprofit organization that builds and offers youth prevention programs to prevent substance misuse and bullying.
Liz received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Connecticut, where she double majored in political science and journalism.
In 2000, Harris Jones founded Harris Jones & Malone, LLC. To date, she remains the first and only Black woman in the State of Maryland to own and manage a law practice with a focus in lobbying, government relations, procurement, labor negotiations, criminal defense, and administrative trial board representation at both the state and local levels. Harris Jones & Malone proudly serves municipalities and related quasi-public agencies, non-profits, and small and large business enterprises, both publicly and privately held. Currently, Harris Jones & Malone represents clients on issues concerning, but not limited to construction, energy, water, retail sales, education, transportation, public safety, healthcare, gaming, real estate, telecommunications, procurement, corporate law, state funding for public and private development projects, taxation, labor, insurance, public interest, election, and environmental law.
Due to her hard work and tireless advocacy, Harris Jones is widely regarded as a lobbyist with the ability to effect real change in the legislative process, regardless of the size of her client or the perceived power of her opponent. As a result of her successful track record, her clients have enabled her to become the first Black attorney/lobbyist to be consistently ranked in the top five earning lobbyists in Maryland following the conclusion of each legislative session since 2009.
Harris Jones has worked on high profile matters such as the repeal of Maryland's Death Penalty, the enactment of the Civil Marriage Protection Act, and in 2019, the Community Safety and Strengthening Act, which authorizes Johns Hopkins University to establish a university police department.
Among her many legislative accomplishments, Harris Jones lobbied successfully for the passage of a priority lien bill on behalf of the Community Associations Institute Maryland Legislative Action Committee (CAI), an organization representing common ownership communities. For many years, CAI had battled with financial institutions over this critical legislation. In only her second legislative session representing CAI, Harris Jones was able to facilitate an agreement and secure the votes needed to pass the bill. This law allows condominium associations to recover up to four months of association fees at the time of a foreclosure sale. Hard hit by the downturn in the housing market, association fees are vital to the financial stability of all common ownership communities.
Harris Jones is a Member of the Board of Trustees/Directors of three publicly traded companies: Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, Diversified Healthcare Trust, and TravelCenters of America, LLC. She also serves on the Board of Trustees/Directors of Everyman Theatre and Baltimore Museum of Art. In 2021, Harris Jones was listed as one of The Daily Record's Power 100. She was also recognized by Savoy Magazine as one of the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors, an international honor. In 2019 Harris Jones received the Current Leader Award from the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland, Inc. In 2016, Harris Jones received the Friend of Dyslexia Award for Outstanding Dyslexia Advocacy and also received the Maryland Government Relations Association's Community Service Award. Since 2000, Harris Jones has earned the following honors: YWCA Greater Baltimore's Special Leader Award, The Daily Record's Leadership in Law Award, The Baltimore Sun's 50 Women to Watch in 2013, The Daily Records Maryland's Top 100 Women in 2005 and 2009, The Baltimore Business Journal's 40 under 40, The Baltimore Times' Top 25 Young Leaders to Watch, and the Maryland Coalition for Responsive Government's 21st Century Woman distinction.
1) AbbVie Inc.
3) Associated Builders & Contractors
4) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC
5) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
7) Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
8) Benchmark Education Company
9) Benevis, LLC
10) CFG Bank Arena
11) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
12) Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee
13) DoorDash, Inc.
16) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
18) Family Tree, The
19) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
20) Greater Baltimore Committee
21) Harris Jones & Malone, LLC
23) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
24) Johns Hopkins
26) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC
30) Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC
31) Mariner Finance
32) Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
33) Maryland Dental Hygienists' Association
36) Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
37) Maryland Psychiatric Society
38) Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association
39) Maryland State's Attorneys' Association
40) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
44) Mid Atlantic Floor Covering Association, Inc.
45) Noresco
46) Norfolk Southern Corporation
47) P3 Group, The
48) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
49) PMI Global Services Inc. and Affiliates
50) PRA Group, Inc.
52) RealPage, Inc.
53) RELX Group
55) Sharps Medical Waste Services
57) Southern Management Companies
61) Turo, Inc.
62) United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.
63) US Oncology
65) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
66) Visit Baltimore
68) Washington Psychiatric Society
20+ years
(404) 375-2849
233 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 1225, ATLANTA, GA, 30303,
2) ACT, Inc.
3) Airbnb, Inc.
6) Carvana
8) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
10) Clark Construction Group, LLC
12) Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
13) Cumberland Community Improvement District
17) Genentech, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group
18) Georgia Council of Public Libraries
19) Georgia Poultry Federation
21) Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
29) MARTA
33) Paramount Global
35) Purfoods, LLC
36) Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.
37) Rivian LLC
38) Safer Human Medicine, Inc.
39) Sage
41) Scofes Consulting on behalf of Unisys
42) Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, Inc.
43) Tata American International Corporation (TAIC) dba Consultancy Services (TCS)
44) The University Financing Foundation
47) WelbeHealth, LLC
48) Wellpath
49) WIN Waste Innovations Holdings Inc.
50) Zillow
410-440-9267
1940 Nobles Mill Road, Darlington, MD, 21034,
2) American Federation of Teachers - Maryland
3) Associated Builders & Contractors
4) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
5) Center for Ecosystem Recovery
9) Harford County Deputy Sheriff's Union
10) Harford County Public Library
12) Johns Hopkins
14) Maryland Consumer Credit Association
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD, 21218,
1) AFT-Maryland
2) Associated Builders & Contractors
3) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC
4) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
6) Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
7) Benevis, LLC
9) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
10) DoorDash, Inc.
12) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
13) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
14) Greater Baltimore Committee
15) Harris Jones & Malone, LLC
18) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
19) Johns Hopkins
21) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC
24) Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC
25) Mariner Finance
26) Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
29) Maryland Minority Contractors Association, Inc.
30) Maryland Multi-Housing Association
31) Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association
32) Maryland State's Attorneys' Association
33) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
37) Mid Atlantic Floor Covering Association, Inc.
38) Norfolk Southern Corporation
39) P3 Group, The
40) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
41) PMI Global Services Inc. and Affiliates
42) PRA Group, Inc.
43) RealPage, Inc.
44) Sharps Medical Waste Services
47) Stella May Contracting, Inc.
51) Turo, Inc.
52) Vaughn Greene Funeral Home
54) Visit Baltimore
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD, 21218,
1) AbbVie Inc.
3) Associated Builders & Contractors
4) Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM)
5) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC
6) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
8) Benchmark Education Company
9) Benevis, LLC
10) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
11) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
12) DoorDash, Inc.
15) Employ Prince George's, Inc.
17) Family Tree, The
18) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
19) Greater Baltimore Committee
20) Harris Jones & Malone, LLC
22) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service
23) Johns Hopkins
25) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC
28) Mariner Finance
31) Maryland Families for Safe Birth
32) Maryland Land Title Association
33) Maryland Multi-Housing Association
34) Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.
35) Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association
36) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
38) National Association of Professional Employment Organizations
39) Noresco
40) Norfolk Southern Corporation
41) P3 Group, The
42) Penn National Gaming, Inc.
43) PMI Global Services Inc. and Affiliates
45) Rapid Financial Services, LLC
46) RELX Group
48) Sharps Medical Waste Services
50) Southern Management Companies
52) Turo, Inc.
53) United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.
54) US Oncology
56) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
57) Visit Baltimore
(678) 357-0353
233 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1225, Atlanta, GA, 30303,
1) Airbnb, Inc.
3) American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia (ACEC Georgia)
5) Burnham RNG
9) Ceres Environmental Services, Inc.
11) City of Atlanta
12) City of Winder
13) Clark Construction Group, LLC
15) Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
16) Divert, Inc.
19) Georgia Poultry Federation
21) Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
26) Liquid Waste Management Holdings
27) Matter Management Enterprises, LLC
28) McIntosh County Industrial Development Authority
33) Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc.
34) Rivian LLC
37) Scofes Consulting on behalf of Unisys
38) Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, Inc.
39) Soil Science Society of Georgia
40) STACK Infrastructure, Inc.
42) The Georgia Conservancy, Inc.
43) Tiffany Van Horn
45) Vivid Seats
46) Water Utility Management LLC
47) WIN Waste Innovations Holdings Inc.
48) Zillow
410-826-4218
1632 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, MD, 21231,