870-404-2741
PO Box 134, Little Rock, AR, 72203,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, City/County Government, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmaceuticals, RFP/Procurement, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
I help businesses, associations and organizations navigate Arkansas state government when the outcome matters to their operations, their industry or their future in the state. My work includes legislative strategy and advocacy, state agency matters, regulatory issues, procurement and government contracts, with particular experience in healthcare and other regulated industries.
What I bring to that work is experience from both sides of Arkansas government. I served three terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives, including as Chair of the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, and later served in senior leadership at the Arkansas Department of Human Services, including as Chief of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs and Chief of Staff.
That experience helps me look beyond the immediate legislative or agency issue and understand how decisions are actually developed, funded, implemented and administered. At 501 Strategies, I use that perspective to help clients identify the right people and process, understand the governmental landscape, develop a practical strategy and effectively advocate for their interests.
1) Aircraft Owners And Pilots Association
2) Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas
3) Arkansas Association of Area Agencies on Aging
4) Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
5) Arkansas General Aviation Association
6) Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
7) CareLink
8) Carvana
9) Cherokee Nation Entertainment, LLC
6-10 years
Three-term member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Former Chair, Arkansas House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee.
Former senior executive at the Arkansas Department of Human Services, including Chief of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs and Chief of Staff.
Experience with major state-government matters involving Medicaid, agency budgets, rulemaking, procurement, RFPs, vendor contracts and program implementation.
Experience representing businesses, associations and organizations before both the Arkansas General Assembly and executive branch agencies.
Professional experience includes service in both the legislative and executive branches of Arkansas state government. As a state representative, I worked directly with members and leadership of the Arkansas General Assembly and chaired the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee. At the Arkansas Department of Human Services, I worked with legislators, executive-branch officials, agency leadership, providers, contractors and other stakeholders on legislative, budget, Medicaid, regulatory, procurement and implementation matters. In private practice, I continue to represent clients before the Arkansas General Assembly, state agencies, boards and commissions. My value to clients is based on understanding the institutions, processes and responsibilities of Arkansas government rather than claiming any particular official relationship or access.
Kelley Linck is a Partner at 501 Strategies, LLC, a Little Rock-based Arkansas lobbying and government relations firm and successor to WSG Consulting. His work focuses on legislative strategy, state agency representation, regulatory advocacy, procurement and RFP strategy, government contracts, healthcare policy and other matters involving Arkansas state government.
Linck served three terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives, where he chaired the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee. He later joined the Arkansas Department of Human Services in senior leadership, including service as Chief of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs and Chief of Staff. His work at DHS involved Medicaid, agency budgets, rulemaking, procurement and RFPs, vendor contracts, legislative affairs and implementation of state programs and policy.
After leaving state government, Linck entered private-sector government relations and has represented businesses, associations and other organizations with interests before the Arkansas General Assembly and state agencies. His approach combines legislative experience with firsthand knowledge of executive-branch operations, allowing him to help clients address issues that may begin in the legislature, move through an agency, involve a procurement or contract, or require a strategy spanning several parts of state government.
501-593-3788
P.O. Box 134, Little Rock, AR, 72203,
I bring clients a combination of legal training and more than a decade of hands-on Arkansas government relations experience. I have been a registered Arkansas lobbyist since 2013, representing organizations in areas including city government, insurance, health care, higher education, utilities, telecommunications, business and Arkansas's regulated medical-cannabis industry.
As a practicing Arkansas attorney, I approach legislative and regulatory issues with an eye toward both the policy objective and the legal and practical consequences of how a proposal is written, interpreted and implemented. My legal practice also gives me experience with real estate, title, estate and business matters that can be particularly useful when public policy intersects with property, development, licensing or regulated activity.
At 501 Strategies, I work with clients to understand the issue, build relationships with the people affected by it, communicate the client's position clearly and help move a practical strategy through the legislative or regulatory process. I bring a different perspective to the 501 team: the combination of an active law practice, long-standing Capitol experience and a relationship-driven approach to government relations.
11-15 years
Registered Arkansas lobbyist since 2013.
Practicing Arkansas attorney since 2006.
Provided governmental affairs and consulting services to the City of Little Rock during the 90th Arkansas General Assembly.
Former President of the White County Bar Association.
B.B.A. in Business Management, Harding University.
Juris Doctor, University of Tulsa College of Law.
Admitted to practice in Arkansas and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.
Government-relations experience across municipal government, insurance, health care, higher education, utilities, telecommunications and business.
My government-relations experience dates to 2013 and includes representing clients before the Arkansas General Assembly and working on issues involving state and local government, regulatory matters and regulated industries. Past clients have included the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Arkansas Tech University, Entergy Arkansas and AT&T, among others.
I represented the City of Little Rock, providing governmental affairs and consulting services during the 90th Arkansas General Assembly. That work included legislative matters ranging from appropriations to programs and legislative mandates affecting municipal government.
As an attorney, I also bring experience analyzing statutes, regulations, contracts and legal issues that can affect how a policy proposal works in practice. At 501 Strategies, I use that combination of legal training, legislative experience and established professional relationships to help clients navigate legislative and regulatory issues with clear communication and practical judgment.
Jeff Hoggard is Senior Advisor at 501 Strategies, LLC and a practicing Arkansas attorney with experience in government relations, public policy and regulated industries. He has been registered as an Arkansas lobbyist since 2013 and has represented clients in areas including municipal government, insurance, health care, higher education, utilities, telecommunications, business and Arkansas's regulated medical-cannabis industry. His past government-relations clients have included the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Arkansas Tech University, Entergy Arkansas and AT&T. He currently represents Bold Industries, an Arkansas medical-cannabis cultivator.
In 2015, P. Jeff Hoggard, P.A. provided governmental affairs and consulting services to the City of Little Rock during the 90th Arkansas General Assembly. His work has included legislative advocacy, regulatory matters, appropriations and other issues affecting public and private-sector clients.
Hoggard earned a business degree from Harding University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 2006. He is licensed to practice law in Arkansas and in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. He has previously served as President of the White County Bar Association. His legal practice includes estate planning, trusts, probate and estate administration, and his broader professional experience includes real estate and title-related matters.
At 501 Strategies, Hoggard brings legal analysis, legislative experience and strong relationship-building skills to client matters involving the Arkansas General Assembly, state and local government, regulatory issues and business interests.