(800) 346-5127
PO Box 11115, Charleston, WV, 25339,
Hartman Harman Cosco (H2C) is a bi-partisan government relations and strategic consulting firm in Charleston, W.Va. With more than a century's worth of combined experience in government relations, strategy and communications, H2C helps our clients navigate the crossroads of business, politics, government, and public opinion.
1) American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists - WV Chapter
2) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/WV
3) Coalition Against Domestic Violence/WV
4) First Choice Services, Inc.
5) Hartman Cosco Government Relations
7) International Business Machines Corportation
8) Marathon Petroleum Corporation
9) NECCO, Inc.
10) Northeast Health Services LLC
11-15 years
A native of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Frank Hartman received his B.A. in American Studies (an American Literature and American History combined program) at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Upon graduation, he was selected as a Teach for America corps member and served a full two year term as a fourth grade teacher in Baldwin, Louisiana.Accepted at the West Virginia University College of Law, Frank deferred his enrollment to become the statewide field coordinator for the 1996 Joe Manchin for Governor Campaign.After graduating from WVU, he clerked for the Honorable Thomas H. Keadle, Chief Judge of the 26th Judicial Circuit, and then established a family law firm in his home town of Buckhannon. While at Hartman & Hartman, he managed an extensive civil and criminal caseload. Five years into practicing law, Frankreceived a gubernatorial appointment to the West Virginia Insurance Commission as the Consumer Advocate. There he was responsible for the prosecution of consumer complaints in administrative hearings and for monitoring hospital rate filings and certificate of need applications.Hartman served as Consumer Advocate until joining the Charleston law firm of Lewis, Glasser, Casey & Rollins, where he had the opportunity to work with some of the most experienced lawyers in the valley. At Lewis Glasser, Frank litigated real estate, tort, contract, and election law in state court and was a registered lobbyist for business and civil rights interests in West Virginia. Frank is also the founding member of Hartman Law & Government Affairs, PLLC, focusing on litigation, administrative and election law, and criminal defense. A graduate of the 2009 class of Leadership West Virginia, he is a former member of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Government Relations Committee and former chairman of the Upshur County Democratic Party and current member of the West Virginia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
(800) 346-5127
1412 Kanawha Blvd., East, Charleston, WV, 25301,
As a leading government relations firm, HC/GR provides sound strategy, policy, and advocacy services for a broad range of clients. Our relationships, rooted in trust and developed over time, position us to inform policymakers about our clients and the public policies important to them.
We connect clients with state and federal government officials whose policies affect a business, group, or issue. We sway public opinion and educate decision-makers about a client's needs and goals. We communicate clearly and effectively through traditional and modern media.
1) Center for Organ Recovery & Education
2) Coalition Against Domestic Violence/WV
3) Cogeco US (Penn), LLC dba Breezeline
4) Directors of Senior and Community Services, Inc./WV
5) Hartman Cosco Government Relations
6) International Business Machines Corportation
7) Marathon Petroleum Corporation
8) NECCO, Inc.
11-15 years
Chairman, WV Utilities, Telecommunications and Energy Coalition Leadership West Virginia Class of 2012
Purple Ribbon Award, WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Member of West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Member, WV Utilities, Telecommunications & Energy Coalition
Member West Virginia Press Association
Member WV Business & Industry Council
Member Gas & Oil Assoc. of West Virginia
Scott Cosco was Manager of Governmental and External Affairs for Frontier Communications, a publicly held telecommunications company. He worked with public officials on telecommunications and broadband matters.
Prior to working for Frontier, Scott served in several capacities for Governor Joe Manchin, now a member of the United States Senate. As Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Governor Manchin, Scott researched prospective state board and commission members on behalf of the Governor and followed through with more than 2,000 appointments. He also was Governor Manchin's state representative for the National Governors Association and Southern Governors Association.
Scott also worked for Senator Manchin when he was West Virginia Secretary of State, helping register 41,000 high school seniors to vote. Before entering government service, Scott was Director of Marketing and Creative Services for six of his 10 years at WOWK-TV in the Charleston/Huntington market.
Scott earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Marshall University.
A native of Glenville, West Virginia, Sarah A. Smith received a B.A. in History and Political Science with a minor in Public Administration from Glenville State College in 2001. Upon graduation, she made her way to Morgantown, WV to attend the West Virginia University College of Law.
After graduating from law school in 2004, Smith decided to pursue her love of politics and began working for newly elected Governor Joe Manchin III. Smith began her career in government relations during her nearly six (6) years in the Manchin Administration. Her primary role was to act as a liaison between the Legislative Branch and the Executive branch of West Virginia.
In 2010, Smith decided to pursue her Masters in Business Administration and earned that while continuing to work for Manchin. She completed the Executive MBA program from the University of Charleston and soon after took a position with Alpha Natural Resources as its Director of Government and External Affairs. Smith managed all state government interactions and messaging for the Virginia based coal company, including planning and executing a legislative agenda and representing the interests of the company to a wide variety of constituents, both political and otherwise.
The opportunity to work for her Alma Mater motived Smith to take the role of Associate Vice President of State and Local Relations for West Virginia University in late 2013. There she acted as the primary point of contact for WVU with state government leaders and worked to advocate for the interests of WVU in Charleston.
Smith is currently the Executive Vice President of SLS Land & Energy Development, a family business founded by her father in 1978. She is taking a leadership role as part of a succession plan as her father nears retirement. Her expertise and background in the legislative process and state government still drives her to practice government relations with Hartman, Harman and Cosco.
Smith services on the Board of Directors for the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Leadership WV and Vision Shared. She is also an Elder at the First Presbyterian Church of Charleston, WV.
