612.718.3504
2200 IDS Center, 80 S. 8th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55402,
Subjects: All Subjects, Business/Commerce, Education, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Privacy/Internet, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality
I am an experienced Minnesota lobbyist. I can take a client's goals, develop them into legislation, work through the legislative process and finalize a solution. I rely on my extensive experience and diverse relationships at the Capitol to get the job done for my clients.
20+ years
Served as President of the Minnesota Government Relations Council ("MGRC"). MGRC is the trade association for registered lobbyists in Minnesota.
Was featured on the local PBS station for a segment of "Lobbyists Unmasked."
Annual speaker at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs legislative panel.
Sonnie brings decades of experience working with clients, lawmakers, elected officials, and key staff at the local, state, and federal levels. She develops creative government solutions for clients to meet their goals and ambitions.
Sonnie is a board member and past president of the Minnesota Government Relations Council, a professional trade association of 500 lobbyists. She is a founding member of the National League of Women Lobbyist, an association made up of one female lobbyist per state. In 2021, Attorney at Law magazine referred to Sonnie as a "major player" in Minnesota's lobbying community.
Prior to joining Taft Advisors, Sonnie was a principal at a national law and consulting firm. She previously served as deputy director for Cabinet Affairs in the office of Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson, where she advised the governor on legislative issues and lobbied legislators on behalf of the Carlson administration. Sonnie has also worked at the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives.
410-268-0990
15 School Street, Suite 300, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
Robyn Elliott is one of the most effective health care advocates in Maryland. She has helped clients realize cutting-edge policy achievements, often leading Maryland to become the first state in the country to implement innovative health care access policies. She is also an expert in the State budget process, and she has supported clients in leading successful funding initiatives.
1) Amica Center for Immigrant Rights
2) CareForth
3) Chase Brexton Health System
4) Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition
7) Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants, Inc. (MDAPA)
8) Maryland Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwive
9) Maryland Assembly on School Based Health Care
10) Maryland Association of School Health Nurses
11) Maryland Community Health System
14) Maryland Naturopathic Doctors Association
15) Maryland Occupational Therapy Association
16) Maryland School Counselor Association
17) Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.
18) Metropolitan Marriage and Family Therapist
19) Moveable Feast
20) Obvio AI, Inc.
21) Reproductive Justice Maryland
22) Stonington Global on behalf of Medical Facilities of America
15-20 years
Charlotte Ellertson Innovation Award - American Society for Emergency Contraception
Choice Advocate Award - NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland
"Locking Down Our Patient's Privacy" - Planned Parenthood of Maryland
Advocate of the Year - Maryland Women's Coalition for Health Care Reform
Innovator of the Year - The Daily Record
Former Director of Governmental Affairs - Maryland State Department of Health
With over 20 years in the policy advocacy field, Robyn S. Elliott has been a strong and successful advocate for community health providers primarily focused on ensuring increasing funding for health services, expanding health benefits, and ensuring that the regulatory environment allows providers to operate efficiently and effectively. Prior to this, Robyn worked for both the legislative and executive branches, where she spent almost ten years advocating for health care funding and policy priorities within State government. This included three years as the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Maryland Department of Health, where she was responsible for the broadest legislative package of any State agency; and two years in the Department as an advisor to the Secretary and Chief Financial Officer on how to advocate for funding priorities. Before her tenure at the Department of Health, Robyn worked with the Maryland General Assembly for three years as a budget analyst. She was responsible for advising the legislature about the budgets and policies of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Aging. Robyn came to the General Assembly with several years of experience in health care finance, where she managed the budget for a State cancer-screening grant program and oversaw the budget process for a large hospital department. She has a master's degree in health care administration from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
502-696-7013
1645 Winchester Ave., Ashland, KY, 41101,
651-203-0401
350 Randolph Ave, Suite 100, St Paul, MN, 55102,
(573) 874-7777
1103 East Broadway, Columbia, MO, 65201,
916447-4086
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(317) 237-6200
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520-494-5200
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5757606257
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8475533643
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303-830-6772
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(847) 297-7800
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8472978700
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615-312-6198
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