Josh Hughes

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Josh Hughes

( Connecticut,  )

Capitol Consulting LLC

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Introduction

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.

Client List  Number of Years as a Lobbyist  Biography 
Clients

1) AbbVie Inc.

2) American Council of Engineering Companies of CT

3) American Family Life Assurance Company (AFLAC)

4) AmerisourceBergen

5) Bridge Energy Services

6) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

7) Clear Ballot Group

8) ClimateHaven

9) Connecticut Alcohol Retailers Exchange Inc.

10) Connecticut Alliance for Subacute Care Inc

11) Connecticut Chiropractic Council

12) Consumer Data industry Association

13) Credit Union League of Connecticut

14) CT Industrial Energy Consumers

15) CTIA - The Wireless Association

16) Dapkus Fireworks Inc.

17) Dignity Grows

18) Dijon LLC

19) eBay, Inc.

20) Eli Lilly & Co.

21) FFD Central LLC

22) First American Title Insurance Company

23) Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc.

24) JUUL Labs Inc.

25) Kinship Health

26) Kooth USA, LLC

27) NAIFA -Connecticut

28) National Payroll Reporting Consortium, Inc.

29) National Waste & Recycling Association

30) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

31) Pearson Education Inc.

32) Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

33) Rivian Automotive

34) Salesforce, Inc.

35) Scan Optics, LLC

36) StubHub, Inc.

37) TikTok Inc.

38) United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut

39) VCP, LLC d/b/a Verogy

40) WIN Waste Innovations Holdings, Inc.

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

20+ years

Biography

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.

Last Updated: March 24, 2024