Jason Bentley

( Kentucky )

Subjects: All Subjects

Introduction

Since 2005, Jason Bentley has worked as an attorney and registered lobbyist for MML&K Government Solutions, where he maintains an energy and regulatory practice. He previously served as majority counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce, where he worked for three successive Chairmen. While on the Committee, Jason was responsible for developing significant provisions in the Barton-Domenici Energy Policy Act of 2005. Jason returned to his native Kentucky, first as General Counsel and Policy Advisor to the Kentucky Public Service Commission, and then as Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Energy Policy. He has served as the Governor's alternate on the Southern States Energy Board and chaired the annual SSEB meeting at the 2005 conference of the Southern Governors' Association. Jason graduated from Centre College in 1994 and the Vermont Law School in 1999, where he earned dual degrees in law and environmental law. In 1998, Jason was a visiting scholar with the Development Law Service of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy, and previously served as Kentucky's Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to the U.S. Trade Representative.

Clients

1) Air Methods Corporation

2) American Assn. of Dental Boards, Inc.

3) American Assn. of Payers, Admin. & Networks

4) Amgen, Inc.

5) Ascend Elements

6) Bluegrass Land Conservancy

7) BusPatrol

8) Cedar Lake

9) Centegix

10) Citigroup Washington, Inc.

11) Claris Healthcare

12) Colonial Management Group, LP

13) Columbia Gas of KY, Inc.

14) CoreCivic

15) Daviess County Fiscal Court

16) Delta Air Lines Inc.

17) District Judges for a Better Commonwealth

18) Diversified Energy Co.

19) Duke Energy

20) Equifax, Inc.

21) Expedia Group

22) Family Medical Centers Community Foundation, Inc.

23) Gold Leaf Management, LLC

24) Graduation Alliance

25) Greater Lexington Convention & Visitors Bureau

26) Home of The Innocents

27) Humana Inc.

28) Insurance Institute of Kentucky

29) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC

30) KY Assn. of Convention & Visitors Bureaus

31) KY Assn. of Hospice and Palliative Care

32) KY Cannabis Industry Alliance

33) KY Crushed Stone Assn.

34) KY Distillers' Assn.

35) KY Medical Association

36) KY Rural Water Association

37) KY School Boards Association

38) KY Society of Anesthesiologists

39) KY Travel Industry Association

40) LeadingAge Kentucky

41) Lexia Learning Systems LLC

42) LG&E and KU Energy LLC

43) Louisville & Jefferson County Metro Government

44) Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer

45) Louisville Downtown Partnership

46) Louisville Water Company

47) National Assn. of Vision Care Plans

48) Nucor Corp.

49) Plasma Games

50) Protect Environmental, LLC

51) RAI Services Company

52) Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass

53) Safelite Group, Inc.

54) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

55) Sellers, Dorsey & Associates, LLC

56) Silicon Ranch Corporation

57) Swimply, Inc.

58) Travelers Indemnity Company

59) Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc.

60) Turo, Inc.

61) United Services Automobile Association

Relationships

Energy Bar Association, Member
Vermont Law Review, Member
U.S. Trade Representative, Kentucky Point of Contact, 2006 --Present

Biography

Kentucky Office of Energy Policy, Frankfort, KY, Executive Director, 2005
Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, KY, General Counsel/Policy Advisor, 2004 - 2005
US House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Washington, D.C., Majority Counsel, 1999 - 2004
United States Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., Law Clerk, 1999
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, Visiting Scholar, 1998

Last Updated: May 17, 2025