Introduction

Diana Carlen is a Vice President at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA), the state's largest comprehensive governmental affairs firm. GTH-GA is information-driven and non-partisan. Diana represents a broad group of clients before the state legislature, state agencies, and the executive branch.

Clients

1) Bamboo Health

2) Benton County Commissioners

3) Cascade Water Alliance

4) City of Aberdeen

5) City of Airway Heights

6) City of Battle Ground

7) City of Blaine

8) CITY OF COVINGTON

9) City of Ellensburg

10) CITY OF GIG HARBOR

11) City of Hoquiam

12) CITY OF ISSAQUAH

13) CITY OF KELSO

14) CITY OF KENMORE

15) City of La Center

16) CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK

17) City of Lynden

18) City of Moses Lake

19) CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE

20) City of Newcastle

21) CITY OF PORT ORCHARD

22) CITY OF REDMOND

23) CITY OF TACOMA

24) CITY OF TOPPENISH

25) Clallam Economic Alliance

26) CLARK COUNTY

27) COWLITZ PUD

28) Economic Alliance Snohomish County

29) Evergreen Forest Stewards

30) FEDEX

31) Food Northwest

32) HIGHLINE COLLEGE

33) INLAND POWER & LIGHT

34) Innovia Foundation

35) Island County

36) Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC

37) LendingTree, LLC

38) Lewis County

39) Lewis PUD 01

40) McCain Foods USA, Inc

41) PACIFIC COAST SHELLFISH GROWERS ASSN

42) Pacific Lutheran University

43) Palo Alto Networks

44) PISCES INTERNATIONAL

45) PORT BLAKELY

46) Port of Longview

47) Port of Pasco

48) PRA Group, Inc.

49) Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad

50) RELX INC

51) San Juan County

52) Skagit County

53) SNOHOMISH CO

54) THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC.

55) TOTAL WINE & MORE

56) Town of Yacolt

57) WA ASSN OF WHEAT GROWERS

58) WA GRAIN COMMISSION

59) WA OIL MARKETERS ASSN

60) WA POTATO & ONION ASSN

61) WA ST POTATO COMMISSION

62) Washington School Counselor Association

63) Watco

64) Whatcom Co

65) YAKIMA CO

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

6-10 years

Biography

Diana Carlen leads the firm's business and utility practice and has over 20 years of legal and legislative experience. Prior to joining Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs, Diana served as Leadership Counsel to the Senate Republican Caucus. In that role, she also served as the caucus attorney for the following policy issues: energy, natural resources, agriculture, land use, telecommunications and water issues. Prior to working for the Senate, Diana practiced law for several years focusing on land use and environmental issues and also served as a Law Clerk to Chief Justice Gerry Alexander of the Washington State Supreme Court. Diana represents several of the firm's business clients, public utilities, and port clients.

Last Updated: January 22, 2026