FRANCIS MCMAHON

( Rhode Island )
Introduction

Advocacy Solutions is an award-winning firm dedicated to protecting and advancing our clients' interests. We are not a law firm that occasionally does lobbying, or a public relations firm that dabbles in politics. We are a full-time, full-service firm committed to integrated public affairs.

Our diverse team members have prior experience as campaign operatives, lawyers, crisis managers, elected and state officials, executive and legislative staffers, field operators, and public relations executives. As a result, we combine what works - across sectors - to deliver results. Want to be heard? We can help.

Firm Specialties:
Lobbying isn't what it used to be. That's a good thing. It's about more than access. At Advocacy Solutions, we combine deep public policy expertise with smart, sophisticated strategies aimed at reaching the right policymakers at the municipal, state, and federal levels. We take the time to understand the issue at hand, combine years of experience navigating the halls of government with real-time analysis of the political, social, and economic dynamics of the day, and execute strategies that are successful for both short- and long-term success. Advocacy Solutions' government affairs specialties include policy tracking and analysis, direct lobbying, government relations counsel, and advocacy and organizing.

Clients

1) Accenture

2) AFSCME RI Retirees Chapter 94

3) Ameresco Inc.

4) ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF RHODE ISLAND

5) AUTO BODY ASSOCIATION OF RI

6) CARE NEW ENGLAND

7) CoinFlip

8) CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

9) Copart Inc.

10) DELTA DENTAL OF RHODE ISLAND

11) Dominion Energy Inc.

12) Electronic Payments Coalition

13) ETS

14) FieldTurf USA Inc

15) FIRST STUDENT

16) Flock Group Inc. dba Flock Safety

17) Fujifilm Holdings America Corporation

18) Ibotta Inc.

19) Independent School Association of Rhode Island

20) J ARTHUR TRUDEAU CENTER

21) Knox Company thru National Strategies

22) LEADING AGE RHODE ISLAND

23) LYFT

24) MEALS ON WHEELS OF RI

25) PARTNERSHIP FOR RHODE ISLAND

26) PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

27) Providence Worcester Railroad Company

28) PROVIDENCE WORKING WATERFRONT ALLIANCE

29) RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS

30) RHODE ISLAND COALITION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

31) RHODE ISLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

32) RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE

33) RHODE ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP ADVOCATES

34) RI PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK

35) RI PAWNBROKERS ASSOCIATION INC

36) SELF STORAGE ASSOCIATION

37) SIMS METALS MANAGEMENT

38) South Coast Wind

39) THE METROPOLITAN REGIONAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER

40) The Rhode Island Life Science Hub

41) The UCAP School

42) TIDES FAMILY SERVICES

43) TURO

44) UNITE US

45) VERIZON

46) VISA U.S.A.

47) William James College

Biography

FRANCIS X. MCMAHON, ESQ., the founder and president of Advocacy Solutions, has deep expertise in ally development, grassroots and grasstops coalition building, strategic communications management, and online advocacy for clients in a wide range of industries including healthcare, telecommunications, energy, and transportation.

Over the course of his career, Frank has been a key staff member and advisor on many winning political and issue campaigns. He served as Special Counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff to Rhode Island Governor Bruce Sundlun and has led campaigns for Honda Motor Corporation, Verizon, and National Grid.

An avid Friar basketball fan, Frank is a graduate of Providence College, Suffolk University Law School, and a member of the Rhode Island State and Federal Bar Association.

Last Updated: April 30, 2026