Nick Laning
Advocacy Strategies
nick@advocacyiowa.com
515-985-9054
974 73rd Street, Suite 14, West Des Moines, IA, 50265, 
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Labor/Unions, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Links: Website, LinkedIn
Nick brings experience from political campaigns at all levels and an extensive background in executing public relations, media, and issue campaigns statewide.Specializes in tax, public safety, tourism, veterans, licensure, housing, utility, regulatory, and transportation issues at the statehouse.Also supports all Advocacy Strategies clients with communications engagement, media relations, and navigating the administrative rulemaking process.
Leadership Iowa Graduate
1) Advocacy Strategies
2) Alliance for Patient Access
3) American Legion of Iowa
4) American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
5) BLD Connection Iowa
6) Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa
7) CAFE Iowa Citizen's Action Network (Clean Air for Everyone)
8) CHAIN
9) Consumable Hemp Advocates
10) Decoding Dyslexia Iowa
11) Des Moines University
12) Des Moines Water Works
13) Easterseals Iowa
14) Electronic Services System
15) Epilepsy Foundation Iowa
16) EveryStep
17) Free Clinics of Iowa
18) IBEW Iowa State Conference
19) Innocence Project
20) Iowa Alliance of YMCA's
21) Iowa Bicycle Coalition
22) Iowa Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO)
23) Iowa Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
24) Iowa Cosmetology School Association
25) Iowa Emergency Management Association
26) Iowa Housing Partnership
27) Iowa Occupational Therapy Association
28) Iowa Rivers Revival
29) Iowa Sleep Society
30) Knoxville Raceway
31) Metro Waste Authority
32) Network Against Human Trafficking
33) Prevent Blindness Iowa
34) Stride, Inc.
35) Truckstops of Iowa
36) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
37) Wine Institute
0-5 years
Nick is an experienced government relations, public affairs, and public relations professional with a successful history of executing lobbying and issue campaigns. He began his journey in the political arena at a young age and has had the opportunity to work a number of political campaigns at the local, state, congressional, and even presidential level. Nick's career has included leading extensive public affairs issue campaigns, communications and public relations efforts, and marketing campaigns across the Midwest and country influencing state and federal policymakers and garnering media attention. He also spent a couple of sessions being fully immersed in the legislative process while working for a committee chairman in the Iowa House.These diverse experiences have all culminated in Nick's successful ability to execute strategic plans to introduce, pass, block, or amend legislation at the Iowa Statehouse for clients and build strong relationships with lawmakers and stakeholders. From legislative agenda development and interim planning to PAC management and issue campaigns, Nick specializes in elevating a client's message and executing legislative strategies. Nick also leads Advocacy Strategies' administrative rulemaking engagement and media relations efforts on behalf of our clients.Nick grew up in Byron, MN and made his way to Iowa through Simpson College's John C. Culver Public Policy Center where he was selected as a Fellow. He graduated Simpson with the highest academic honor with majors in Political Science and International Relations and a minor in Religious Studies and also received his Master's Degree in Public Policy and a Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Northern Iowa. Outside of work, Nick is actively involved in his church community, local political activism, the Simpson College Alumni Association Board, and serves as the President of the John C. Culver Public Policy Center Alumni Association. He graduated from Leadership Iowa, the state's premier professional leadership development program, in June of 2022.
Last Updated: March 24, 2024