Wisconsin Contract Lobbying Firm. Experienced and effective government affairs representation for businesses, professional associations, local governments and nonprofit organizations.We work with clients to assess issues, clarify messages and build solid cases for support. We design and implement comprehensive legislative strategies tailored to our clients' needs. • Developing effective messages tailored to elected officials • Drafting of bills, amendments and administrative rule modifications • Building coalitions and alliances to promote our clients' issues• Legislation and Administrative Rule Monitoring• Activating grass roots constituencies • Designing stakeholder outreach campaigns • Securing legislative and administration support for clients' positions• Provide "watch dog" services to help insure that you are not missing important legislative and regulatory developments affecting your industry• Serving on workgroups and committees on behalf of clients• Developing and implementing media campaigns, press releases and public outreachCurrent and Past Clients Include: Bayer, Coalition of Ignition Interlock Manufacturers, Scotts Miracle Gro, Monsanto Company, Gold'n Plump Poultry (GNP), CropLife America, Syngenta Company, Heyl, Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers, Wisconsin Landscape Federation, International Projects for Humanity, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE), Four Lakes Metal Detecting, the B.A.T. Club, Wisconsin Fertilizer and Chemical Association, Wisconsin Agribusiness Council and the Acetochlor Registration Partnership (ARP)

• Lobbying at the state level • Maintaining a working relationship with state legislators and officials • Meeting regularly with state officials on rule making and legislative matters • Serving on Committees and working groups on behalf of Agribusiness Council members • Writing press releases, government relations newsletter and other public relations pieces • Organizing legislative briefings and political action events for Agribusiness Council members • Staffing the Agribusiness Council Government Relations Committee • Speaking at Agribusiness Council meetings • Responding to legislative inquires and individual casework needs of members• Assisting in organizing the bi-annual Agribusiness Tour for legislators Served on the following committees and boards:• President, U.W. Platteville School of Ag Advisory Board• Governor's Small Business Regulatory Reform Task Force• Discovery Farm Steering Committee • Agricultural Chemical Clean-Up Program Advisory Council • Agricultural Chemical Clean-Up Program Fee Committee • Rural Capitol Study Group, Department of Financial Institutions • Weed Law Advisory Council, Department of Natural Resources • Wisconsin Ag Coalition Group

• Acted as primary advisor and researcher for Financial Institutions Committee • Conducted extensive research into a variety of complex legislative and administrative issues • Assisted the Legislative Reference Bureau with bill drafting and committee amendment requests

• Lobbying at the state level • Maintaining a working relationship with state legislators and officials • Meeting regularly with state officials on rule making and legislative matters • Serving on Committees and working groups on behalf of Farm Bureau members • Managing the WFBF Political Action Committee (Volunteers for Agriculture) • Writing press releases, state affairs column for WFBF newsletter and other public relation pieces • Organizing legislative briefings and political action events for Farm Bureau members • Staffing the WFBF Tax and Education Committee, Policy Development Committee and Political Action • Speaking at state and county Farm Bureau Meetings • Responding to legislative inquires and individual casework needs of members

• Acted as primary advisor and researcher for the Representative's work on the Joint Committee on Finance • Conducted extensive research into a variety of complex legislative and administrative issues • Assisted the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Legislative Fiscal Bureau with bill drafting and committee amendment requests • Wrote press releases, speeches and newsletters • Spoke to groups on behalf of the Representative • Represented the legislator with constituents, lobbyists and state officials