Policy Advisor to the Governor for Insurance, Workers' Compensation, and the Medical Board

Government Specialist Comprehensive Research & Knowledge Base Coordinate daily with other elected officials, government agencies, lobbyists, and constituents to Coordinate daily with other elected officials, government agencies, lobbyists, and constituents to advance the representative’s agendaDevelop legislation: research; collaboration with interested parties; drafting; providing bill summaries, talking points and one-pagersFlexible StrategiesNegotiate with parties opposed or concerned about a particular piece of legislation. Ensure all legislative deadlines are met to best advance the member’s bills. In-depth knowledge of the state’s Appropriations process. Review agency requests and riders, and provide recommendations on funding decisionsAnalyze and summarize other members’ bills for representative and make voting recommendationsSupervise Capitol and District staff, and successfully manage tight office budget

Creative ApproachManaged all aspects of the representative’s legislative agenda, which averaged 40 bills per legislative session. Supervised both office and committee staff and managed the budgets for eachGuided policy for the various committees of which the representative was chairman: the Insurance Committee; the Transportation Committee; the Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety; and the General Investigating CommitteeCommitted to Achieving ResultsReviewed up to 300 bills assigned to our committee per session, and made recommendations on which bills to consider Researched and wrote interim committee reports, and wrote a weekly informational column for our local newspapersCollaborative and Open CommunicationDeveloped in-depth knowledge of transportation issues, including transportation funding and transportation planning processes, and worked extensively with the many state agencies and other entities involved in transportation