Shep Harris Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, MN, US

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Provide multiple government relations clients with wide-ranging relationship management, legislative analysis and strategic lobbying services including: o Identify short-term and long-term business risks and.
• Initiate and coordinate annual Minnesota state legislative leaders’ “Session Outlook” program with State Capitol media for seven consecutive years.

Golden Valley, MN

Golden Valley is a wonderful city just minutes from downtown Minneapolis with beautiful parks, safe neighborhoods, engaged residents, successful schools, good infrastructure and headquarters for major companies like General Mills, Allianz Life USA, Tennant Company, Mortenson Construction, Buffalo Wild Wings and many more!

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Launched new program representing 12 nonprofit organizations and schools at all government levels through direct lobbying and written and oral public testimony.
• Formulated key priorities against political realities and current landscape by understanding strategies and objectives, and building and maintaining relationships with internal partners.
• Developed and executed government affairs strategy leveraging political, grassroots, executive and association assets to ensure successful outcomes on issues.
• Identified opportunities and succeeded in acquiring more than $1 million in federal earmarks and grants for member organizations.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Managed diverse and complex public policy program for Jewish communities across multiple states in the Upper Midwest through lobbying and grassroots advocacy efforts at federal and state levels.
• Coordinated communications efforts and messaging for JCRC on issues related to Israel, local Jewish communities and anti-Semitism.
• Fielded anti-Semitism and discrimination complaints for Jewish communities across the Upper Midwest and directed response plans.

Minnesota State Capitol

• Initiated and developed policy positions on health care, commerce and local government issues for 40 DFL State Senators.
• Communicated Senate DFL “message” by drafting position statements, talking points, testimony and other communications for internal and external audiences and campaigns.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzed legislation and made recommendations to Congresswoman as primary policy advisor on health care, human services, judiciary and commerce issues.
• Crafted issue speeches and statements for district events and House floor debates.
• Created district outreach opportunity for Congresswoman with outstanding female business owner recognition ceremony.

Washington, DC

• Coordinated relations between federal agencies and local elected officials for economic development opportunities in Louisiana.
• Represented Sen. Johnston as primary advocate for constituent proposals and federal grant applications.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science/Communications

Student Confederation, Hillel, Residence Hall Association, Capitol Hill internship, Australian Parliament internship, etc

Education record