Sarah Walsh Email & Phone Number

Sarah Walsh is a government affairs professional with over 20 years of experience representing corporations, trade associations, and nonprofit organizations before federal, state, and local government. Sarah works closely with Leon & Walsh’s clients to develop lobbying strategies, engage elected officials, and build advocacy coalitions. Prior to founding Leon & Walsh Public Affairs, Inc., Sarah represented a variety of high-profile clients before the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, LA Metro, and the Los Angeles Unified School District while serving as a contract lobbyist at two prominent Los Angeles-area public affairs firms. Sarah also served as the Director of State Government Affairs for the Motion Picture Association, where she was a successful advocate for the film and television industry for nearly 15 years. She managed MPA’s Los Angeles-area advocacy and directed the Association’s 50-state legislative strategy on issues affecting film and television production and studio facility operations. Sarah previously served as a field representative in the office of California State Senator Debra Bowen. Before joining Senator Bowen, she was a program assistant with the Council of Chief State School Officers, where she worked with state-level service learning directors from around the country. Sarah holds a Master of Public Administration from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. She and her family live in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Listed skills include Legislative Relations, Public Policy, Politics, Public Affairs, and 15 others.