NEWS & Insights
HB Strategies announced today that Robert Marchant has joined the firm as a Managing Principal and Director of Growth. Rob will lead the firm’s Wisconsin state advocacy team based in Madison.
HB Strategies announced today that Tanya Willmeth has joined its Public Affairs group as a Principal in its St. Louis office. Tanya has over twenty years of experience in public affairs and strategic communications with a specialization in podcasting, political campaigns, and nonprofit leadership. With a knack for storytelling, Tanya helps clients in crafting compelling narratives that resonate with stakeholders and inspire action.
Meghan Schmidtlein, former Legislative Director to U.S. Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, has joined the HB Strategies Federal team as a Principal in the firm’s Washington, DC office. She served on Capitol Hill for ten years as a legislative staff member to senior members of Congress and two years helping to lead federal advocacy for one of the nation’s largest and top-ranked state university systems.
HB Strategies continues to broaden its national advocacy footprint with a presence now in Tennessee as the long-standing statewide lobbying firm Harris Frazier Government Relations in Nashville becomes the eleventh state capital office for HB Strategies.
Now is the time to prepare for next year as a new Congress is sworn in January 3, 2025. The HB Strategies Federal team in Washington has prepared a user-friendly reference calendar showing the House and Senate legislative schedules, State and District work periods, and federal holidays.
The Hill is out with its annual list of top lobbyists in Washington and this year’s list includes HB Strategies CEO Andy Blunt, Executive Vice President Federal Government Affairs Stacy McBride, and Managing Principal Eric Lausten.
Ballots are still being counted across the United States but former President Donald Trump has secured enough electoral votes to return to the White House and HB Strategies CEO Andy Blunt has spent the day after Election Day taking a closer look at the returns for the presidential race as well as Congress and state governors.
HB Strategies Colorado Principal Lisa LaBriola, a regular contributor to the Denver Gazette, writes recently that political differences should not lead to knock-down fights, “The exchange of ideas, no matter how different they might be, is the cornerstone of a healthy political system.”
HB Strategies Maryland Managing Principal Sarah Peters has again been recognized by The National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE) as a top lobbyist in its annual list, the second time in just three years.
With less than two weeks left until Election Day, HB Strategies CEO Andy Blunt hosted a live HB Strategies Webinar with two national analysts, Jim Ellis and Zac McCrary, as they share their readout of what the poll numbers mean and what they expect on election night and the days after.
