Executive Vice President, Federal Government Affairs
Washington, DC
smcbride@hbstrategies.us
As Executive Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, Stacy leads the firm’s team of federal lobbyists in its Washington office. Stacy is an experienced public policy strategist whose diligent work over twenty years in Washington has earned her the respect and friendship of leading elected officials of both parties on Capitol Hill.
Stacy served eight years as Chief of Staff and Committee Staff Director to U.S. Senator Roy Blunt and was responsible for managing a staff of more than 60 professionals while working alongside the Senator as he led the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Republican Policy Committee and served as Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. Stacy is an authority on how Congress operates and has successfully counseled lawmakers through some of the most critical and lasting legislative achievements of recent sessions of Congress. Stacy was responsible for managing a staff of more than 60 professionals while working alongside the Senator in developing significant public policy; responding to national crises; facilitating the legislative process among senate offices and committees; liaising with House leadership and Administration officials; and the planning and implementation of the Inauguration of the 45th President of the United States.
Earlier in her career, Stacy served as the Republican Subcommittee Staff Director for the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies which provides over $140 billion in annual mandatory and discretionary funding for the Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration.
She also served for six years as a Professional Staff Member on the Appropriations Committee and prior to that as a Special Assistant in the Commissioner’s Office of the Food and Drug Administration. Stacy is a native Arkansan and earned her bachelor’s in Political Science and master’s in Public Administration from Arkansas State University.
