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Ryan RayAugust 6, 2015

The Mayernick Group — comprised of the husband and wife team of Frank and Tracy Mayernick plus consultant Jodi Lea Stevens — continued to punch above its weight class among the Tallahassee lobbying corps in the second quarter of 2015, according to recently released lobbyist compensation reports. The firm took in an estimated $510,000 — $395,000 from […]

Ryan RayAugust 6, 2015

RSA Consulting Consulting had a productive second quarter of 2015. According to recently filed state records, the Brandon-based firm collected an estimated $300,000 or more from 43 legislative and executive clients between the months of April and June. The four-person team composed of firm owner Ron Pierce, Natalie King, Sara Gross and Edward Briggs drew major compensation from […]

Ryan RayAugust 6, 2015

Capital City Consulting typically ranks among the upper echelon of Tallahassee lobbying corps shops, and it showed no sign of stopping in the second quarter of 2015. According to recently filed state records, the firm brought in an estimated $1.7 million. During 2015 Q2 — which ran from April 1 through June 30 — CCC […]

Ryan RayAugust 5, 2015

Telecommunications giant AT&T announced Wednesday they have brought on board Katherine San Pedro as the firm’s Regional Director of External Affairs for Miami-Dade County. San Pedro previously managed the campaign of Republican Rep. Bryan Avila of Hialeah before joining his staff as a legislative aide in the Capitol, the same trajectory she followed after working on Kendall Republican Rep. Jeanette Nunez‘s victorious campaign […]

Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015

The solo practice run by lobbyist Alan Suskey may not have a big office on Adams Street, but it does make a good deal of money. According to recently filed state records, Suskey Consulting took in an estimated $150,000 between April and June alone. The greatest contributions to Suskey’s highly efficient payroll came from Save Our Society […]

Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015

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Floridian Partners continued to rack up clients and compensation in an unusual second quarter that saw the Legislature in Session past its usual witching hour in May. FP’s 64 legislative clients and 47 executive clients accounted for at least $1.28 million in fees, with about $400,000 of that stemming from work on the plaza level of the Capitol, where […]

Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015

With just a two-person shop — prominent Republican strategist Rich Heffley and Kelly Horton, the firm’s VP of governmental affairs — Heffley & Associates is making the most of the “keep it small, keep it all” approach to the influence business. Its reported legislative earnings in the second quarter of 2015 reached an estimated total of $320,000 […]

Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015

The Jacksonville-based governmental affairs firm The Fiorentino Group took home about $670,000 in compensation for its efforts in the second quarter of 2015, according to recently filed state records. At the top of the Jacksonville-based firm’s client list during Q2 was an eclectic group of entities only Fiorentino could tie together: CSX, UF Health Jacksonville, Public Defenders […]

Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015

As first reported by Florida Politics, the Republican Party of Florida is holding its first ever “Sunshine Summit” in order to showcase presidential candidates and expose them to Florida’s strategic voters about 100 days out from the March 15, 2016 primaries. More details emerged early Tuesday afternoon as RPOF Chairman Blaise Ingoglia announced that former Vice President Dick Cheney will be on […]

Ryan RayAugust 3, 2015

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A recent communique from the U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham camp takes a playful approach to making a serious point, possibly a decisive one, when it comes to Florida’s 2nd Congressional District. The freshman Democrat’s spokesman narrated their most recent campaign stop at the Wassau Possum Festival by way of Petey the Possum, a stuffed marsupial who […]

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The Mayernick Group hauls in a cool $510K in Q2 lobbying fees

RSA Consulting collects more than $300K in Q2 lobbying fees

Capital City Consulting pulls in $1.7 million in Q2 lobbying fees

Personnel note: Katherine San Pedro to join AT&T lobbying team

Lobbyist Alan Suskey, now on his own, brings in at least $150K in Q2 of 2015

Floridian Partners takes in about $1.28 million in Q2 lobbying fees

Rich Heffley’s lobbying shop earns $435K in Q2 fees

The Fiorentino Group pulls in $670K in lobbying fees during Q2

Dick Cheney to headline Florida GOP’s “Sunshine Summit” dinner in November

Email insights: Gwen Graham, Petey the Possum campaign in Washington County