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Phil AmmannMarch 11, 2018

TallyMadness is now underway, where Florida political aficionados select who is the best lobbyist out of 64 of the state’s top power brokers. Just like NCAA College Basketball “March Madness,” fans of The Process have begun voting on bracketed matchups among the leading advocates, to decide the top influencer in the Sunshine State. And right […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 26, 2018

Pinellas County GOP chair Nick DiCeglie joins several heavyweight lobbyists in Tallahassee next month to fundraise in support of his bid for term-limited Larry Ahern’s House District 66 seat. The event begins 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Governors Club Board Room, 202 S. Adams St. in Tallahassee. Among those big conservative names on the […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 5, 2018

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RJ Myers, an established veteran of politics and The Process, is taking his experience to Suskey Consulting, the Florida government affairs firm announced this week. Myers, who will serve as a Government and Community Affairs Consultant, will be based in the firm’s St. Petersburg and Tallahassee offices. He most recently was Deputy Political Director for Republican Rick Baker‘s […]

Staff ReportsDecember 5, 2017

Insurance industry expert Donovan Brown is the newest vice president at the burgeoning boutique government affairs firm Suskey Consulting. Brown, who most recently lobbied for GDB Group in Tallahassee, is a former partner at Colodny Fass and served as Southeast state government relations counsel for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. “I am excited […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2017

Nick DiCeglie has been in the race for House District 66 for a month and his first campaign finance report, released Tuesday, signals a momentum shift in the GOP primary between him and Berny Jacques. Jacques filed March 3 and was the first-in candidate for the Pinellas County-based seat. Since showing $30,000 raised in his […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 27, 2017

Rob Fields, a former state technology official, is joining Suskey Consulting as Vice President of Government Affairs, the firm announced Monday. Fields, a state government veteran, was Chief Information Officer for two state agencies, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Agency for Health Care Administration. He also has been a “government affairs consultant for Fortune […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 15, 2016

A focus on Tampa Bay continues to be profitable for several boutique lobbying firms. Several firms with Tampa Bay interests posted healthy earnings during the second quarter of 2016. Firms are required to file compensation reports each quarter, and the most recent reports were due by Aug. 14. The reports typically include compensation ranges. Records […]

Anne LindbergJune 6, 2016

A committee for the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority has recommended that RSA Consulting Group become the next state lobbyist for the county’s bus system. But the proposed deal comes with a string attached: Lobbyist Alan Suskey must be part of the contract. For the two — RSA and Suskey — the PSTA will pay up to $7,500 a month […]

Phil AmmannMarch 28, 2016

Quorum, the occasional not-too-political happy hour, returns to St. Petersburg Friday, April 15. As one of Tampa Bay’s premier casual networking events, Quorum features candidates, operatives, media and political enthusiasts of all stripes. The get-together will start with 5 p.m. hors d’oeuvres at its customary location: Cassis American Brasserie on Beach Drive. Sponsors of the […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 30, 2015

It’s still not clear how much a proposed constitutional amendment allowing medical use of marijuana will cost the state to implement, nor how much Florida will gain financially from it. The state’s Financial Impact Estimating Conference, made up of various state officials, met Wednesday to go over nearly 600 pages of reference material on the initiative. One […]

Tag: Alan Suskey

Rounding out the first round of TallyMadness

Nick DiCeglie sets high-powered Tally fundraiser for HD 66 bid

Personnel note: RJ Myers heading to Suskey Consulting

Personnel note: Lobbyist Donovan Brown moving to Suskey Consulting

Berny Jacques fundraising slows as Nick DiCeglie enters race

Personnel note: Rob Fields joins Suskey Consulting

Lobbying firms focused on Tampa Bay report substantial Q2 earnings

RSA Consulting, Alan Suskey likely to be next PSTA lobbyists

Quorum — Tampa Bay’s not-too-political happy hour — returns Friday, April 15

State panel talks dollars and cents of medical pot

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