Bingham ConsultingState Strategy Practice
National organizations of public officials play an important role in shaping the policies that state and local governments implement. In response to today’s increasingly regulated environment, Bingham Consulting offers clients individualized strategies for advancing their business interests through these national groups.
We perform several core functions for our clients: collecting intelligence within national organizations, determining the value of that information, and providing analysis and solutions to address specific issues. We then help our clients propose model legislation, navigate national organizations to reach the appropriate principals and build relationships with key public officials.
Whether developing a primary advocacy program or complementing existing grassroots or grasstops efforts, Bingham Consulting offers clients the benefit of comprehensive national strategies coupled with outreach and follow-up at the state and local level.
National Organizations of Interest to Our Clients:
- Legislative
- American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
- Council of State Governments (CSG)
- CSG Eastern Regional Conference (ERC)
- CSG Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC)
- CSG Southern Legislative Conference (SLC)
- CSG West (CSGW)
- National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL)
- National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL)
- National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL)
- National Speakers' Conference (NSC)
- Senate Presidents' Forum (SPF)
- State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF)
- Governors
- National Governors' Association (NGA)
- Council of Great Lakes Governors (CGLG)
- Midwestern Governors' Association (MWGA)
- New England Governors' Conference (NEGC)
- Southern Governors' Association (SGA)
- Western Governors' Association (WGA)
- Attorneys General
- National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)
- Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG)
- National Association of Counties (NACo)
- National League of Cities (NLC)
- U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM)
- Democratic Attorneys General
- Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA)
- Democratic Governors' Association (DGA)
- Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC)
- Republican Attorneys General
- Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA)
- Republican Governors' Association (RGA)
- Republican Legislative Campaign Committee (RLCC)
- Republican Lieutenant Governors Association (RLGA)
- Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC)
Our experienced State Strategies Group includes:
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Pete Wilson, Principal
- More than 30 years of dedicated public service as a U.S. Senator, Governor of California, mayor of San Diego and California State Assemblyman
- Member of President George W. Bush’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s Defense Policy Board
- As Governor of California, created the state’s first Trade and Commerce Agency, elevating California’s competitiveness, nationally and internationally
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Tom Gede, Principal
- Former Deputy and special assistant attorney general for the state of California, serving as Supreme Court counsel, amicus coordinator, civil litigator and criminal prosecutor
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Nicholas Gess, Principal
- Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Counsel and Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, the Department of Justice official responsible for building and maintaining agency relationships with state and local elected officials, law enforcement and advocacy groups
- Justice Department’s primary liaison with the Clinton White House Domestic Policy Council
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William Kissinger, Consultant
- Senior Counsel to California Governor with primary responsibility for the Cal EPA, Cal Health and Services and California Resources Agencies; member of the Governor's Interagency Energy Task Force responsible for sharing the strategic response to California’s electricity crisis
- Senior Advisor to White House National Economic Adviser under President Clinton; Special Assistant to the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, responsible for interagency coordination with the Department of Justice
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Ralph Martin II, Managing Principal
- Suffolk County (Boston, MA) District Attorney, responsible for forming numerous strategic alliances with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies; first African-American Republican elected to this position
- Served as Chair of the Criminal Justice Section Council and Delegate to the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association
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Stephen Merrill, President
- Former Governor and Attorney General of New Hampshire
- Active with the National Association of Attorneys General and the National Governors' Association
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Cynthia Pantazis, Senior Consultant
- Represented clients before Congress, federal and state agencies, and the White House on technology, tax, economic development, workforce and the environment
- Director of Public Policy for ASTD, the nation's leading association representing corporate leaders in human capital management
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Ronald Scheberle, Consultant
- Adviser to federal and state elected officials on major legislation for 33 years
- Staff member for two U.S. Senators
- Government Affairs executive and adviser to the Board Chairman of one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies where he oversaw the expansion of the government relations department and the development of federal and state legislative strategies
- Chairman Emeritus of the Private Sector Board of Directors, American Legislative Exchange Council
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Timothy Shea, Principal
- Chief of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Public Protection Bureau, responsible for antitrust issues, consumer protection, insurance, energy, healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, public charities and civil rights
- Chief Counsel and Staff Director, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
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Sean Walsh, Senior Consultant
- Senior advisor and director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Deputy Chief of Staff and Press Secretary for California Governor Pete Wilson
- Several key state board commissions, including vice chairman of the California Little Hoover Commission, California Commission on State Mandates and the California Housing Finance Agency Finance Board