225-757-9908
P.O. BOX 82901, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70884,
The Chesapeake Group approaches government relations and lobbying with a focus on customer service and information sharing. Navigating bureaucracy can be intimidating and frustrating, but through decades of experience and relationship building I assist my clients in achieving their goals at the Capitol and understanding the complex processes behind the scenes. Connecting people to tackle issues and remove barriers to business is tremendously rewarding and why I love my work.
1) American Massage Therapy Association
2) Association for Accessible Medicine
4) Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
10) La Marine And Motorcycle Dealers Association
11) La Oyster Dealers and Growers' Association
20+ years
Current member of the Dean's Advisory Council for the La State University School of Veterinary Medicine
Member of Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL) - A Non-Paritsan Policy Group
Sigma Nu Alumni Association
Former Member-Governor's DWI Task Force
Eric M. Sunstrom has had a distinguished career communicating complex issues to public officials; first as an in-house government affairs executive and most recently as the head of a successful lobbying firm. Eric's career began in local lobbying as the first ever director of governmental affairs for the St. Tammany Home Builders Association. From there he was hired as the Louisiana Restaurant Association's VP of government affairs.
His experience in the halls of the legislature made for an easy transition to contract lobbying and public relations. Eric launched The Chesapeake Group in 2004 bringing his expertise to a wider range of clients, designing and implementing programs to promote legislative and regulatory initiatives on their behalf. Since that time he has advocated issues from industry-supported fee increases, tax cuts and pro-business legislation. Currently, Eric serves as President of The Chesapeake Group, coordinating the legislative agenda for a number of clients. Mr. Sunstrom was recently appointed to the LSU School of Vetinary Medicine Dean's Advisory Council. He is a former member of the Governor's DWI Task Force, and the Hunting and Fishing Advisory Education Council.
Eric is a native of Baltimore, Md and attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. He resides in Baton Rouge with his wife Meg and their Doberman, Copper.
225-381-0166
543 SPANISH TOWN RD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70802,
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1) Acadian Ambulance and Air Med Services
2) AECOM
3) Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
4) America's Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA)
5) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
6) Bia Energy
7) Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
13) Cresent City Power Users Group
14) DentaQuest
15) East Baton Rouge Parish School System
16) Eatel
18) Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil)
19) Federal Property Registration Corp
20) Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting
21) Greater Ouachita Water Company
24) Housing Authority of New Orleans
26) Linde Gas and Equipment, Inc.
27) Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC
28) Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
29) Louisiana Association of Health Underwriters
30) Louisiana Energy Users Group (LEUG)
31) Louisiana Food Bank Association
34) Louisiana State Nurses Association (LSNA)
35) Louisiana Telecommunications Assocation
36) LWCC
37) Macro Companies
38) Market Umbrella
39) Mississippi River Delta Coalition/Environmental Defense Fund
40) Motor Vehicle Protection Products Association
41) MTPCS, LLC d/b/a Cellular One
42) MultiState Associates, Inc.
43) NCCI
44) New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
45) New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board
47) NRG Energy, Inc.
48) Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLC
49) Occidental Chemical Corporation
50) Occidental Energy Ventures
51) Paschall Strategic Communications
52) Pelican Institute for Public Policy
54) Reinsurance Association of America
55) ResCare, Inc.
56) Sisung Group
58) Southern Strategy Group of Louisiana, LLC
59) Southern University System Foundation
62) United Professionals Company, LLC
63) ValueShield, LLC
64) Verify4
20+ years
Kevin E. Cunningham is a partner with Southern Strategy Group-Louisiana one of the preeminent Governmental Relations firms operating in the state.
He joined the firm 2009 and represents a varied client base before the legislature, federal and state agencies, local government etc. Having developed an expertise in property and casualty insurance law, Kevin was recently selected by the State Commissioner of Insurance to serve on the High Auto Insurance Rates Task Force, which is developing legislative and regulatory solutions to combat this growing problem. In addition, he serves as an active member of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry's Civil Justice Reform Advisory Council, to which he is also a past Chairman.
Prior to joining SSG, Kevin was a partner with Roedel Parsons Koch Blache Balhoff & McCollister, where he served on the firm's Executive Management Committee. From 1996 to 2001 he served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Mike Foster, where he oversaw the $14 million dollar Urban and Rural Grant Program. In addition to other duties, he also chaired both the Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development (TIMED) Task Force, which resulted in much needed infrastructure development and the Louisiana Task Force for the Reduction of Automobile Insurance Rates, which brought about significant insurance rate and civil justice reforms.
An avid tennis player, Kevin is the past President of the Greater Baton Rouge Community Tennis Association, where he oversaw the return of a challenger series tennis tournament to the City and a resumption of a grade school -- Introduction to Tennis -- program. During his tenure he also increased participation in the world-class Cajun Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, which attracts top professional and amateur wheelchair players from throughout the world. Recently he was asked to serve on the Board of Directors for Metro YMCA. Other past civic involvement includes the Council for Judicial Excellence and a member of Kiwanis International.
The son of retired army officer and an educator who also served as an administrator with the State Department of Education, Kevin was born in Wurzburg Germany and graduated high school in Seoul Korea. He received his Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center in 1985, where he was a member of the Southern University Moot Court Board (1984-1985) and Law Review candidate. While at Southern he was honored with the American Jurisprudence 2nd Award for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Corporations. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Old Dominion University in Norfolk VA, in 1982. Kevin is married to Helena R. Cunningham, also an attorney, CPA and affordable housing developer. They have two children, Kevin Jr., an attorney working in Baton Rouge and Sydne, a second-year law student at Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans
225-387-4000
301 MAIN STREET, 23RD FLOOR ONE AMERICAN PLACE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70825,
225-381-0166
543 SPANISH TOWN RD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70802,
1) Acadian Ambulance and Air Med Services
2) AECOM
3) Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
4) Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives / ALEC
5) Bia Energy
6) Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
11) Cresent City Power Users Group
12) East Baton Rouge Parish School System
13) Eatel
15) Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil)
16) Federal Property Registration Corp
17) Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting
18) Greater Ouachita Water Company
21) Housing Authority of New Orleans
26) Louisiana Association of Health Underwriters
27) Louisiana Energy Users Group (LEUG)
28) Louisiana Food Bank Association
29) Louisiana Probation and Parole Officiers Association
30) Louisiana State Nurses Association (LSNA)
31) Louisiana Telecommunications Association
32) LWCC
33) Macro Companies
34) MultiState Associates, Inc.
35) New Orleans Transit Authority
37) NRG Energy, Inc.
38) Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLC
39) Occidental Chemical Corporation
40) Occidental Energy Ventures
42) ResCare, Inc.
43) Sisung Group
44) Southern Strategy Group of Louisiana, LLC
45) Southern University System Foundation
47) United Professionals Company, LLC
48) Verify4
225-266-0046
P.O. BOX 85125, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70884,