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Politics and Bone and Associates have been a part of life for as long as I can remember. They are in my blood. My father, a former 2-term legislator and top ranked lobbyist, opened Bone and Associates in 1987. Growing up I served as a House Page and later on the Sergeant-at-Arms staff in the NC General Assembly. I also worked for Bone and Associates off and on during my later college years and after college. Finally, after spending 12 years as an analytical chemist and laboratory auditor for the State of NC, I became a lobbyist with Bone and Associates in 2004. When my father died in 2009 I bought Bone and Associates and the business became Bone and Associates, LLC.

Today, Bone and Associates, LLC represents a wide variety of business interests and associations. While I had one of the best teachers that a lobbyist could have, I have also made my own mark on the lobbying community. In September 2010, I was ranked as the 8th most influential lobbyist in the State of North Carolina by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research. These rankings were compiled from legislators, media and fellow lobbyists.

I am a 1991 graduate of North Carolina State University with a major in Chemistry and a minor in Environmental Science. For 2 years I worked at Compu-Chem, a commercial environmental lab in the Research Triangle Park before going to work for the State of North Carolina's Department of Environment & Natural Resources. I spent 12 years traveling and certifying labs across the United States. This in-depth regulatory experience gave me an appreciation for the regulated community as well as the regulations themselves.

11-15 years

John has over 45 years of experience working as a corporate CEO and government agency administrator. John served in the administrations of three United States Presidents. He served as State Executive Director of the North Carolina Farm Service Agency from 1981 to 1992, under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. In April 2001, John was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the State Director of USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Rural Development for North Carolina.

Nathan Honaker is a licensed North Carolina attorney and serves as General Counsel to Connect C providing insight in legislative matters. He has several years of experience in legislative affairs, lobbying and healthcare. Nathan is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of North Carolina School of Law. During college, Nathan had internships with several legislators in the State House of Representatives and the State Senate. After completing his undergraduate degree, he worked for Sen. Phil Berger, President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate, in communications and as a law clerk. During law school, Nathan worked for several lobbyists as a research assistant and policy advisor, as well as working with the State Health Plan and the University of North Carolina System.