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A founding member of Southern Strategy Group (Louisiana), Liz Mangham serves as its managing partner. She primarily represents clients before the legislative and executive branches of state government, focusing on issues related to commerce and industry, civil law, criminal justice, education, health care and transportation.

With keen political skills acquired from managing numerous elections, Liz applies winning campaign strategies to complex lobbying battles. She combines essential grassroots and coalition- based support with the media to deliver comprehensive, effective strategies.

A graduate of Brenau Women's College, Liz has been recognized as one of the top 100 "Louisiana Influencers" and a "National Rising Star" by Campaigns & Elections' Politics magazine and an "Up and Comer in Louisiana Politics" by the Times of Acadiana. Her consulting work has earned award-winning recognition for various political and public policy firms.

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Serving as president of Southern Strategy Group (Louisiana), Rodney Braxton brings the highest levels of public service to the firm. He is experienced in policy development, governmental affairs, legislative relations, budgetary issues, capital improvement projects and enjoys a reputation for "persuasive negotiation skills." As assistant chief of staff to former Governor Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Rodney supervised transportation, insurance, and labor issues. He also served as associate commissioner of governmental relations for the Louisiana Board of Regents, the state's top higher education board.

Rodney was undersecretary of the Louisiana Department of Labor, the first executive director of the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights and, in 1994, named one of thirty Leaders of the Future by Ebony magazine. An active member of many community and civic organizations, he has served on the boards of Young Leaders Academy, Of Moving Colors Productions and Serve! Baton Rouge.

A native of Louisiana and practicing attorney since 1992, Rodney holds a B.S. in finance from the University of New Orleans and his J.D. from Tulane University Law School where he received a Merit Scholarship and was a quarterfinalist in the 1992 Frederick Douglas Moot Court Competition.

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A native of Louisiana, Brad Mittendorf is also a founding member of Southern Strategy Group (Louisiana). Leveraging expertise in energy and telecommunications policy, Brad represents clients before the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC). In addition, he coordinates issues management and media relations services for SSG clients.

The former campaign manager of Republican Jimmy Field's successful bid for public service commissioner, Brad also served as Commissioner Field's executive assistant. During his 7-year tenure with the LPSC, Brad advised on energy, telecommunications and transportation policies. In addition to serving as the commissioner's representative at regulatory hearings and workshops, Brad was also principal liaison to other elected officials and agencies.

In addition to his work in the political and regulatory arenas, Brad founded In Focus, LL -- a private research company. As president, Brad directed focus group research to test issues for a variety of political candidates and organizations and for law firms seeking to evaluate trial and mediation strategies.

Brad is a Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude graduate of Louisiana State University and served as co-editor of the Oxford Book of the American South (1997).

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Randal Johnson joined Southern Strategy Group (Louisiana) after serving as Deputy Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF) for fourteen years and brings applied experience in the legislative process to the SSG team. While at LDAF, Randal initiated and handled the department's legislative package for more than twenty sessions. Prior to joining the LDAF, he supervised multi-jurisdictional drug enforcement units and served as chief of the special investigative divisions for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department. There, Randal drafted and presented legislation on behalf of law enforcement and parochial governments.

Adept at issues and crisis management, Randal supervised the Department of Agriculture's emergency preparation activities related to animal and plant health and weather-borne disasters. In the aftermath of the devastating 2005 hurricanes, Randal personally supervised the successful acquisition and delivery of fuel for the evacuation, rescue, and recovery efforts across the state.

With political activities ranging across both party and geographical lines, Randal, who holds a B.S. in business administration, has consulted and worked in various local, state, and federal campaigns in his native state of Louisiana. He was recognized as one of the top 100 "Louisiana Influencers" by Campaigns & Elections' Politics magazine. Randal has also coordinated successful statewide get- out-the-vote efforts for elected offices ranging from Police Juror to President of the United States. In addition, he graduated from regional and national law enforcement academies administered by the Department of Justice.

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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

ROBERT BABBAGE

(Federal)
Clients:

1) ADP LLC

2) Advanced Biofuels Association

3) Akin, Gump on behalf of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

4) Allianz of America Corporation

5) Amalgamated Bank

6) American Academy of Dermatology

7) American Academy of Ophthalmology

8) American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

9) American Bankers Association HSA Council

10) American College of Emergency Physicians

11) American Fraternal Alliance

12) American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)

13) American Health Care Association

14) American Physical Therapy Association

15) American Psychiatric Association

16) American Rental Association

17) American Retirement Association (formerly ASPPA)

18) American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

19) Amgen, Inc.

20) Arq, LLC

21) Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

22) Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

23) AT&T Services, Inc.

24) Bayer Corporation

25) Baystate Health

26) Beacon Capital Partners, LLC

27) Beam Suntory

28) Biogen, Inc.

29) Biotechnology Industry Organization

30) Blue Earth Diagnostics, Inc.

31) BYD North America

32) C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

33) California Dental Association

34) Capital Magnet Fund Coalition (ad hoc coalition)

35) Capital One Financial Corp.

36) Church Ekklasia Sozo (CES), Inc.

37) CivaTech Oncology, Inc.

38) Comcast Corporation

39) Communitech

40) Consumer Bankers Association

41) Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

42) CRISPR Therapeutics, INC.

43) Cruise Lines International Association, Inc.

44) CTIA

45) Decorative Hardwoods Association

46) Delta Air Lines, Inc.

47) DLA Piper on behalf of Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Auth.

48) Early Warning Services, LLC

49) Edison Electric Institute

50) Electronic Funds Transfer Association

51) EMD Serono, Inc.

52) Energy Infrastructure Council

53) Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

54) Expedia, Inc.

55) ExxonMobil Corporation

56) Fermaca de Mexico, S.a.r.l.

57) Firstfloor

58) Florida Community Loan Fund

59) Genentech

60) Giffords (formerly reporting as Americans for Responsible Solutions)

61) Healthcare Leadership Council

62) HealthiNation

63) Hologic, Inc.

64) Intuit, Inc

65) Investment Company Institute

66) ISARA Corporation

67) ITC Holdings Corp.

68) Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

69) JSH&W LLP on behalf of U.S. Savings Bond Coalition

70) Las Vegas Sands Corporation

71) Lockheed Martin Corporation

72) Magellan Midstream Partners

73) March of Dimes Inc.

74) Massachusetts Biotechnology Council

75) McCormick & Company, Inc.

76) Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA)

77) Merck & Company, Inc.

78) National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

79) National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

80) National Association of Realtors

81) National Business Aviation Association, Inc.

82) National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)

83) National Disability CDFI Coalition

84) National Football League

85) National Mentor Holdings, Inc. on behalf of The MENTOR Network

86) National Mining Association

87) National Society of Genetic Counselors

88) NCTA - The Internet & Television Association (FKA Nat'l Cable & Telecom Assoc.)

89) NextEra Energy, Inc.

90) NIKE, Inc.

91) Nurse-Family Partnership

92) NYISO (New York Independent System Operator)

93) Pacific Life Insurance Company

94) Parsons & Whittemore Enterprises

95) Partnership for Conservation

96) PFM Financial Advisors LLC

97) PFM Group Consulting

98) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

99) Physician Hospitals of America

100) Physicians Advocacy Institute

101) Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc

102) RadNet, Inc.

103) Raffaniello & Associates on behalf of United Parcel Service

104) RAI Services Company (formerly Reynolds American, Inc.)

105) Regions Financial Corp.

106) Reinsurance Association of America

107) Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

108) Rite Aid Corporation

109) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)

110) Shopify

111) State Fund Congressional Action Group (SFCAG)

112) TCL Industrial Holdings Americas

113) TECO Energy Inc.

114) The Everglades Trust, Inc.

115) The GEO Group, Inc.

116) The Strategic Group

117) The Walter Group LLC on behalf of Financial Security, Safety & Soundness Coal.

118) The Walter Group LLC on behalf of Tweed Inc.

119) The Walter Group on behalf of Acreage Holdings

120) The Walter Group on behalf of Cronos USA Client Services LLC

121) Truist (formerly SunTrust Bank)

122) U.S. Bancorp

123) Varian Medical Systems

124) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

125) Violet Power

126) Virginia Tourism Corporation

127) Walmart Inc.

128) Wellspring Worldwide

129) Westlake Chemical Partners LP

130) Wireless Infrastructure Association

131) Woodberry Associates, LLC

ELIZABETH MANGHAM

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BRADLEY MITTENDORF

(Louisiana)
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Clients:

BROOKE ROBERTSON

(Kentucky)