Government Affairs
Strategic advocacy and legislative counsel for organizations navigating federal, state, and local government. We secure policy outcomes through proven relationships, insider expertise, and relentless execution.
Key Contacts
Our government affairs practice represents clients before legislatures, regulatory agencies, and executive offices at every level of government. We advance client interests through strategic advocacy campaigns that combine policy expertise, political acumen, and relationships built over decades. Our team has secured legislative victories, shaped regulatory frameworks, and protected client interests across healthcare, real estate, financial services, technology, cannabis, energy, and other regulated sectors. We handle everything from favorable amendments in complex legislation to appropriations processes and executive agency engagement. We maintain active relationships with committee chairs, agency administrators, and executive staff who control policy outcomes. We know how government works because we've worked in government.
Our Services
Comprehensive support across every stage of your journey in this highly regulated industry.
Legislative advocacy and lobbying
Regulatory strategy and compliance
Policy development and analysis
Coalition building and management
Appropriations and budget advocacy
Executive agency engagement
Political intelligence and monitoring
Legislative drafting and amendment strategy
Opposition research and response
Government contract navigation
The Tenax Difference
For over a decade, Tenax Strategies has delivered legislative victories and regulatory wins for clients navigating the most complex government environments. We've secured appropriations, passed legislation, defeated unfavorable regulations, and positioned clients for success before federal agencies, state legislatures, and municipal governments across the country. Our team includes former government officials, legislative staff, and seasoned advocates who understand how decisions actually get made. We've managed campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, emerging industries, and individual businesses facing regulatory challenges. The relationships we've built and the institutional knowledge we've accumulated create advantages that translate directly to results for our clients.
We execute. While other firms provide analysis and advice, we develop strategy and implement it. When legislation threatens client interests, we organize opposition coalitions, coordinate lobbying campaigns, and work directly with legislators to secure amendments or defeat harmful provisions. When opportunities emerge, we move quickly to capitalize on them—recruiting sponsors, building bipartisan support, and managing the path to passage. That approach has turned long-shot legislative goals into enacted policy and protected client interests in hostile political environments. From initial strategy through post-legislative implementation, we use decades of government experience and proven relationships to deliver outcomes. When barriers arise, we find solutions. Our core values guide every engagement: integrity in all dealings, tenacity in pursuing client objectives, and accountability for results.
Our Core Values
Integrity
Do the right thing. Always.
Tenacity
If you come to a wall, go over it, through it, or around it.
Accountability
Own the work. Deliver the result.
Representative Work
A selection of our successful engagements and client outcomes.
State Healthcare Policy Reform Initiative
Led multi-year advocacy campaign securing passage of healthcare access legislation affecting 2 million residents. Managed coalition of 30+ organizations, coordinated testimony across 12 legislative hearings, and navigated complex committee process to achieve bipartisan support for client's policy priorities.