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Valis Associates is a Washington DC Lobbying group with a heavily leaning GOP tilt. Their website says they are a "public policy consulting firm" offering "comprehensive government relations services", that focuses on "market-oriented solutions, deregulation, expanded trade, open markets, new business opportunities, and reduced government intrusion into the private sector". - [1]
Valis Associates' founder, Wayne Valis, worked in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations, and twice worked for the American Enterprise Institute. He was also a major lobbyist for the tobacco industry. See Valis (Doc Index)
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Valis Associates registered Lobbying Clients with the House of Representatives
- American Bakers Assn
- American Council of Engineering Companies
- Association of American Railroads
- At&t Corp
- Citizens for Civil Justice Reform
- Coalition for Open Markets & Expanded Trade
- Doctors Company
- Grocery Manufacturers of America
- Honeywell
- Humane Society of The United States
- International Assn of Fire Fighters
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
- New Majority Society
- Norfolk Southern Corp
- Primedia Workplace Learning
- Regulatory Improvement Council
- Renewable Fuels Association
- Stratus Systems, Inc
- Technology Solutions Providers
- Trade Association Liason Council
- Transportation Reform Alliance
- Transportation Security & Resource Forum
People in Group
Wayne H. Valis - Founder
source: [2]
Bio
- June 14, 1944 - Born, Somerville, New Jersey
- 1966 - B.A., Rutgers University
- 1966-69 - Eastern Director, Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- 1969-72 - Editor, The Intercollegiate Review
- 1972-73 - American Enterprise Institute, Assistant to the Director for Legislative Analysis
- 1973-74 - Staff Assistant to the President(Nixon)
- 1974-77 - White House Office of Public Liaison (Ford), Director of Research and Planning
- 1976-Sept/Oct - President Ford's campaign committee
- 1977-80 - American Enterprise Institute, Special assistant to the president
- 1981-83 - Special Assistant to the President (Reagan) for Public Liaison
- 1983- - President, Valis Associates
Associations
- American Enterprise Institute
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute(ISI) - Board of Trustees, Chairman, Finance Committee
- Robert Trent Jones Club (Lake Manassas, VA)
- The Georgetown Club
- Philadelphia Society
- Tantallon Country Club
- St. Andrews Golf Club (Scotland)
- Half Moon Club (Jamaica)
Richard T. Schulze
Bio
- Born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 7, 1929
- 1948-49 - University of Houston
- 1951-53 - U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
- ????-?? - Villanova University
- 1968 - Temple University
- 1969-74 - Pennsylvania state house of representatives
- 1975-93 - U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District
- 1993 - present - Valis Associates
Associations
- Migratory Bird Commission - Former Member
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Former Board member
- Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Foundation
- Safari Club
- New Majority Society - Founder
Matt Keelen
Matt Keelan is considered a powerhouse GOP fundraiser.
Bio
- Loyola College - BA Political Science
- George Washington University - MA Political Management
- 1994-97 - Hammond and Associates - Political Fundraisers
- 1997-2005 - Keelen Communications
- 2005-present - Valis Associates
See Also
- Lisa Getter, Extra-Special Interest in Political Conventions, LA Times, July 6, 2004
- Alexander Bolton, Upstart firm brings entrepreneurial skills to Republican fundraising, The Hill, January 22, 2003
Contact
- Valis Associates
- 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
- Suite 950 Washington, DC 20006
- 202.393.5055
- info AT valisassociates.com
