Businesses that want to grow and expand need allies in Washington, D.C. and state capitals who will navigate federal and state policies; cut through excessive regulations; and collect, interpret, and report information to clients so important decisions can be made. You can rely on our team of experts across the country to guide you through the complicated maze of red tape and shifting politics to help you achieve your goals. We offer tailored government affairs solutions using strategic advice, advocacy, and communications in areas of healthcare, telecommunications, tax, financial services, education, infrastructure, and many more.
Total Spectrum’s government relations program rests on three pillars:
Total Spectrum’s bipartisan team of partners and consultants have extensive knowledge and relationships in and outside of government. They are effective advocates who combine experience, dedication, and creative thinking with research, analysis, and message development to create and execute tailored government affairs solutions.
Total Spectrum’s research and communications practice group provides real-time analysis so our clients can make real-time decisions. Working with the advocacy and political strategy groups, our professionals design the most effective ways to communicate client issues to decision makers and support the advocacy effort.
Total Spectrum’s political group, led by Steve Gordon, the ‘Dean of Republican Political Guidance,’ provides clients with reports on political trends and forecasting. Our professionals develop programs to promote brand creation, perception management, and relationship development in the context of an ever-changing political environment.
Total Spectrum’s Federal Advocacy team members are experts in healthcare, telecommunications, tax, financial services, education, infrastructure, and more. Our political strategists create and deliver messaging in a polarized political environment that raises your visibility, develops and sustains your brand in Washington, D.C., and builds relationships with Congressional and Administration officials.
Our communications professionals ensure the quality of research material and promote a unified approach. We provide timely and substantive information on policy issues to help you make real-time decisions.
Decisions made in Congress and in administrative agencies will impact you and your bottom line. Combining legislative, political, and communications knowledge and experience, our team brings together experts at the state, federal, and international level to ensure that you grow and expand. That is the Total Spectrum approach.
Total Spectrum’s Partners and Strategic Consultants are totally committed to solving government affairs challenges for our clients. We combine legislative knowledge and experience with the best practices of politics and communications in key states. We currently have offices in Arizona, Georgia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with several more offices on the way.
Our State Directors are effective and dedicated advocates with exceptionally strong political and legislative relationships. They are creative thinkers who use knowledge and experience to formulate and execute tailored government affairs solutions. Our state experts are problem solvers who have established working relationships with policy makers who have the jurisdiction and position to regulate, and they know how to succeed in a highly charged political environment. Total Spectrum’s State Directors also work with Total Spectrum’s federal team to create solutions in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is changing in tone and tempo, with potential swings in control and leadership in both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. These potential changes require organizations to understand new agendas and develop plans to work with new people and new centers of power.
Congressman Erik Paulsen understands Washington, D.C. and the business of policy and politics. He gives insightful guidance rooted in a decade of service in Congress as a leading member of the chief tax writing House Ways and Means Committee, which also has jurisdiction over healthcare, economic, and trade policy. Congressman Paulsen also served as Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, where his work focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, access to capital, digital trade, key economic issues, while working with the President’s Council of Economic Advisors and the Federal Reserve.
Congressman Paulsen understands the complex process of bridging public and private interests. He is available for private consulting to provide strategy, problem solving, insights, experienced counsel and guidance to help you understand and impact Congress, all tailored to meet your unique needs and goals.