Total Spectrum’s principals in Arizona, Ashley Ragan and Steve Gordon, worked for Senator Jon Kyl in a senior capacity throughout his 18 years in the U.S. Senate. Ashley and Steve know Arizona, and they have the experience and understanding required to help solve your government affairs problem at the Arizona State Capitol or at the U.S. Capitol.
Ashley Ragan is a Partner in Total Spectrum Arizona and is Southwestern Regional Director for Total Spectrum. She has more than 20 years’ experience in community and business outreach, and has developed key relationships within and outside of state government. These relationships originated from her work with senatorial, congressional, gubernatorial campaigns, elections for the state legislature, and community service – and they are a key reason for the great success she enjoys in resolving her client’s governmental challenges.
She served Senator Jon Kyl as a key member of both his Washington, D.C. and Arizona teams, and continues to serve former Senator Kyl as treasurer and administrator of his leadership political action committee. Ashley also is the vice president of PROSPER. a conservative organization that advocates for education. She also is a board member for the Steele Children’s Research Center and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s Board for Volunteerism.
Steve Gordon is the Managing Partner of Total Spectrum. He had a 36-year career in politics and is referred to as the “Dean of Republican campaign guidance”. He had an 18-year association with retired Senator and Assistant Republican Whip Jon Kyl, was a consultant to Senator John McCain’s reelection campaigns from 1991 through 1998, served as Congressman Cory Gardner’s national political director during his years in Congress, and continued that role during Gardner’s successful 2014 run for U.S. Senate in Colorado.
Steve retired from politics in December 2014 to devote his full time to Total Spectrum/Steve Gordon and Associates and Total Spectrum Arizona. He currently writes and publishes This Week in Washington for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and represents the partners of Total Spectrum at events in Arizona, Washington, D.C., and other parts of the country.
This Week in Washington - February 11, 2020 - February 11, 2020
It’s an election year. Campaigns for President, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives will take place at a time when Americans are sharply divided. These divides have been in full display in Washington over the past few weeks, and Steve Gordon provides some context following a→
This Week in Washington - January 21, 2020 - January 21, 2020
This is our 3rd anniversary edition. Three years ago, we began This Week by reporting on the inauguration of Donald J. Trump. We have been pleased to report to the members of the Arizona Chamber almost every week on the successes and the problems… the noise and the news… in Washington, D.C.→
This Week in Washington - December 20, 2019 - December 20, 2019
This was the last week of the 2019 Congressional calendar. Steve Gordon wraps up what only can be described as a wild week in Heard on The Hill.
Calm of Christmas
Washington, DC this Friday morning is quiet, and all of the activity of this week is in the rear view mirror. A great migration→
This Week in Washington - December 12, 2019 - December 12, 2019
We live in a polarized world where ‘compromise’ is a dirty word for some and out-of-date for others. Yet the breakthroughs on USMCA and the
2020 Appropriations funding came through hard fought negotiation where everybody got some and everybody can say they won.
Steve Gordon reports on USMCA,→
This Week in Washington - November 20, 2019 - November 20, 2019
There are not a lot of days left in this legislative year. Steve Gordon writes about what must pass, what should pass, and what will get pushed into next year in Heard on the Hill. Al Jackson has prepared an update on Defense and the Defense Appropriations.
Steve Gordon then presents an interview→
AZ Eyes on DC - Happy Holidays! - December 16, 2016
Another year is nearly in the books, and what a raucous one it has been. We wish you all a very warm and holiday season, and look forward to 2017, when we'll continue to be your Eyes on DC.
AZ Eyes on DC - Election 2016 - November 14, 2016
We steered clear of the politics of the campaign, but the election of a new President, building a transition government, and the beginning of a new era in Washington, D.C. is going to be disruptive to the status quo. Managing Partner Steve Gordon offers his thoughts on the TrumpQuake and→
AZ Eyes on DC - Issue 9 - August 15, 2016
Arizona's Eyes this summer are on politics and the upcoming November election. Nathan Gonzales of the Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report is one of the best to offer objective observations on such things, and we're pleased to bring some of his thoughts to you. As a follow up to our last issue's→
AZ Eyes on DC - Issue 8 - April 29, 2016
In the second installment of our 2016 and Beyond Series, Arizona Eyes talks international trade agreements with Richard Sawaya, Vice President of the National Foreign Trade Council and Director of USA*Engage.
AZ Eyes on DC - Issue 5 - October 13, 2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement was concluded last week between the United States and a number of countries - including Mexico, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. Its eventual impact could be significant for Arizona companies, so we→
