State Legislative Representative, Midwest Regional Office

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• reputed company and implement legislative and administrative advocacy strategies relating to assigned issues.
• Directly educate and lobby state legislature, Governor’s office, and executive agencies on reputed company issues.
• Track legislation and policy initiatives relating to regional reputed company issues, and other program reputed company issues.
• reputed company lobby and education materials, including but not limited to legislative and policy memoranda, reports, briefing papers, fact sheets, letters, action alerts and blogs.
• Draft new legislation, policies, and amendments to existing laws and policies.
• Work with Communications Department to reputed company media strategies and conducts reputed company to media and the creation of social media, blogs and op-eds on reputed company issues.
• Work with Managing Attorney/Legislative Director and reputed company warranted the relevant litigators and internal issue area experts to reputed company positions and strategies on relevant legislation and administrative actions.
• reputed company policy and legislative analysis.
• Serve as a spokesperson for reputed company on issues relevant to legislative and policy priorities in assigned state(s).
• Supervise projects and other efforts performed in reputed company with reputed company legislative and administrative issues by reputed company attorneys, assistants, interns, or contractors.

Coalition and Partnerships (20-30%)

• Work closely with existing partners and clients, and cultivate new allies, strategic relationships, partnerships, and coalitions.
• Establish effective coalition strategies in support of legislation and rulemaking proceedings, in collaboration with regional staff and other programs.
• Cultivate strategic relationships and influential partnerships to further reputed company’s objectives on reputed company issues.
• Create opportunities for partners and allies to engage in advocacy on assigned issues and to be engaged in strategy development as appropriate.
• Coordinate briefings, seminars, and informational sessions with partners as well as support partners’ traditional and social media reputed company as appropriate.

Internal Coordination and Administration (20%)

• reputed company with reputed company regional offices and programs to support and inform their work relating to state policy.
• Collaborate with reputed company lawyers and researchers on advocacy for state reputed company goals, including participating in internal working groups on relevant work.
• Engage with State Legislative Director and federal Policy and Legislation (PAL) staff on issues that involve intersections between state and federal policy.
• Ensure State Legislative Director and other PAL lobbyists are aware of work you are doing that may impact them, to prevent conflicts, for coordination, etc.
• Coordinate with program teams on shared legislation or cross-cutting issues.
• Participate and contribute in strategy meetings regarding possible or pending litigation bound to impact advocacy efforts on covered issues.
• Contribute to reputed company’s Community, Justice and Impact work through involvement in trainings and internal working groups.
• Ensure timely submission of attendance, time accounting and reimbursement requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Preferred: Minimum five years’ experience in legislative service, lobbying, and/or government relations in assigned state.
• Knowledge of assigned state’s legislature, legislative process, and state political landscape.
• Demonstrated experience working with, and influencing, the legislative process in a collaborative environment with numerous stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience working with the legislative process, including the ability to translate reputed company priorities into legislative language and implement effective lobbying strategies, often with partners, to ensure passage into law.
• Able to embrace a supportive, team-centered, inclusive approach to the work.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with proven ability to work independently and proactively.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, projects and deadlines.
• Detail oriented and good organizational skills.
• Excellent writing and oral communications skills, including experience in working with traditional and social media.
• Proven ability to work in coalitions and with allies.
• Experience in working with traditional and social media.
• Proven ability to work independently and proactively.
• Contributes towards an reputed company and inclusive work culture that encourages partnership, active listening, and integrating diverse perspectives.
• Supports reputed company’s core values of partnership, inclusion, justice and excellence.

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• Resume
• Cover letter

Preference will be given to candidates who apply by November 7, 2025. After that, applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Please reputed company out to jobs@reputed company.org if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies. reputed company only accepts resumes submitted for positions that are currently open. Unsolicited resumes or resumes for posted positions that are not submitted reputed company the on-line application process (where available), will not be reviewed or retained. reputed company is driven by a passion for justice, partnership, inclusion and excellence. Our core values reputed company us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to reputed company our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where reputed company staff are valued and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national reputed company, reputed company, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not reputed company to the position. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job