Sophia A. Nelson
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Sophia A. Nelson is a longtime Republican political strategist, opinion writer, and attorney. She currently serves as Senior Counsel in the law firm of Holland & Knight's Public Policy and Regulation Group. Ms. Nelson's practice is focused in the areas of homeland security, intelligence and defense issues. However, Ms. Nelson successfully represents clients before all of the federal civilian agencies.
Before coming to Holland & Knight, Ms. Nelson served as President and CEO of her own boutique government markets firm ALN Consulting, Inc. She also served concurrently as Of Counsel with Dutko Worldwide. Ms. Nelson is a published writer of many opinion and legal articles featured in The Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Legal Times and The Washington Times. She currently is a contributing writer to Politico.com[1] and TheRoot.com[2]. Her articles are thought provoking, timely, and seek to challenge the conventional wisdom of the modern day Conservative Republican Party. As a longtime member of the moderate wing of the GOP, Sophia often serves as a voice of introspection and unity for the GOP.
Ms. Nelson has made speeches and corporate presentations to Fortune 500 companies and major trade associations headquartered in Washington, D.C. She has been featured in the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Influence Magazine, Minority Enterprise Advocate Magazine’s Top Entrepreneurs under 40 lists, as well as the American Bar Association’s national magazine. Sophia has appeared as a political analyst on air on shows such as FOXNEWS, CNN, C-SPAN, and other local TV and Radio shows. Ms. Nelson has worked in GOP politics since she was 20 years old. She has served as Legislative Policy Analyst in the New Jersey Legislature in 1990 and as a Special Assistant in the Office of The Business Ombudsman in the Whitman Administration (R-NJ) in 1994. She also has extensive experience in the Congress, serving as an Investigative Counsel to Majority Staff of The House Government Reform Committee’s Campaign Finance Investigation of the late 1990s.
Additionally, she was a Director of Congressional & Public Affairs for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She has worked on several national campaigns for Republican candidates, including George H.W. Bush in 1992, and President George W. Bush in 2000 & 2004. Sophia resides in Dulles, Virginia with her Cocker Spaniel, "Nelson". She is co-author of her anticipated first book titled, "The Illusion of Inclusion: A Black Insider's View on the Modern GOP, Racial Politics, & the 2008 Presidential Campaign."
In 1996, Sophia became the youngest and the first black female in the state of New Jersey to receive a major political party's nomination for the U.S. Congress. As a black female republican in New Jersey's 1st Congressional district Sophia's candidacy was widely watched at the national and state levels.[1]
She is also the founder of the new political think tank Political Intersection http://www.politicalintersection.com and the editor of the politicalintersection BLOG http://www.politicalintersection.blogspot.com. Sophia is the President & CEO Of iask, Inc. which is an organization dedicated to the advancement of service-self-success of professional black women.http://www.iaskinc.org. Sophia is a member of the New Jersey, District of Columbia Bar and she is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Sophia is also a proud Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. http://www.aka1908.org. She is a unique speaker, writer, and political analyst with a unique point of view in today's modern political & business world.
[2] See articles on and written by Sophia A. Nelson at Washington Post Outlook, Washington Times, Gannett/USATODAY, New York Times, Hotline, National Journal, Wall Street Journal, The Legal Times, New York Post, as well as Lexis/Nexis & Westlaw.
