Prime Policy Group

Prime Policy Group is a Washington, DC based government relations firm. The firm was created in 2010 from a merger between Timmons & Company and BKSH & Associates. The firm employs both, former Republican and Democrat politicians.^[1]

History

The merger of Timmons & Company and BKSH & Associates Worldwide led to the creation of Prime Policy Group in 2010. Prime Policy Group is a subsidiary of Burson-Marsteller.

Practice areas

The firm works in a large number of political and administrative fields that have commercial significance. It also represents foreign governments.^[2]

Tax Hub

Prime Policy Group provides also an online database that allows search for documents, legislation, and reports related to tax policy and reform.

Legislative Activity, Clients and Spending

Information on the legislation the firm has been tasked to influence by its clients^[3] and on its spending^[4] can be found via the website of the Center for Responsive Politics, an organisation that monitors lobbying activity and campaign funding in the US. The firm's reported clients are published on the Lobbying Disclosure Act Database of the US Senate.^[5]

Prime Policy Group has donated money to both parties for federal elections.^[6]

Key Staff

• Charles R. Black, Jr. is Chairman of Prime Policy Group. Before Prime Policy Group, he was the founder of BKSH.^[7]
• R. Scott Pastrick is the President and CEO of Prime Policy Group.^[8]
• John S. Tanner serves as the Vice Chairman. Before becoming a lobbyist, he was a member of Congress and before that a member of the Tennessee state legislature.^[9]
• Martin P. Paone is Executive Vice President of Prime Policy Group, previously working for Timmons& Company.^[10]
• Charles L. Merin is Executive Vice President. He previously worked for BKSH.^[11]

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