NGA Government Relations
The Office of Government Relations works to ensure that Governors’ views are represented in shaping federal policy by maintaining regular contact with congressional leaders and key administration officials, keeping up-to-date information on critical state–federal issues and coordinating state action.
We work closely with Governors’ Washington, D.C., office representatives, state-federal contacts and other state and local government organizations to maximize the effectiveness of NGA’s lobbying activities. Specifically, our staff serve as policy experts and liaisons to Congress and executive branch agencies and coordinate the work and policy activities of NGA committees.
NGA Task Forces & Council of Governors
Staff
- Tiffany Waddell—Director of Government Relations
- Renee Antoine—Legislative Director
- Tim Carlton—Legislative Director
- Richard Lukas—Legislative Director
- Courtney Brinley—Legislative Associate
- Alexis Howard—Legislative Associate
- Mackenzi Matthews—Legislative Associate
- Abigail Smith Judstra—Legislative Associate
Advocacy Communications Library
The Proposed SAFE Vehicles Rule – Comment Period Extension Request
Letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting a 120-day comment period for the proposed rule, “The Safer and Affordable ...
Principles for State-Federal Relations
Governors believe that federal action should be limited to those duties and powers delegated to the federal government under the ...
Opioid Crisis Legislation
Letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer regarding passage of legislation geared toward combatting ...
STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment
Letter to Senators John Thune and Bill Nelson from the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association ...
FAA Reauthorization
Letter to Senators John Thune, Bill Nelson, Dean Heller, and Maria Cantwell from the National Governors Association, National Conference of ...
Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process – Comment Period Extension and Public Hearings Request
Letter (from the National Governors Association, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, Association of ...
Governors to Senate: Accelerate Innovation in Perkins with Role for Governors, Educators and Industry
Letter to Senators Lamar Alexander, Patty Murray, Michael Enzi, and Robert Casey Jr regarding the Carl D. Perkins Career and ...
Education and Workforce Appropriations for FY 2019
Letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Chair Roy Blunt and Ranking Member Patty ...
Letter Urging Congressional Support on Combatting Opioids
Letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi from Governor Sandoval, Governor Bullock, Governor Baker, and Governor Brown ...
Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science – Comment Deadline Extension Request
Letter (from the National Governors Association, Association of Clean Water Administrators, Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies, Environmental Council of ...
Priorities for the 2018 Water Resources Development Act
Letter (from the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities and ...
Testimony – FEMA Grant Funding
Written testimony by Governor Sandoval and Governor Bullock on behalf of NGA to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ...
