CropLife America

Director

• Develop, implement, and manage legislative and political strategies at state and local levels
• Represent the association on state legislative and regulatory policy and political matters
• Report to the Vice President of Government Relations
• Co-lead the State Affairs Committee, including strategy development, budgeting, member coordination, and coordination with RISE State Affairs staff
• Manage state and local issues affecting the pesticide industry within the assigned geographic area
• Monitor, review, and analyze relevant state legislation and identify emerging policy issues
• Develop legislative strategies and pursue successful outcomes
• Communicate actions, strategies, and threats to CLA staff, leadership, and members
• Represent the organization with state and local government officials and policymakers
• Coordinate legislative strategy support across communications, legal, science, and regulatory functions
• Oversee contract lobbyists and consultants, including lobbying, reporting, and ethics compliance
• Build relationships with state legislative, regulatory, and political organizations
• Create and deliver correspondence, presentations, testimony, policy positions, talking points, toolkits, grassroots alerts, briefings, reports, and backgrounders
• Support State Affairs Committee meeting preparation, management, follow-up, staff coordination, and member needs
• Perform other duties assigned by the Vice President

Director, State Government Relations – Western Region