We are thrilled to announce the official launch of Advocus Partners, a public affairs firm made up of 8 firms: BGR Group, Capitol Advocacy, Capital City Consulting, The Herald Group, Hicks Partners, LLC, Hilltop Public Solutions Stateside Associates, and The Tarrance Group. Advocus Partners is a comprehensive advocacy company with a national footprint. We are fully
bipartisan, geographically diverse, and cover every aspect of public advocacy.
Working together, we are excited to help clients drive impactful change and achieve success. Learn more about we can help you at advocuspartners.com
From his company bio:
CRAIG PATTEE Craig Pattee is the Managing Director of Advocus Partners, a national government relations, public affairs, and strategic communications firm based in Washington, DC. Craig’s background is in developing and managing integrated advocacy campaigns at all levels of government. Having served in the George HW Bush White House and the US Department of Education, Craig honed his expertise in helping companies manage political and policy risk across 50 states.
He has served as an advisor to numerous governors, including Tommy Thompson (R-WI), Steve Merrill (R-NH) and Terry Branstad (R-IA) and served as the Washington representative for Governors Ed Schafer, John Hoeven (R-ND), and Governor Jim Douglas (R-VT). Craig remains active today with the national governors’ associations and other state and local groups.
In the 2000s, Craig was an integral part of the team that built one of the largest and most successful international government and public affairs agencies in the country. As President of Dutko Worldwide, Craig helped pioneer innovative practices in education policy and advisory services and played a key role in launching Washington’s leading government markets and procurement practices.
In his current position at Advocus Partners, Craig leads the integrated advocacy business, assembling a team of top professionals in the key disciplines of government and public affairs. Recognizing advocacy as a collaborative effort, his mission is to support and leverage the capabilities, expertise, influence, and talent of the member companies to benefit shared clients.
With the tools of advocacy ever-evolving, Craig is committed to identifying and recruiting new talent to the team. He also spearheads the government markets and procurement business (Advocus Government Markets) while advising on public affairs, public relations, and advisory services.
Craig is also personally engaged with various conservation and education initiatives. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Borana Conservancy in Kenya, dedicated to preserving critically endangered species in Africa, as well as the Grand Teton National Park Foundation in Wyoming. He also serves as a senior advisor to His Majesty King Abdullah II’s Kings’ Academy in Jordan and as a Board member of The Kearns Prize, a national education non-profit.
Craig splits his time between Washington, DC and Jackson, WY
