ANA-Michigan - 2020 Annual Book of Reports
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<strong>2020</strong> ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS<br />
<strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong>'s First Official Registered Lobby Firm: MHSA<br />
<strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> reaches a new milestone in our association's storied history; beginning July<br />
1st, <strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> will have its first <strong>of</strong>ficial registered lobby firm!<br />
<strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> has retained Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates, LLC (MHSA) as our new<br />
multi-client lobbying firm. The firm possesses substantial experience, pr<strong>of</strong>essional approach, unique<br />
problem-solving skills, and unmatched creative energies while focusing on providing superior client<br />
service in the development and implementation <strong>of</strong> successful strategies.<br />
MHSA will provide weekly special reports and <strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong> will be update our Advocacy page on our<br />
website with this information as well as including links to the special reports in our newsletters to<br />
keep members up to date.<br />
MHSA works aggressively to shape public policy and weave client interests into the <strong>Michigan</strong><br />
Legislature’s agendas and initiatives; this includes the Executive and Administrative branches,<br />
agencies, bureaus <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong>, the <strong>Michigan</strong> Economic Development Corporation, and<br />
local and county governments.<br />
MHSA was founded in 1988 and has earned the reputation as one <strong>of</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong>'s leading lobbying firms.<br />
MHSA was recently named <strong>Michigan</strong>'s "Number 1" multi-client lobbying firm and "Number 1" lobbying<br />
organization (including corporations, trade associations, non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organizations, and multi-client<br />
lobbying firms); this according to a comprehensive survey conducted by Inside <strong>Michigan</strong> Politics<br />
(IMP).<br />
With more than 4,100 registered lobbyist agents in <strong>Michigan</strong>, five MHSA lobbyists earned honors<br />
and ranked in the category <strong>of</strong> "Individual Lobbyists: The Top 10." MHSA's five lobbyists earning a<br />
top 10 individual power ranking include Pat Harrington and Jon Smalley, both <strong>of</strong> whom will support<br />
<strong>ANA</strong><strong>Michigan</strong>.<br />
To determine the power ranking <strong>of</strong> organizations and individuals who are both "players" and "effective,"<br />
the IMP survey was distributed to all members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Michigan</strong> Legislature, selected legislative and<br />
administration staff members, members <strong>of</strong> the capitol news media, and others.<br />
To learn more about the three team members from MHSA dedicated to <strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong>, visit https://<br />
mhsa.com/lobbyists to view their pr<strong>of</strong>ile.<br />
To view this week's special reports from MHSA for <strong>ANA</strong>-<strong>Michigan</strong>, click here.<br />
To learn more about MHSA visit https://mhsa.com/<br />
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