From EMT to Making Lobbyist Referrals for Stateside Associates - a podcast by Jim OBrien

Today we continue our visit with Stateside with an interview with Bob Maurice.  Bob works on state and local issues.  Note to lobbyists - Bob is the point person for lobbyists referrals. Bob began his career working in the Massachusetts state house.  One of Bob’s early jobs was perfect preparation for doing political work – he was an EMT!  

Show Notes:

What’s the typical starting point at Stateside?

○ A research assistant - they back up the associates.

○ The associates are a grade above research assistant.

What kind of experience do you look for when hiring a research assistant?

○ You have to have experience working in a state legislature.

Where do people end up after the associate level?

○They will move to management, or they will often head in-house with a client company.

Have you seen any changes in lobbying in the past few years? Trends?

○ With inertia at the federal level, people are paying a lot more

attention to the states.

○The state attorneys general have also become much more active.

 

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