There are hundreds of men and women who serve in state and local government in Maryland. These are the 40 whom we believe are the most powerful in the state.
Jonas Jacobson Principal Perry White Ross & Jacobson Before becoming a lobbyist, a position Jonas Jacobson has held now for nine years, he served as the deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment. While there, Jacobson drafted Maryland’s Brownfields Redevelopment Reform Act, a law which would allow the redevelopment of abandoned, idle or .
Michael Johansen Administrative Partner Rifkin Weiner Livingston After more than 30 years as a lobbyist, Michael Johansen can still describe his profession as “fun.” The administrative partner at Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC has represented clients from many backgrounds over the years, from trade associations to small businesses and nonprofits. Johansen believes the diversity of these .
Larry Hogan Governor State Of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was elected governor of Maryland in November 2014, the first person to be elected governor from Anne Arundel County in more than 100 years. When he was reelected in 2018 for a second four-year term, he became the second Republican governor to be reelected in the .
Tim Perry Founder, Principal Perry, White, Ross & Jacobson For those of you who keep score – and in Annapolis, there are a lot of folks who do just that – Tim Perry can usually be found in one of the top two or three spots in the state’s roster of top-earning lobbyists. In fact, .