Lobbyist
Meet NACM’S Lobbyist!Cindy Robert is the founder of Rainmakers. She has been lobbying the Oregon State Legislature for more than fourteen years both with Martin & Associates and for several private clients. In addition to her lobby work, Cindy served as the administrator for the Oregon Transit Association, a non-profit organization comprised of transit providers statewide. In that capacity, she was involved in member recruitment, communication and retention, grassroots education and mobilization, state and federal reporting, meeting management, crisis management and government relations efforts at both the state and federal level. Cindy is an expert in all aspects of government relations, legislative strategy, campaign development and advising, organizational development and governance structure, corporate partnership and leveraged packaging.
In 1987, Cindy worked in Washington, D.C. for the Republican National Committee and was also a delegate to the Republican National Convention in New Orleans. Other political and community involvement includes director of various initiative petition campaigns, Member of the Citizen Involvement Committee for the City of Lake Oswego, Member of the Portland Art Museum Activities Council, Collegiate Chair for the Bush Campaign, tutor for Oregon Literacy, and Member of various ODOT committees. Cindy, a Willamette University Graduate who also studied at American University in Washington, D.C., is a wife and mother of two.
Why the Need For a Lobbyist?
For an affinity organization, membership group, industry specific association, city, county or a successful corporation… your relationships with legislators can be the crux of your success. Building a government strategy is one of the key building blocks of this goal. Review and assessment of your program, organization and goals for the future will allow Rainmakers to provide counsel in developing your government strategy, whether the goal is funds, friends or a voice. A respected history of work in the state and federal legislatures provides you with an immediate base of working knowledge in terms of tactical strategy, contact development and representation with legislators.
Whether it is merely monitoring for issues, fighting for statutory changes or defending yourself from changes drafted by others, Rainmakers has a proven history of success. From achieving funding for a nonprofit during a budget crisis year, successfully steering legislation to a conference committee at the last minute to get necessary changes, thwarting efforts to put legislation on a committee agenda, or pushing our way through the political process to forge overwhelming change, Rainmakers has been there and done that.
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“I am looking forward to successfully representing NACM at the legislature. My number one concern is to make sure that legislation the negatively impacts your ability to do business does not pass. My second purpose is to help find ways that your business can become more successful through new legislation and through involvement in state government issues. Finally, I hope to get each of you more interested in the political process.”
“I look forward to meeting each of you, and in the mean time, I encourage you to call me whenever you want. Whether a simple political questions, the desire to visit the capitol and your legislator, or ideas about legislation, I am always available to you!”
Cindy Robert
503-260-3431