Mercury Public Affairs beefs up lobbying staff
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Mercury Public Affairs has added three new hires to its growing public affairs and government strategy practice in Sacramento.
Duncan McFetridge, Adam Keigwin andHilda Martinez are joining a local group led by former Speaker of the Assembly Fabian Nunez and Adam Mendelsohn, former deputy chief of staff for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Mercury is a public strategy firm with eight offices nationwide, including Sacramento, Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida and Washington, D.C. The firm reported almost $1.3 million in lobbying revenue in California in 2012, ranking in the top 50 firms in the state.
McFetridge is a well-known lobbyist with strong relationships in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. He advocated on last year’s timber reform package and has represented several national sports organizations.
Most recently, McFetridge worked as an attorney and contract lobbyist for Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP and ran his own law office. Before that, he served as legislative policy director for former state treasurer Phil Angelides and as a policy consultant for the Assembly Insurance Committee.
Keigwin brings experience in strategic communications, legislative strategy and political campaigns. He most recently served as chief of staff to Sen. Leland Yeeof San Francisco. He’s also worked for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, served as outreach coordinator for a statewide campaign in North Carolina to get men to speak out about violence against women, and been a middle school and high school teacher.
Martinez joins Mercury from the California Alliance for Jobs, where she most recently served as communications director on transportation and water infrastructure issues. She’s worked for several other public relations firms and managed communications for organizations in the Central Valley, including the Central Valley health Network, a consortium of federally qualified health centers.
At Mercury, Martinez will help lead The California Endowment’s education and enrollment campaign to connect all Californians to health coverage and care.
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