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.
Call
“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