A brief presentation on lobbying state legislators and working to pass new laws.

1. NAPHSIS 2013 Annual
Meeting
BASIC ADVOCACY | STATE LOBBYING
Friday, June 7, 13

2. ALL COLBY
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9. • INTERN - STATE POLITICAL PARTY
• PRIVATE CONSULTING FIRM
• AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
• ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
WORK HISTORY
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11. WHY DO I DO IT?
LOBBYING
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12. INSTANT RESULTS
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13. • MISSION DRIVEN
• LIKE STRATEGY
• CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
• QUIET INFLUENCE
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14. • 3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
• LEGISLATIVE
• JUDICIAL
• EXECUTIVE
GOVERNMENT 101
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15. LOBBYISTS
EVERYWHERE
•National Football League
•Theatre Owners Association
•Self Storage Association
•Cattle Feeders
•Cattle Growers
•National Elevator Industry
•AZ Pork Council
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16. LOBBYIST LOVE
• QUASI-EXPERT
• POLITICAL EXPERT
• HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE
• LOBBY THE LOBBYIST
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17. LIAISON vs. LOBBYIST
• EXPERTS | EXPERTS
• PROVIDE FACTS | SINGLE SIDE
• AGENCY | MULTIPLE INTERESTS
• FACILITATE STAKEHOLDERS |
STAKEHOLDER
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18. SESSION BASICS
WHEN OUR GOVERNMENT MAKES LAWS
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19. DIFFERENT STATES
• EVERYYEAR vs. EVERY OTHERYEAR
• SHORT SESSIONS, BUDGET SESSIONS
• 100 DAYS, 120 DAYS, 60 DAYS
• TWOYEAR BUDGETS vs. ONEYEAR
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20. DEADLINES
• INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
• HEARINGS
• SWITCH WEEKS
• LEGAL TIME FRAMES
• POLITICAL TIMEFRAMES
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21. REMEMBER THIS
• LIMITED TIME
• MULTIPLE PATHS TO SUCCESS
• RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN
• MULTI-YEAR PROCESS
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22. WHO ARE THEY
OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
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23. WHO ARE THEY
RACE
1%
4%
17%
1%
77%
Caucasian
Asian
Latino
Native American
Africian American
9%1%
3%1%
86%
ARIZONAU.S.
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24. WHO ARE THEY
GENDER
38%
62%
Male
Female
24%
76%
U.S. ARIZONA
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25. WHO ARE THEY
AGE
14%
37% 36%
13%
20-34
35-49
50-64
65+
25%
47%
24%
4%
U.S. ARIZONA
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26. WHO ARE THEY
RELIGION
13%
3%
1%
31%
12%
26%
13%
Protestant
Catholic
Unspecified
Other Christian
Jewish
Other
Mormon
15%
2%
3%
37%
14%
29%
U.S. ARIZONA
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27. WHO ARE THEY
EDUCATION
7%
8%
26%
37%
3%
18%
2%
Unknown
High School
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
JD
Doctorate
5%
17%
18%
31%
3%
14%
12%
U.S. ARIZONA
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28. WHY DO I CARE
• PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE
• APPLY FILTERS
• APPLY IDEOLOGY
• APPLY EXPERIENCE
• APPLY THEIR DISTRICT
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29. HOW TO PASS BILLS
THE #1 WAY TO HAVE SUCCESS
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30. PUBLIC PERCEPTION
• LAWMAKERS ALWAYS ARGUE
• SYSTEM PARALYSIS
• CONSTANT FIGHTING
• NO FOCUS
• SELF SERVING
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31. DIFFERENT REALITY
• 1200 BILLS INTRODUCED ANNUALLY
• 350 PASS
• FEW OUTLIERS
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32. LEGISLATIVE MAKEUP
ARIZONA
33%
67%
REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT
41%
59%
2012 2013
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33. AZ BREAKDOWN
2012
UNANIMOUS
90%YES
80%YES
70%YES
66%YES
0 25 50 75 100
% OF PASSED BILLS
19/362 BILLS RECEIVED LESS THAN 66% SUPPORT
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34. AZ BREAKDOWN
2013
UNANIMOUS
90%YES
80%YES
70%YES
59%YES
0 25 50 75 100
% OF BILLS PASSED
7/160 BILLS RECEIVED LESS THAN 59% SUPPORT
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35. KEY = CONSENSUS
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36. HOW TO:
CONSENSUS
• ID STAKEHOLDERS
• USE INTERIM
• BE EARLY
• GIVE
• THE RIGHT WAY
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37. REMEMBER THIS
• USUALLY ABOUT $$
• BIG PICTURE
• BABY STEPS
• RESOLVE CONFLICT
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38. MODEL LEGISLATION
• MAKE IT FIT
• DO RESEARCH
• BE EARLY
• LOOK FOR CONFLICTS
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39. QUESTIONS
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40. COLBY BOWER
• COLBYBOWER@YAHOO.COM
• FIND ME: LINKEDIN
• COLBY.BOWER@AZDHS.GOV
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