Jim Twaddell is a government relations director with the firm’s Lobbying & Advocacy team and senior vice president with the District Policy Group. Jim has a broad range of government relations and lobbying experience and extensive knowledge of legislative issues related to health care policy, federal appropriations funding, grassroots initiatives and advocacy training.
As a government relations director, Jim manages a variety of clients, including hospitals and health systems, nonprofit voluntary health organizations, health professional societies and medical device companies. He provides clients with strategic counsel on legislative, health policy, political and advocacy issues, including advancing authorization legislation, securing federal appropriations support for Congressionally directed projects, programmatic appropriations funding increases, working with federal agencies on the implementation of legislation or proposed rules, conducting Capitol Hill advocacy and training events and implementing grassroots campaigns.
