STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS EXPERTS SERVING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING PUBLIC POLICY CHANGE

CFM Advocates provides corporate, nonprofit and public clients with principled, fact-based advocacy that achieves results. We are highly experienced, maintain strategic relationships and possess the political moxie needed to pass legislation, secure funding and execute media campaigns. Most of our team members have worked in government, so we understand how the process works and who to contact to get results. We promise to outwork anyone.

STATE AFFAIRS

A reputation for integrity and a track record of budget and policy success for corporate, nonprofit and public clients.

Our Approach

FEDERAL AFFAIRS

Our federal team has brought home millions of dollars from competitive federal grants for ports and transit agencies.

Delivering Results

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Effectively using media relations and strategic communications to tackle issue management, crisis planning and response.

Shaping Opinion

CFM ON ISSUES

Lawmakers Face High-Impact Funding Issues

Major Decisions Loom on Transportation, Medicaid, Housing and K-12 Schools The 2025 Oregon Legislative Assembly convenes January 21 to consider a major transportation funding measure, approve a Medica . . .

Thirteen Takeaways from the 2024 Election

Trump Seeks Fast Start as Portland Elects New Mayor and Expanded Council #1 Donald Trump stormed back into the White House helping Republicans flip the Senate red and enabling the GOP to retain a narr . . .

Preparing Well for the Worst. It Can Happen.

Planning for a Crisis is Essential. And It Comes with Surprising Side Benefits. Planning for a crisis is something organizations may dread but still need to do. Because a crisis is unpredictable, it i . . .

CFM SUCCESS STORIES

Take a look at all our case studies here.

Erickson, Inc.

Helping an industrial helicopter company prepare for a crisis and then deal with a crisis.

Navigating School Labor Talks and Avoiding a Strike

Assisting school district leaders navigate major budget cuts, tense labor negotiations and the possibility of a strike.

Preventing a Tax on Broadcaster FCC Licenses

Developing a consensus legislative fix for broadcasters to avoid state taxation of intangible assets like FCC licenses.

Heading Off a Veto for Critical Infrastructure

Making a successful case that funding for a new seismically resilient pump station would support the governor’s goal of increased housing.

Responding to Catastrophic Flood Prevention

Unplugging a bureaucratic logjam that allowed resumption of annual Mt. St. Helens surveys to protect communities from catastrophic flooding.

Creating a New Veterans Center in Lacey

Navigating bureaucratic obstacles to establish a new Veterans Center in a Washington community with a growing population of veterans.