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.
CFM ON ISSUES

Insight Informs Decisions, Eyes Opportunities
Insight comes from a perceptive discovery that goes beyond basic data or observations to inform a key message, strategic communications plan or marketing campaign. It can be the doorway to opportunity.
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Two Oregon Schools Share 'We the People' Title
No one expected a two-man team from Salem to claim the 2025 We the People championship trophy, but they did. After a scoring snafu, Lincoln High's team was declared co-champion.
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Fate of New Coos Bay Terminal in Trump’s Hands
Coos Bay's economic rebound is tied to a new ocean-facing container terminal with loading and unloading directly from train cars. Biden approved three major grants. Now it's up to Trump to decide whether to disburse them.
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Preserving Critical Support for Child Abuse Victims
Using shuttle diplomacy to avert serious child advocacy budget cuts by convincing lawmakers to backfill stalled federal financial support.
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Preventing a Tax on Broadcaster FCC Licenses
Developing a consensus legislative fix for broadcasters to avoid state taxation of intangible assets like FCC licenses.
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Building the Case for Completing Rail Corridor
Rewriting a federal grant application combined with effective advocacy resulted in $16 million for the Port of Longview rail corridor.
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Responding to Catastrophic Flood Prevention
Unplugging a bureaucratic logjam that allowed resumption of annual Mt. St. Helens surveys to protect communities from catastrophic flooding.
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