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Wyoming’s rugged terrain is almost a nation away, geographically and culturally, from the suburbs and swamps of Florida.

But as Wyoming lawmakers meet for the legislative session, the influence of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is looming large over the state Capitol in Cheyenne.

ROKK Senior Vice President James Nash shares his thoughts in this article that analyzes how GOP state lawmakers across the nation are paying close attention to actions in the Florida statehouse. Read the article here.

In Bloomberg’s “Sound On,” Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy.

On the politics panel in this episode, ROKK Senior Vice President John Labombard and Bloomberg Politics Contributor Rick Davis sat down to discuss January’s surprise jobs report, the Chinese spy balloon, US relations with China, and what to expect from Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s response to President Biden’s SOTU address. Listen to the episode here.

In 2018, when she was still a member of the Democratic Party, Kyrsten Sinema ran her Senate campaign as a self-described “Arizona Independent,” a distinction that helped her become the first Democrat to win the seat in three decades.

There are several questions to be answered heading into next year’s election: how much former President Trump will influence the Republican primary, and what role, if any, Sinema will play in a potential three-person race. But the biggest question may be how purple is Arizona?

ROKK Senior Vice President John Labombard discussed how Simena would be able to contrast herself with “extremes” on either side of her politically, with the Los Angeles Times. Get the full story here.

Some state attorneys general are continuing a conservative backlash against investment strategies that emphasize social responsibility with a challenge to two corporate advisory companies.

ROKK Chief Development Officer Lindsay Singleton discussed how the skepticism of ESG investing often led by Republicans shows they do not understand it and explained why companies benefit from efforts that address ESG issues in The Well News, here.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is playing offense by putting early pressure on Senate Democrats running for reelection in red states to back proposals being passed out of the GOP-controlled House. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) must decide how much political cover to give members of his caucus running for reelection in states such as West Virginia, Montana and Ohio, with control of the chamber on the line in 2024. 

Schumer has taken shots at McCarthy and House Republicans in recent days, accusing them of pushing an “extreme” agenda, but McCarthy is punching back, hitting Democrats in states that former President Trump carried in 2016 and 2020. 

ROKK co-founding partner Ron Bonjean spoke to The Hill on how McCarthy’s moves will now help “define the national media environment” heading into the 2024 election. Get the full story here.  

Erickson Foster, ROKK’s very own Multimedia Designer, is one of the few creatives in the campaign and advocacy industry with a military background. A self-taught designer, Erickson started his career as an active-duty service member on the U.S. Army Operations Center Crisis Team. 

Erickson recently sat down with Campaigns & Elections’ Sean Miller and shared his insights on website design trends, advocacy design, and how his military background informs his current work. Read the full piece here.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are set to test each other’s mettle as they battle over the debt limit, government funding and the 2024 election. The two leaders don’t have much of a personal relationship, according to congressional aides and strategists, and their working relationship is off to a rocky start, with Schumer accusing McCarthy and his House GOP colleagues of pushing an “extreme” agenda that would undercut women’s health care and cut Medicare and Social Security benefits.  

Despite the shots, Schumer is hoping to develop enough rapport with McCarthy to avoid a government shutdown and to pass a debt ceiling hike that would prevent a downgrading of the nation’s credit rating — or worse.

ROKK co-founding partner Rodell Mollineau shared his thoughts with The Hill on the situation and spoke on what this means for the Democratic party, here.

Democrats are increasingly worried that the controversy surrounding the classified documents found at President Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware home and at his former office will loom large over his expected reelection campaign. While Democrats say they remain confident that Biden can overcome the problem, they say the disclosure of numerous batches of classified documents complicates matters for the president ahead of his campaign launch.  

It also gives Republicans a leg up by complicating Democratic attacks on former President Trump over the FBI’s search of his Florida residence, where classified documents were seized in August 2022. 

ROKK co-founder and partner Rodell Mollineau took to The Hill to explain that the situations of former President Trump and President Biden are dramatically different. Read his thoughts here.

In the final hours leading up to Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s election to the position of Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, ROKK Co-Founder and Partner Ron Bonjean sat down with ABC News and discussed what the situation regarding the nomination means for Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans. Watch the first segment now and continue watching here.

The tumultuous, protracted speaker debate has offered a rare opportunity for brand-new and lesser-known lawmakers to highlight their biographies and display oratory gravitas. And they’re doing it in a room packed with colleagues — after an end to proxy voting — and before a national audience. The speeches have fueled speculation about future leadership ambitions and runs for Senate and have given the GOP a chance to spotlight the emerging diversity in its ranks. 

ROKK co-founding partner Ron Bonjean spoke with Roll Call on why the nominating speeches give a real opportunity to showcase one’s potential star power, here.