Sonnie A. Elliott

Governmental Relations Services

Clients for whom Sonnie has provided government relations services — and the issues in which she has been involved — include:

• Close Gaps by Five — Early Childhood funding
• EdAllies – Educational equity policies and funding
• Greater St. Paul BOMA – Commercial Real Estate matters
• Medical Transportation Management— State and county contract issues
• Minneapolis Downtown Council — Transportation and transit issues
• MinneMinds – Early Childhood funding
• Minnesota Humanities Center – Passage of Legacy Constitutional amendment and funding
• Minnesota Private College Council — Funding for the state grant program
• Minnesota Retailers Association —Recycling and sales taxes
• Minnesota Shopping Center Association — Property tax and transportation funding
• Minnesota Vikings Football Club — Stadium issues
• Ordway — Capital bonding appropriations
• Prime Therapeutics — Pharmacy audit procedures
• Teladoc – Legislative changes for telemedicine
• Ticketmaster —Anti-Bot and ticket legislation
• Unimin — Silica sand mining, regulatory issues

Minnesota Governor’s Senior Staff

Prior to joining the firm, Sonnie was deputy director for Cabinet Affairs in the office of Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson. As a member of the governor's senior staff, she advised the governor on legislative issues and lobbied legislators on behalf of the Carlson administration. Sonnie also worked at the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1990-95.