GREGG  L. HARTLEY
Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer

“Gregg Hartley was one of the most savvy chiefs of staff to a leadership member that I’ve known in 30 years,” stated a prominent Washington lobbyist shortly after Mr. Hartley joined Cassidy & Associates in the spring of 2003. Along with Gerald Cassidy and Marty Russo, he has been repeatedly ranked as one of the "Top Hired Guns," a list of select professionals published by The Hill, a Washington-focused publication

Gregg Hartley is set apart by his ability to provide Cassidy & Associates’ clients with a connection to the House Republican Leadership unsurpassed by any other group or individual in Washington. Mr. Hartley was the senior staffer and advisor for eighteen years to U.S. House of Representative Roy Blunt (R-MO), the former Republican Whip, and his expertise provides Cassidy & Associates’ clients with a competitive advantage. As Chief of Staff to the Whip, he was one of a small number of aides who worked closely with the then Speaker, Majority Leader, Conference Chair, and seven other leadership offices. From the Republican Whip Office, Hartley directed coalition efforts, working with outside groups in “grow the vote” activities. Hartley supported Blunt’s Congressional Committee activities including those of the influential Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Hartley serves as Cassidy & Associates Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, directing the efforts of forty-one government affairs professionals and overseeing the professional services rendered to the firm's 150+ clients. He built and directs the firm’s Communications and Media Practice, leads teams serving commerce, transportation and financial services clients, and is highly involved in the firm's representation of international clients. At Cassidy & Associates, he combines experience in policy, politics and business to be one of the single most far-reaching and effective government relations executives in Washington.

Mr. Hartley worked in then-Governor John Ashcroft’s Administration, as Blunt’s senior political aide in the Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, and in the first term of the Reagan Administration for a quasi-public agency, the Legal Services Corporation, as Director of Field Services. In addition to his extensive political background, Mr. Hartley also worked in the banking, mortgage and securities industries. Early in his career, he led programs for Legal Aid in Southwest Missouri and Southwest Missouri Office on Aging. Mr. Hartley holds a degree in Economics and Urban and Regional Planning from Missouri State University.

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