Donald B. Flanagan
President and CEO
dflanagan@brandonassociatesllc.com

Donald Flanagan is the founder and President of Brandon Associates, LLC, the largest independent public affairs and issues management firm in the Northeast. Mr. Flanagan is legislative counsel to some of the largest interests in corporate America, and provides clients with comprehensive, hands-on representation at the federal level and among the states. A former Advisor and Legislative Aide to Governor Edward J. King, Mr. Flanagan served for seven years as the Executive Vice President and Chief Lobbyist of the largest life and health insurance trade association in the northeast.

Mr. Flanagan's ability to represent clients at the national level is aided by his longstanding membership in the Republican Governors Association (RGA), the National Governors Association (NGA), the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), and the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). Clients benefit from the contacts and longstanding friendships he has forged on both sides of the political aisle.

Mr. Flanagan is actively involved in representing each of the firm's clients and manages a dedicated staff that is experienced in every facet of legislative, executive and administrative process. Mr. Flanagan provides day-to-day strategic advice and counsel to a number of national and international technology companies offering public safety solutions in the areas of law enforcement and security. Among his recent accomplishments is the sponsorship of amendatory language that was adopted within the federal Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001. Mr. Flanagan was also instrumental in successful legislative efforts in both California and Texas to enact high profile legislation affecting the telecommunications industry.
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