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Adrian Haro to join Civitas Public Affairs Group
Civitas Public Affairs Group | March 8, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Civitas Public Affairs Group LLC today announced that Adrian Haro is joining the firm as an associate. Haro most recently served as a speechwriter for U.S. Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis. He will join the Washington, D.C., office of Civitas, a national public affairs firm that specializes in winning public policy change at all levels of government using proven and innovative strategies.
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Joanne Schwartz to join Civitas Public Affairs Group as Principal
Civitas Public Affairs Group | November 13, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Civitas Public Affairs Group today announced that Joanne Schwartz is joining the firm as a principal. Schwartz currently serves as the Executive Director of ProgressNow Colorado. She will join the Washington, D.C., office of Civitas, a national public affairs firm that specializes in winning public policy change at all levels of government using proven and innovative strategies.
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Katherine Grainger to join Civitas Public Affairs Group as Principal: Firm to launch New York City office
Civitas Public Affairs Group | April 5, 2012
NEW YORK – Civitas Public Affairs Group today announced that Assistant Counsel to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Katherine Grainger, is joining the firm as a principal anddirector of the firm’s new office in New York. Grainger will launch the New York City officeof Civitas, a national public affairs firm that specializes in public policy at all levels ofgovernment with proven and innovative strategies.
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Gay Marriage Voted In
The Wall Street Journal | June 25, 2011
“The Republican-led Senate in New York voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday evening, delivering to gay-rights advocates a hard-fought victory that they hope will tip the balance in the country toward their cause.”
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Stealth campaign pays offs for gay marriage proponents
Politico | June 25, 2011
Ben and I wrote last year about Colorado millionaire Tim Gill’s low-profile campaign against same-sex marriage opponents in New York state in the midterm election — a strategy that paid big dividends with the passage of same-sex marriage legislation last night.”
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Can a Stealthy, Successful Political Strategy Be Franchised Like McDonald’s?
The Atlantic | May 4, 2011
“There’s a strong case to be made that one of the most surprising developments in America over the past five years has been the rapid acceptance–political and cultural–of gay marriage. There are many reasons for this. But in the political realm, a big one has been the efforts of Tim Gill, a Denver software mogul and philanthropist, who organized many wealthy like-minded folks and developed an intricate, stealth, and strikingly successful strategy to legalize gay marriage at the state level…”
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