State Affairs

Navigating the complexities of state legislative, regulatory and procurement processes requires the guidance of a seasoned veteran.  The ideal candidate has knowledge, contacts and the experience necessary to gain and maintain an advantage in government affairs in all 50 states.  With a track record of success from coast to coast, 3 Click Solutions offers strategic planning, procurement support, legislative analysis and action plans, branding management and advocate hiring and management services.

Seasoned professionals, led by Kymberly Messersmith, former Vice President of State Government Affairs for American Express, and an in-house support staff will work through the bulk of information pushed daily to identify challenges and opportunities for your organization.  The state team will then offer an analysis of the issues at hand and suggest immediate response options and longer-term offense strategies.  Our decades of experience coupled with an understanding of emerging technologies allows our clients more options than the traditional lobbying and communications firm.

Messersmith provides leadership and expertise in the issues of  privacy, financial services, electronic payments, health care technology and health information exchange.


International-State Strategies

Cross-border collaboration at the state and provincial level are key to opening dialog on trade, environment, health and security. Messersmith, who leads our state affairs efforts, and Paul Frazer, head of the international affairs team, offer micro-economic and macro-political insights that are essential to enhance state-provincial relations.

3 Click Solutions Articles

Frazer: Political Climate and Canadian-US Relations Entering 2012

3 Click Solutions Senior Advisor and Canadian Chamber of Commerce Washington-DC Based Special Advisor on US-Canadian Relations Paul Frazer provides a brief on Canadian-US relations and how it’s affecting the political climate as we enter 2012.

U.S., Canada sign important agreement

Paul Frazer, 3 Click Solutions Senior Advisor and Co-Chair of the Canada Institute Advisory Board of the Woodrow Wilson Center, adds his expertise to media reports about the recent deal to ease trade across the U.S.-Canada border.

Frazer speaks with Embassy magazine about pipeline controversy

“Canada should presumably do everything it can to demonstrate not only to Canadians, but also to Americans that indeed … the government and industry can be and are at the leading edge of advances that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” Frazer says.