Almeida Public Affairs, LLC,
offers full services to clients in the areas of government relations and public affairs, government contract procurement and maintenance, relationship development, media relations, issue and candidate campaign consulting, and alliance/grassroots development in Minnesota and other states. The firm represents corporations, trade associations and non-profit organizations before state legislatures, local governments and regulatory agencies. With deep and broad relationships on both sides of the aisle, as well as with key personnel in the Governor's office and state agencies, the firm prides itself on delivering highly effective, highly personalized services in the quick-fire environment that is the legislative session. Clients range from Fortune 100 companies to small non-profits.
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Cristine M. Almeida, Attorney at Law, has been active in politics and public policy for over 20 years. She was Chief of Staff of the Minnesota Senate from 2004-2005, and prior to that was an attorney in private practice. She has also worked on numerous statewide and local campaigns over the past two decades, both as paid staff and as a volunteer. She was a Senior Advisor...
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Bethesda Hospital & Nursing Home
On behalf of Bethesda Hospital & Nursing Home, Cristine Almeida worked to secure a controversial exemption to the state's nursing home moratorium. This exemption allowed Bethesda to move nursing home beds from its Saint Paul facility to Mendota Heights.
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Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment
Almeida Public Affairs played a key role in lobbying for passage of the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment and also played a pivotal role in leading and coordinating efforts of the large coalition of environmental...
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Telecommunications Service Providers
Working on behalf of a group of small telecommunications service providers, Almeida Public Affairs negotiated a compromise solution after a large provider attempted to make changes to Minnesota's...
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Minnesota Science Museum
Cristine Almeida was part of the core lobbying team that successfully secured $30 million in capital bonding for the design and construction of the Minnesota Science Museum in downtown Saint Paul.
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Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
Almeida Public Affairs worked to secure a crucial change in state law on behalf of Old Republic National Title Insurance Company,
the only title insurance company domiciled
in Minnesota.
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Campaign to Defeat Same-Sex Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment
In 2012, Cristine Almeida chaired the Board of Directors for the Minnesotans United for All Families campaign, the first campaign in the nation to defeat a same-sex marriage ban constitutional amendment.
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