Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce the expansion of its State & Local Legislation & Policy Group with the addition of Kachina Weaver—a seasoned lobbyist and accomplished government affairs leader—to its Government Relations team. Weaver will serve as a strategic consulting advisor in the firm’s Denver office.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Kachina to our State Government Relations team and know that our clients will benefit from her breadth of experience, strong bipartisan relationships and ability to influence legislation and regulation,” said Doug Friednash, chair of the firm’s State Government Relations Group.
The founder and principal of Weaver Strategies, she brings over two decades of experience in the public policy arena. Weaver has been responsible for numerous legislative accomplishments over the course of her career in a wide range of policy areas including local and state government administration, taxes, education/higher education, information technology, environment, housing, transportation, health care, elections and business regulation.
Prior to founding her full-service advocacy firm, Weaver served as the deputy legislative director for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, where she led the development and execution on key priorities around early childhood, health care costs, environment and tax reform. She has also held prior roles as a senior political consultant for Aponte & Busam Public Affairs, chief strategic policy officer for the Colorado Department of Higher Education, policy advisor for former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Mark Ferrandino and state relations manager for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Charter Oak State College.
Brownstein is one of the most widely recognized and respected law and policy firms in the country with an expansive, multistate network of relationships at the nexus of business interests and local politics. Through years of both public service and engagement, Brownstein’s State Government Relations team uses strategic connections with, governors, state attorneys general, legislators, mayors, county commissioners, city council members and state and local associations to facilitate relationships and help businesses engage in state and local politics. This complements the firm’s federal-level advocacy, allowing Brownstein to provide strategic insights on government relations engagement at every level throughout the lifecycle of an issue.