Democratic advocate at the intersection of health care and education issues. Speaks the wonky policy language of committee staff in Congress and health officials in the administration. Extensive federal campaign experience.
Laura Johnson mobilizes advocacy strategies in real-time to ensure her clients’ interests are represented, traversing an increasingly dynamic health care and education landscape to build consensus around good public policy. Laura holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy, and utilizes her deep understanding of the nuances of public policy to advance her clients’ interests. She prioritizes understanding her clients' businesses from top to bottom to better identify opportunities and threats.
Laura works closely with Democratic members and staff on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, having started her career on the HELP Committee under then-Chair Ted Kennedy (D-MA). She is acutely aware of the interplay between Congress and the administration on health care policy, and her understanding of the agency process and relationships at HHS and CMS help solve multijurisdictional issues.
In addition to her health care engagement, Laura is a lead advocate for early learning and higher education organizations. As Congress, the administration and state and local governments consider new ways to boost and regulate education in the United States, Laura positions her clients as resources to key policymakers.
Over her career, Laura has worked for several Democratic campaigns. The experience she gained from her time on the campaign trail informs her holistic to approach to advocacy; she analyzes the universe of stakeholder groups that could help or hurt her clients’ priorities and designs strategies that leverage the influence of activist groups, strategic media opportunities, trade associations and think tanks.