Jack Cory

Jack Cory is the Founding Partner of Public Affairs Consultants Inc. For over 20 years he has committed all of his efforts to representing clients, both private and public, before the Florida Legislature, state agencies and local government entities.

He started his career in Florida politics serving as a campaign consultant for national, state, and local candidates. His work has brought him through every corner of the state. He brings with him an understanding of the unique local environments and political currents in preparing successful strategies for the firm’s clients.

Jack has extensive experience in the health care; appropriations; pari-mutuels; telecommunications; solid waste; local government; juvenile justice; social service and insurance issues. 

He has a talent of creating the most successful outcomes for clients by bringing the best possible people together to work on any issue.

Jack attended the University of Maryland and served in the USAF 357 SAC Wing.

Some of the issues he has successfully represented the Firm’s Clients on are:

• Passed legislation reducing a Telecommunication Association Members’ access fees by $14M annually

• Defeated legislation that would have given a large national rental car company an advantage over a Florida based firm

• Appropriation approved for more than $16M to expand a Long Term Heath Care pilot program statewide

• Amended the rewrite of Florida’s Solid Waste Act environmental laws

• Passed legislation exempting one of the nation’s largest medical clinics from Florida licensing requirements to permit them to expand into Florida

• Defeated legislation that would have required a Foreign Registered Cruise Ship Company to change its operating procedures

• Received an appropriation in the amount of $4M for a new office building at an Agriculture Center
 

Firm Biography

Public Affairs Consultants is a Tallahassee, Florida based Public Affairs Company providing Governmental Consulting, Lobbying, Grass Roots and Association Services.

Throughout its over 20 years of experience in Florida Politics and Government, Public Affairs Consultants is committed to do Whatever it Takes to provide positive, professional public affairs representation of our clients’ views to state and local governmental entities.

We have the knowledge and experience to successfully represent our clients’ views before the Florida Legislature and state and local governmental entities.

Public Affairs Consultants maintains a Computerized Bill Tracking system that will enable us to analyze, track and report to you on the progress of all legislation that pertains to your issues.

The principles of Public Affairs Consultants have the experience and commitment to our clients to successfully represent your views to the Members of the Florida Legislature, State and Local Governmental Agencies.

The principles of Public Affairs Consultants know the system of State and Local Government and how it works. We have worked with Members of both Political Parties through out Florida’s changing political scene. Knowing the person that currently occupies an elected position is helpful, but with Florida’s Term Limit Law, a professional Public Affairs Firm must know the systems on how State and Local Governments work to accomplish their Clients goals. Our experience of working within the system of State and Local Government is helpful in designing a successful public affairs program for our clients.

Equally as important is the fact that we seek to have Quality of Client not a Quantity of Clients. Each Client is important to us for their own special service needs, therefore we provide a governmental affairs program to specifically suit those needs in order to achieve the most successful outcomes. We pride ourselves in our ability to work for and with the client in any capacity necessary to provide an effective and efficient team for their representation.

“They are tough, well-organized, dedicated to their clients and in full command of the facts”