Mark J. Anderson
Founder & Managing Partner
Working for in-house leadership and as a Chief of Staff gave me the unique skills my clients need when formulating and executing the correct strategy to advance their objectives.
Mark Anderson is the Founder and Managing Partner of TAG Consulting Group, LLC. He offers a unique perspective to his client base, transcending issues involving oil, natural gas, electricity, natural resources, manufacturing, the environment, patents, privacy, technology, transportation, and broadband. His sixteen and a half years of government service, specifically in the United States Congress, has allowed him to hone skills that are unique and important to those who want to petition their government.
Mark’s practice is diverse, allowing him to develop strategies on a variety of issues with equal success. In 2005, he successfully worked on adding three key provisions to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT) involving the repeal of the Public Utilities Holding Corporation Act (PUHCA), creating a unique provision dealing with long-term transmission rights, in addition to waiver authority regarding petroleum transportation fuels, which is still being used today.
Mark has worked on a variety of issues during his diverse career. Whether it is advancing legislative language through a Congress opposed to his client regarding existing telecommunications law or building a coalition with the intent to change patent reform legislation, his expertise gives those he works for an edge over the competition. He has successfully incorporated language into legislation establishing boundaries for a national battlefield, as well as permanently cordoned off land for Native Americans threatened by an electric company’s 500 KV transmission line. More recently, his work expanded to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), where relationships created on Capitol Hill benefited his client, who manufactures and sells consumer fireworks.
Mark successfully built bipartisan relationships in the House and the Senate, which is an important asset when working with agencies and decision-makers. Many believe that “one party” representation is all you need to be successful. Mark understands that to succeed, you need to work with all interested parties. An example is when Mark developed a plan that advanced a controversial issue through Congress and to President George W. Bush’s desk for signature. This occurred when Congress was controlled by one party and the Administration by another.
Mark demonstrates a unique commitment to his clients, providing an objective assessment of their problems, resulting in a comprehensive strategy designed to advance their needs. His career in Congress and the private sector provides a balanced perspective clients want and deserve. Mark’s ability to bring different stakeholders together and form coalitions to advance issues is a rare talent, especially if it ends in success.
Mark is a PGA Golf Professional and maintains his membership and good standing in this prestigious organization.
Lee R. Terry
Partner
My clients value my integrity, dedication, drive, and proven ability to influence, persuade, and negotiate the right result on their behalf at all levels of government.
Lee Terry is a strategic partner at TAG Consulting Group, LLC, and focuses on government relations and public policy matters in the healthcare, manufacturing, energy, environmental, telecommunications, data privacy, and cybersecurity areas. From 1999 to 2015, Lee represented the 2nd District of Nebraska in the U.S. House of Representatives. Throughout his career in public service and as a congressman, Lee helped shape federal policy in the energy, telecommunications, and manufacturing industries and championed the causes of business and commerce.
As an eight-term congressman, Lee spent most of his tenure on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he served on the Telecommunications, Energy, Oversight and Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittees. During that time, Lee was a leader on energy issues pertaining to motor fuels, corporate average fuel economy (CAFÉ), renewable fuels standard (RFS), pipeline infrastructure, liquefied natural gas, and nuclear. Notably, he led efforts to increase data privacy and data security, as well as authored several pieces of telecommunications legislation. In the 113th Congress, Lee chaired the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, where he developed the “Nation of Builders” theme, helped to highlight American manufacturing in the areas of steel, automobiles, and home building.
Lee was a strong supporter of the Balanced Budget Amendment and the Keystone XL Pipeline. He served as an advocate of several health and safety initiatives, including funding for the nation’s Poison Control Centers and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as well as increased awareness of sports safety measures and sports equipment research and development to prevent brain injuries (concussions). He also worked on health issues that came before the full committee, including Medicare reform, prescription drug reform, FDA issues, diabetes, MS, Alzheimer’s, and mental health issues.
Prior to his 16 years in Congress, Lee served on the Omaha City Council, including as its president from 1995 to 1996. During that time, he focused on the role of public/private partnerships in lowering the tax burden on the citizens of Omaha and passed several pieces of bipartisan legislation. Additionally, Lee was a practicing attorney in Omaha with a small litigation firm.
No matter the challenge, Lee strives to advance the interests of his clients and work to prevent problems before such challenges and obstacles can develop into serious financial consequences or roadblocks to progress. His proven track record of guiding clients through the legislative and regulatory landscape, along with his first-hand knowledge of how government and the public process work, is supported by a network of contacts he has developed over decades of service both on and off the hill.
As a result of his longevity and commitment to his clients and to the community, Lee has received a variety of honors over the course of his career, including the American Public Power Association’s “Legislator of the Year” award in 2014; the “Thomas Jefferson” award by the International Food service Distributors Association; Tech America’s “Congressional Tech Leader” award; the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ “Leadership” award; the “Spirit of Enterprise” award from the United States Chamber of Commerce; America’s Ethanol Producers’ “Fueling Growth” award; and the Ability One “Champion” award. In addition, Lee was recognized by The Hill as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress.
