Daniel Clayton

Background

About Daniel Clayton

Legislative, government relations, and communications professional with over 20 years of experience with the Texas Legislature, political and civic campaigns, print and digital communications, media management, stakeholder development, and grassroots advocacy. Helped appropriate over 1.5 billion dollars of the Texas state budget, helped pass dozens of policy proposals into state law, and helped block bills from becoming law. Widely regarded as well researched and highly accurate, with a solution-focused approach toward strategic planning, organization, and management to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes in fast-paced, high-stakes, and high-pressure environments. Conducts state-by-state research on legislative trends, decision-maker relationships, and motivations to successfully identify and navigate potential barriers. Understands the relational nature of policy development and law-making as influenced by business and trade associations, non-profit and advocacy networks, politics, and the media to maximize collaboration opportunities with stakeholders, recruit and train partners, and develop coalitions. Key message and narrative development, media coach, and speech writer for leadership at the highest levels of government and stakeholder allies, simplifies complex information, builds relationships with the media for story pitching and reputation management, public affairs; media surrogate and public speaking.