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John Lonergan is a Managing Director of Mercury Public Affairs.At Mercury since 1999, Mr. Lonergan has garnered deep experience in the public affairs, political consulting and New York State government relations practices by providing counsel to leading corporations and coalitions such as Pfizer, Sallie Mae, Greyhound Bus Lines, Lockheed Martin, the American Health Care Association and Mount Sinai Medical Center.Most recently, Mr. Lonergan has primarily worked as a strategist advising corporate clients engaged in public affairs campaigns in New York State. Drawing upon his extensive experience on the campaign trail and his knowledge of policy positions, Mr. Lonergan develops communication strategies and tactics that will most effectively persuade lawmakers, administration officials and other opinion leaders in order to achieve a client’s business objectives. His approach to public affairs is based on integrated communications encompassing a full range of tactics including public opinion research, advertising, public relations, lobbying and grassroots/grasstops mobilization. Mr. Lonergan also serves as a registered lobbyist in New York State, representing the interests of a variety of clients before the legislature and state agencies.From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Lonergan focused on federal and state public affairs campaigns for the health care industry, managing a number of multi-million dollar advocacy advertising efforts for a national trade association, the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care. As a result, the nursing home industry won billions in new Medicare funding from Congress and significant tort reform in key states like Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania.Prior to joining Mercury, Mr. Lonergan was Gov. George Pataki’s (R-NY) Research Director during his 1998 re-election campaign. After graduating from American University in Washington, D.C., Mr. Lonergan served in Gov. Pataki’s Office of Federal Affairs and was the polling director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee Independent Expenditure Division from 1995-1996.Mr. Lonergan resides in Manhattan with his wife Olivia. | 