William E. Timmons, Jr.

Mr. Timmons joins Prime Policy Group from its predecessor firm Timmons and Company, a well-known and widely respected lobby firm founded in 1975. From 2000 through 2009 Mr. Timmons was an integral part of Timmons and Company, which is widely credited with pioneering the concept and industry standard for Washington DC lobbying and representation. He served initially as Director of Research and then as Vice President and a member of the corporate Board of Directors where he served as its Secretary. For 34 years Timmons and Company represented many blue ribbon organizations in their federal government relations activities.

Before joining Timmons and Company, Mr. Timmons served as Vice President for the State Affairs Company, a corporation focused on politics and public affairs in all fifty states. While at the State Affairs Company, he managed projects for over 30 separate clients including Fortune 100 corporations, trade associations and coalitions.

Previously, Mr. Timmons was Policy Director of the National Policy Forum, a public policy organization founded by then Chairman of the Republican National Committee Haley Barbour. In that capacity, he was responsible for legal, regulatory and government reform issues and several of his articles were published in the Forum’s journal, Common Sense.

Mr. Timmons also worked for the American Trucking Associations as a Congressional and Executive Branch Representative and as Special Assistant to the Vice President of Legislative Affairs.

He has worked for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Republican National Committee, two Members of Congress, and has participated in every Republican National Convention since 1984; including serving as a senior speechwriter at the last four Conventions.

Mr. Timmons received his B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from the University of South Carolina and his M.A. in Government from The American University. He resides in Washington D.C. with his wife Cheryl and daughter Grace.