Tom Dorn, President of Dorn Policy Group Inc., has a diverse background in government and politics at both the State and Federal level.

Prior to starting Dorn Policy Group Inc. in November 2000, Tom was a Partner for three years at Jamieson and Gutierrez, one of the leading public affairs firms in Arizona. There he was the chief legislative strategist and lobbyist for the firm’s extensive list of clients. Notable clients included America West Airlines, Cox Communications, Fiesta Bowl, Hitachi Data Systems, Reliant Energy, Southwest Student Services and the City of Tucson.

Jamieson and Gutierrez hired Tom away from the Arizona Department of Transportation where he was the State and Federal Liaison. There he was instrumental in the development of Governor Fife Symington’s federal transportation policy and served as the key resource to the Arizona Congressional delegation for the federal reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Tom was also Arizona’s representative to the STEP 21 Coalition, a multi-state, Washington-based effort to secure equitable highway financing throughout the United States. In 1995, Tom successfully worked with Congressional staff to insert language in the National Highway System Act establishing the CANAMEX Corridor as a high priority corridor. The Corridor has since become the cornerstone of multi-state transportation and economic development cooperation from Arizona to Montana.

Tom has also worked as the Legislative Director for the Arizona State Land Department, where he secured passage of legislation to allow two referendums regarding state land exchanges to be placed on the state general election ballot. He lobbied the legislature on various matters including natural resource management, forestry, urban planning and environmental protection.

Previously, Tom was Legislative Director for the Arizona Department of Commerce. Active in several economic development trade organizations, he lobbied the state legislature on issues such as business recruitment, international trade, energy utilization, housing, business finance and sports promotion.

Early in his career, Tom served as a Congressional intern in Washington for former Arizona Congressman Jay Rhodes and then as a legislative assistant to prominent Arizona lobbyist P. Robert Fannin.
 

Tom holds both a Bachelors degree in Political Science and a Masters degree in Public Administration from Arizona State University (ASU). He was recently named by The Business Journal as one of the top 40 Under 40 business leaders in Phoenix. He is active in the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, Greater Phoenix Economic Council Policy Development Team, Arizona Highway Users, Arizonans for Cultural Development, Goldwater Institute and the ASU College of Extended Education Deans Council.

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