Jay Cranford
"more knowledgeable and widely respected by Members" 05/01/11 | Roll Call
Jay Cranford brings more than 15 years of government and public policy experience to serving the interests of the firm’s clients.
Immediately prior to joining Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford, Cranford served as an Assistant for Policy to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio. He joined the Boehner Leadership team in 2006, when Speaker Boehner was elected Majority Leader.
Cranford served as the Leader’s direct liaison for policy issues covering six committees – Energy & Commerce; Transportation & Infrastructure; Natural Resources; Science & Technology; Agriculture; and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming – and was responsible for developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive oversight and legislative strategies reflecting the goals of the Leader and the Republican conference.
As a top advisor to the Speaker, Cranford worked closely, and coordinated legislative strategy, with rank-and-file Members and their staff, House and Senate Leadership and Committees, and key White House and federal agency personnel. He also led ad hoc Member and staff level working groups on issues ranging from energy and the environment to telecommunications and technology.
Prior to his service to Speaker Boehner, Cranford served as staff director for the House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals.
He began his work in public policy as a staff member serving then-Representative and current Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, and later served on the staffs of Congressmen Bob Barr of Georgia and Jim Gibbons of Nevada.
Cranford’s private sector experience includes serving as the Director of Government Affairs at the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), a leading offshore oil and gas industry association, and Director of Government Affairs at the El Paso Corporation, a natural gas exploration and transportation company.
Cranford holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health and Science from the University of Georgia, Athens.
Immediately prior to joining Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford, Cranford served as an Assistant for Policy to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio. He joined the Boehner Leadership team in 2006, when Speaker Boehner was elected Majority Leader.
Cranford served as the Leader’s direct liaison for policy issues covering six committees – Energy & Commerce; Transportation & Infrastructure; Natural Resources; Science & Technology; Agriculture; and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming – and was responsible for developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive oversight and legislative strategies reflecting the goals of the Leader and the Republican conference.
As a top advisor to the Speaker, Cranford worked closely, and coordinated legislative strategy, with rank-and-file Members and their staff, House and Senate Leadership and Committees, and key White House and federal agency personnel. He also led ad hoc Member and staff level working groups on issues ranging from energy and the environment to telecommunications and technology.
Prior to his service to Speaker Boehner, Cranford served as staff director for the House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals.
He began his work in public policy as a staff member serving then-Representative and current Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, and later served on the staffs of Congressmen Bob Barr of Georgia and Jim Gibbons of Nevada.
Cranford’s private sector experience includes serving as the Director of Government Affairs at the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), a leading offshore oil and gas industry association, and Director of Government Affairs at the El Paso Corporation, a natural gas exploration and transportation company.
Cranford holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health and Science from the University of Georgia, Athens.
- 05/01/11 | Roll Call Boehner Aide Exiting for K Street Jay Cranford, a policy aide to Speaker John Boehner, is leaving the Hill to join the lobby shop Clark Lytle & Geduldig as a partner in May. The newly minted lobbyist will work on the firm's existing clients, but he also will focus on building...
- 04/25/11 | CQ Weekly CQ Weekly - On The Move Lobbying Even though House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio has been in the job just four months, a handful of his tops aides have already left the Hill. The latest is environmental and energy adviser Jay Cranford, who starts at Clark Lytle and Geduldig...
- 09/20/10 | Roll Call K Street Craves Top-Tier Republican Hill Aides Republicans' all-but-certain House and Senate electoral gains this fall already are evident at downtown trade associations, lobbying shops and corporate offices, where hiring bosses are quickly assembling wish lists of GOP staffers...
