Island Strategies, Inc., founded in 2001, is the state’s only lobbying and grassroots organization. Located in Uniondale, New York, it is headed by former State Assemblyman Arthur “Jerry” Kremer.
The Island Strategies team has achieved great success in a short period of time, representing clients in Washington and Albany on complex legislative and regulatory issues. In addition to handling complex matters at the federal and state level, Island Strategies has undertaken complex community outreach programs.
Gaining support or opposition to legislation is no longer a simple process. It involves recruiting allies at the local level who will express their views to their elected officials, who are often guided by their community views.
Typical of the broad reach and experience of the Island Strategies team, is its current work on the Long Island Rail Road Third Track project. This involves dealing with 56 public officials, 38 civic organizations, and required complex technical knowledge. The two-year project will help create a fast track to the proposed East Side rail access project.
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Island Strategies, Inc. will give its clients a full roster of services that are offered by no other group in the Northeastern United States. Here is what we do for our clients:
We create a strategy on how to deal with your legislative issues or community needs
We work with our clients to help them understand how to embark on similar projects in the future
We know the elected officials in all of the state’s regions and understand their problems and how they relate to our client’s project
We conduct meetings around the state to give our clients access to elected officials
We create grass roots programs and handle every element of the effort
We work with legislative leaders at the federal and state level, who we educate on our client’s positions
We analyze pending legislation and draft memoranda for or against proposals
We report to our clients on a frequent basis
We create printed materials to promote the client’s needs
We seek sponsors for legislation and encourage broad support for any pending legislation
We use our statewide network of key local contacts to assist our clients in their projects
Our projects involve communities and officials from Montauk Point to Buffalo
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