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Cogent Strategies Welcomes Gina Mahony as Managing Director

WASHINGTON (June 25, 2024) – Cogent Strategies today announced that Gina Mahony, a veteran Democratic strategist with more than 25 years of experience, will join the firm as a Managing Director.    Mahony, who has run her own successful consultancy, Domer Consulting, since 2016, will integrate her skills, clients and policy smarts into Cogent Strategies’ public affairs practice.  During her tenure on Capitol […]

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Cogent’s Andrew Kauders Wins Council Election

Last week Cogent Strategies’ very own Managing Director Andrew Kauders was elected as a member of the Village Council of Martin’s Additions. Over the past several months Andrew campaigned for the position and when the votes were tabulated last week he was the resounding winner.  See the article in Politico here. 

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Cogent Strategies Named a 2020 High-Performing Lobbying Firm by Bloomberg Government

After a whirlwind year full of changes, challenges and expecting the unexpected, Cogent Strategies is honored to be included in Bloomberg Government’s list of High-Performing Lobbying Firms of 2020. Congratulations to our hardworking team of Public Relations, Government Relations, and Digital experts. See the whole list here: https://about.bgov.com/top-lobbying-firms/

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Sen. Susan Collins’ (R-ME) deputy press secretary joins Cogent Strategies

Phoebe Ferraiolo has joined Cogent Strategies as a manager. She was most recently Sen. Susan Collins’ (R-Maine) deputy press secretary. –Politico Influence Cogent Strategies hired Phoebe Ferraiolo as a manager. She previously was deputy press secretary for Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), working in the senator’s office for nearly four years. Before that she was a freelance production assistant at Fox News and a field […]

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Cogent’s Edda Collins Coleman Talks with Meridian International Center for Women’s History Month

For Women’s History Month, Meridian International Center began hosting HERspectives, a blog series highlighting women leaders from throughout history and across industries. Their first guest was none other than Cogent’s Managing Director Edda Collins Coleman.  Graphic from Meridian International Center. Here are some key takeaways from their conversation: Meridian International Center: What’s the advantage of businesswomen leading in the social […]

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Cogent’s Dave Oxner Talks Robinhood, GameStop Hearings with Beltway Media

Financial services expert and Cogent Managing Director Dave Oxner recently spoke with The Hill, Bloomberg, Politico Influence, and MarketWatch about why those directly and indirectly affected by the GameStop and Robinhood stock frenzy need to be prepared to be hit by the congressional spotlight. Excerpts from his conversations: “This brings in so many populist issues from anti-Wall Street, anti-Big Tech. Those worlds […]

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Get to Know Cogent’s New Hire: Edda Collins Coleman

Last week, Cogent announced that top Democratic strategist Edda Collins Coleman joined the firm as a managing director specializing in communications and government relations. Edda comes to Cogent from the Executive Leadership Council and, in the lead-up to the November election, drove fundraising and voter turnout efforts through Women for Biden and Small Business for Biden. Some members of the […]

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Democratic Strategist Edda Collins Coleman Joins Cogent Strategies

Communications and government affairs pro brings expansive network, tech and health care expertise to Cogent​ WASHINGTON (Jan. 13, 2021) – Cogent Strategies, a certified woman-owned small business specializing in government relations, communications and digital analytics, today announced that seasoned Democratic communications and government affairs strategist Edda Collins Coleman has joined the firm as a managing director. Coleman has […]