What Long Nyquist & Associates does

Long Nyquist & Associates is a full-service government relations and lobbying firm headquartered at 121 State Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, founded in 2007 by Mike Long and Todd Nyquist. The firm represents clients before the Pennsylvania State Senate, House of Representatives, executive agencies, and procurement bodies across the Commonwealth, delivering an integrated portfolio of six service lines: State Capitol and Regional Lobbying, Regulatory and Agency Consulting, General and Specialized Appropriations, Procurement, Relationship and Coalition Building, and Intelligence. Following its September 2023 acquisition of Pugliese Associates (founded 1980 by Rocco Pugliese), the firm operates with 20 full-time government relations professionals and represents nearly 140 clients spanning healthcare, energy and utilities, education, transportation and infrastructure, non-profit organizations, gaming, and financial services.

The firm's competitive position is anchored in the senior government experience of its partners and staff — including a 25-year former Pennsylvania State Senate Chief of Staff, a top advisor to the Senate Pro Tempore, a former four-term State Senator, a former Cabinet Secretary, former Congressional Chiefs of Staff, and veteran association lobbyists — creating deeply embedded relationships with Pennsylvania legislative and executive decision-makers. This human-capital moat is the foundation of the firm's value proposition: clients engage LNA for access, appropriations expertise, and procedural navigation rather than for a technology product; the firm self-describes as delivering service 'while delivering the results our clients want and deserve' through direct partner-led engagement.

Revenue is generated through professional service fees, likely structured as retainer arrangements, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Customer acquisition is sales-led and reputation-driven; the firm emphasizes long-tenure client relationships and referrals over formal marketing. The firm has no proprietary technology, no AI/ML capabilities, and no external institutional capital, operating as a privately held partnership serving a single-state geographic market from Harrisburg with regional presence in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

Name

Long Nyquist & Associates

Legal name

Long Nyquist & Associates

Website

https://longnyquist.squarespace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Long Nyquist & Associates is a privately held Pennsylvania government relations and lobbying firm headquartered in Harrisburg. With 20 professionals and nearly 140 clients across healthcare, energy, education, transportation, gaming, and financial services, it operates as the largest standalone lobbying firm in the Commonwealth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Relations and Lobbying Services

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Financial Communications PR (MPAAADAA)

Keywords

• State government lobbying
• Government relations consulting
• Legislative advocacy services
• Regulatory and agency consulting
• State appropriations advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrisburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Lobbying and Government Relations Services: Professional lobbying services provided to corporate, non-profit, healthcare, energy, education, and other clients seeking to influence Pennsylvania state government legislation, regulation, and appropriations. Revenue is generated through professional service fees, likely retainer arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Long Nyquist & Associates is a full-service Pennsylvania government relations and lobbying firm that sells advocacy, regulatory consulting, appropriations, procurement, intelligence, and coalition-building services to nearly 140 corporate, healthcare, energy, education, gaming, infrastructure, and non-profit clients. The firm delivers these services through 20 full-time government relations professionals operating from its headquarters at 121 State Street, Harrisburg, directly across from the Pennsylvania State Capitol.

Product overview

Long Nyquist & Associates is a full-service lobbying and government relations firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services. The firm provides six integrated service offerings: State Capitol and Regional Lobbying, Regulatory and Agency Consulting, General and Specialized Appropriations, Procurement, Relationship and Coalition Building, and Intelligence. These services collectively serve clients across Pennsylvania's legislative, executive, and agency branches. The firm operates as a single unified professional services practice rather than a platform-plus-modules software architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• State Capitol and Regional Lobbying Government relations and lobbying services delivered at the Pennsylvania State Capitol and regional government offices across the Commonwealth, helping clients influence Pennsylvania state legislation, regulation, and policy outcomes.
• Regulatory and Agency Consulting Consulting services to navigate Pennsylvania state agency regulations, permitting, and government processes on behalf of corporate, institutional, and non-profit clients.
• General and Specialized Appropriations Securing state funding for clients through the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program, Commonwealth Financing Agency Multimodal Program, and recurring General Budget line-items; the firm has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in such funding for clients.
• Procurement Services Assistance with Pennsylvania state procurement processes and government contracting opportunities for clients seeking to do business with the Commonwealth.
• Relationship and Coalition Building Building strategic relationships and coalitions with Pennsylvania policymakers, legislative members, and key stakeholders to support client advocacy goals.
• Intelligence Services Political intelligence and policy analysis services to inform client strategies and advocacy efforts across the Pennsylvania state government landscape.
• Philadelphia Government Office Services Government relations and advocacy services delivered through the firm's Philadelphia Government Office for clients with missions concentrated in the southeastern Pennsylvania region.

Named customers27 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pugliese AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2023Long Nyquist & Associates acquired Pugliese Associates in September 2023, creating the largest standalone lobbying firm in Harrisburg. The acquisition brought nearly 50 additional clients and added veteran lobbyist Rocco Pugliese and his team to the firm. Rocco Pugliese founded Pugliese Associates in 1980 with a single client and built it into a respected Harrisburg lobbying firm with diverse clients including non-profit organizations, universities, government authorities, and corporations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• HBW Group: State-focused government relations and lobbying firm with similar healthcare and education client concentration. Comparable in size and Pennsylvania-only footprint.
• Triad Strategies: Mid-sized Harrisburg-based lobbying and government relations firm serving healthcare, education, and corporate clients in Pennsylvania. Directly comparable to LNA in scope (state-level lobbying and appropriations) and geographic focus, though smaller in scale.
• Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies: Pennsylvania-based government relations and public affairs practice of Cozen O'Connor. Offers the same core lobbying and appropriations services to similar healthcare, energy, and corporate clients in Harrisburg.
• The Peyton Company: Established Harrisburg lobbying and government relations firm with a similar mix of healthcare, energy, and corporate clients. Closely comparable in service offerings (lobbying, regulatory consulting, appropriations) and Pennsylvania-only focus.

Broad incumbents

• Blank Rome Government Relations: Am Law 100 firm with a government relations practice operating in Harrisburg and other state capitals. Comparable on lobbying and regulatory advocacy but as a practice area within a large national law firm rather than a dedicated standalone firm.
• Ballard Spahr Government Relations: Large Am Law firm with government relations, lobbying, and public affairs capabilities across multiple states including Pennsylvania. Comparable client services but embedded in a much larger firm with non-lobbying revenue streams.
• Steptoe & Johnson Government Affairs: National firm with state government affairs capabilities including Pennsylvania representation. Offers overlapping services but as part of a broader international legal and policy practice.
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Government Relations: National law firm with a dedicated Pennsylvania government relations practice providing state-level lobbying, regulatory, and appropriations services. Overlaps in service model but operates as part of a much larger legal practice with broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LongNyquist

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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