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Ron Klink
Senior Policy Advisor
Suite 900
Washington, D.C., 20001
Suite 3200
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Ron is a senior policy advisor at the firm with an expansive and diverse professional background. Ron served four consecutive terms as a representative for the 4th Congressional District of Pennsylvania where he acquired firsthand knowledge of federal legislative procedures and learned the ins and outs of Washington, D.C.
Ron was also the Democratic nominee for...
Ron is a senior policy advisor at the firm with an expansive and diverse professional background. Ron served four consecutive terms as a representative for the 4th Congressional District of Pennsylvania where he acquired firsthand knowledge of federal legislative procedures and learned the ins and outs of Washington, D.C.
Ron was also the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2000. Prior to being a Congressman, Ron was a fixture in the Pittsburgh area as an award-winning news anchor/reporter on KDKA-TV with the highest rated prime time newscast in the market. Throughout his time at the firm Ron has solved problems in the billions of dollars relating to federal and state banking issues, sometimes solving problems in days or weeks instead of years.
As a representative for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Ron secured funding for Fort Indiantown Gap to build a security fence and additional security measures. He has worked to bring billions of additional dollars to the 13 Appalachian states and successfully secured hundreds of millions of dollars for the Appalachian Regional Highway Project with the promise of completion by 2031. Ron successfully represented iRobot to secure funding for their military battlefield robots along with other military contracts that span over a decade.
Additionally, Ron led an effort with organized labor and the pharmaceutical industry to uphold U.S. patent protections in trade negotiations with other countries. Ron was also partially responsible for the lobbying effort that resulted in Comcast acquiring NBC and Universal Studios in one of the largest media, cable, and entertainment mergers ever.
the U.S. Senate in 2000. Prior to being a Congressman, Ron was a fixture in the Pittsburgh area as an award-winning news anchor/reporter on KDKA-TV with the highest rated prime time newscast in the market. Throughout his time at the firm Ron has solved problems in the billions of dollars relating to federal and state banking issues, sometimes solving problems in days or weeks instead of years.
As a representative for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Ron secured funding for Fort Indiantown Gap to build a security fence and additional security measures. He has worked to bring billions of additional dollars to the 13 Appalachian states and successfully secured hundreds of millions of dollars for the Appalachian Regional Highway Project with the promise of completion by 2031. Ron successfully represented iRobot to secure funding for their military battlefield robots along with other military contracts that span over a decade.
Additionally, Ron led an effort with organized labor and the pharmaceutical industry to uphold U.S. patent protections in trade negotiations with other countries. Ron was also partially responsible for the lobbying effort that resulted in Comcast acquiring NBC and Universal Studios in one of the largest media, cable, and entertainment mergers ever.
Experience
Experience
- Assists clients in effecting regulatory reform
- Possesses first hand knowledge of the federal legislative process
- Understands the issues facing the telecommunications, energy and pharmaceutical industries
Previous Professional Experience
- Worked 24 years as a television broadcaster, the last 14 of which he was an award–winning Anchor/Reporter for KDKA–TV (Pittsburgh, PA) and anchored one of the top–rated newscasts in the market
- Founder, Ron Klink and Associates
- Provided public and private sector clients government relations, media relations, coalition building, and business development services
Experience
- Assists clients in effecting regulatory reform
- Possesses first hand knowledge of the federal legislative process
- Understands the issues facing the telecommunications, energy and pharmaceutical industries
Previous Professional Experience
- Worked 24 years as a television broadcaster, the last 14 of which he was an award–winning Anchor/Reporter for KDKA–TV (Pittsburgh, PA) and anchored one of the top–rated newscasts in the market
- Founder, Ron Klink and Associates
- Provided public and private sector clients government relations, media relations, coalition building, and business development services
Media
Recognitions
- Marquis Who's Who Honored Listee (2024)
Leadership
- Served on the Financial Services Committee, the Education and Labor Committee, and the Small Business Committee
- Served on the Commerce Committee
- Appointed to the Energy Subcommittee where he worked on issues relating to oil and gas, fossil fuels, and renewables
- Appointed to the Telecommunications subcommittee where he helped draft the Telecommunications Act of 1996 – the first rewrite of telecommunications laws since they were first written in 1934
- Served as the Ranking Democrat on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee with oversight jurisdiction over more than fifty percent of the federal government
Ron is a senior policy advisor at the firm with an expansive and diverse professional background. Ron served four consecutive terms as a representative for the 4th Congressional District of Pennsylvania where he acquired firsthand knowledge of federal legislative procedures and learned the ins and outs of Washington, D.C.
Ron was also the Democratic nominee for... the U.S. Senate in 2000. Prior to being a Congressman, Ron was a fixture in the Pittsburgh area as an award-winning news anchor/reporter on KDKA-TV with the highest rated prime time newscast in the market. Throughout his time at the firm Ron has solved problems in the billions of dollars relating to federal and state banking issues, sometimes solving problems in days or weeks instead of years.
As a representative for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Ron secured funding for Fort Indiantown Gap to build a security fence and additional security measures. He has worked to bring billions of additional dollars to the 13 Appalachian states and successfully secured hundreds of millions of dollars for the Appalachian Regional Highway Project with the promise of completion by 2031. Ron successfully represented iRobot to secure funding for their military battlefield robots along with other military contracts that span over a decade.
Additionally, Ron led an effort with organized labor and the pharmaceutical industry to uphold U.S. patent protections in trade negotiations with other countries. Ron was also partially responsible for the lobbying effort that resulted in Comcast acquiring NBC and Universal Studios in one of the largest media, cable, and entertainment mergers ever.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Experience
- Assists clients in effecting regulatory reform
- Possesses first hand knowledge of the federal legislative process
- Understands the issues facing the telecommunications, energy and pharmaceutical industries
Previous Professional Experience
- Worked 24 years as a television broadcaster, the last 14 of which he was an award–winning Anchor/Reporter for KDKA–TV (Pittsburgh, PA) and anchored one of the top–rated newscasts in the market
- Founder, Ron Klink and Associates
- Provided public and private sector clients government relations, media relations, coalition building, and business development services
Areas of Focus
- Congressional Oversight Investigations
- Defense Sector
- International Relations & Sovereign Government Advocacy
- Government Relations Strategies
- State & Local Government Relations
Industries
- Marquis Who's Who Honored Listee (2024)
- Served on the Financial Services Committee, the Education and Labor Committee, and the Small Business Committee
- Served on the Commerce Committee
- Appointed to the Energy Subcommittee where he worked on issues relating to oil and gas, fossil fuels, and renewables
- Appointed to the Telecommunications subcommittee where he helped draft the Telecommunications Act of 1996 – the first rewrite of telecommunications laws since they were first written in 1934
- Served as the Ranking Democrat on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee with oversight jurisdiction over more than fifty percent of the federal government
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