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Federal Government Relations Group <br />Emily J. Tranter's focus with the Lockridge Grindal Nauen Federal'Relations Group is <br />representing clients in the areas of infrastructure development, transportation funding, <br />environmental mitigation, energy research and the fields of public safety and local law <br />enforcement. She spends significant time working with the firms' Transportation Policy <br />Group, and is responsible for editing national transportation policy publications. In her <br />role, Ms. Tranter has successfully worked to secure federal transportation <br />appropriations as the primary liaison to federal policy makers on high priority <br />infrastructure development programs. <br />Additionally, Ms. Tranter has developed significant expertise in the area of aviation <br />policy, working closely with the firm's Aviation Policy Group and as the National <br />Coordinator for the aviation non-profit N.O.LS.E, coordinating advocacy and outreach <br />efforts for airport impacted communities. <br />Recently, Ms. Tranter was named as a principal member of the firm's Grants <br />Procurement Group, which will serve to assist clients in the procurement of highly <br />competitive and selective federal grants. <br />Ms. Tranter joined the firm following a distinguished career on staff in the United States <br />Senate with former Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton. In her role there, Ms. Tranter <br />specialized in coordinating federal appropriations requests from cities, counties, <br />nonprofits and law enforcement agencies. While her legislative focus was on <br />transportation development issues, Ms. Tranter also worked on several other legislative <br />priorities, including environmental mitigation and American Indian Affairs. <br />Growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, Ms. Tranter was active in politics from a young age, <br />and a graduate of Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis. She traveled east for college, <br />but summer breaks brought her back to Minnesota to work on political campaigns or to <br />work in Congressional offices. Ms. Tranter is a graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton, <br />New York, with a bachelor's degree in political science. <br />Lockridge Grindal Nauen 16 <br />