Kairos Government Affairs General Counsel, Christopher Stock, has been recognized by The North State Journal as one of the Top 25 lobbyists in North Carolina. Chris joins the list as one of the youngest registered lobbyists in the state. Stock was the former legislative aide of Senior Senate Appropriations Chair and Chairman of the Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee, Senator Brent Jackson. Stock represents 22 different clients in Raleigh and Washington D.C., all while in his first year of lobbying.
Stock works in a myriad of policy areas in North Carolina representing clients in healthcare, education, substance abuse treatment and prevention, gaming, energy, transportation, local government, and economic development. His clients include Velocity BioGroup, Array Community Development Corporation, North Carolina School Administrators, Electrification Coalition, and the Fantasy Sports Operators Coalition.
Kairos Government Affairs Managing Partner, Betsy McCorkle said this about the recognition, “Chris is an extremely skilled advocate who effectively represents our clients with a strong understanding of the political and policy landscape. He consistently creates compelling arguments and combines his network of relationships with his persuasive communication skills to secure policy wins for our clients.”
From the NSJ top 10 article:
The North Carolina General Assembly convened in late April for its short session with more than 300 votes on legislation. The primary work of the short session closed at the end of June with the General Assembly overriding three of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes but no new state budget. Legislators departed the capital for election season with several major policy priorities, including expansion of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program and several proposed constitutional amendments.
During this session, more than 1,200 companies and organizations had at least one registered lobbyist and over 750 individuals have served as registered lobbyists or legislative liaisons this year.
During the last month of the legislative session, North State Journal polled the members of the N.C. House and Senate to determine which lobbyists and liaisons are most effective in influencing legislation in the state. Of the 170 members of the N.C. General Assembly, 56 members participated in the survey. Notably, 82% of the responsive representatives and senators said they had read a print copy of North State Journal in the past year.
The 13-question survey sought to determine the scope, scale and success of each lobbyist nominated by legislators. This fourth edition of the North State Journal’s N.C. Top Lobbyists rankings include, for the first time, separate categories for lobbyists representing single companies as well as lobbyists representing trade associations and nonprofits. The rankings also include legislative liaisons, a group of legislative influencers who advocate for the policies of state institutions, cabinet agencies and Council of State offices.
In all, 133 individuals received at least one vote from legislative members but less than 4% of the registered lobbyists and liaisons made the list. The lobbyists survey was conducted in June 2024 and was delivered to every member of the General Assembly via email.