LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercury, a
leading global, bipartisan public strategy firm, announced that
former United States Senator from
California, Barbara Boxer, has joined the firm in the role
of Co-Chair. Boxer's history-making, 34-year tenure in Congress
spans both the House and the Senate, and prior to that she served
as a Marin County Supervisor. She
is known as a trailblazer for women, a progressive crusader, and a
consensus builder across party lines. Boxer's addition to Mercury
builds on the firm's bipartisan credentials not only in
California, but also
nationwide.
"Senator Boxer is a force who has earned respect from both sides
of the aisle nationally among her colleagues in the House and
Senate and also around the world as a dedicated public servant and
model for female leadership in the political sphere," said Mercury
Chief Executive Officer Kieran
Mahoney. "Her depth of experience is unparalleled, and we
are pleased that the Senator has chosen to join our team."
Boxer is the first woman Co-Chair at Mercury, and joins many
other former policymakers, including fellow Californian and former
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa. In this role, Boxer will collaborate with
Mercury staff across the firm's 22 offices, offering strategic
advice and counsel on the issues and the legislative processes
she knows so well.
"When I left the Senate, I said I was going to continue to work
on the issues that I have always championed," said Boxer. "These
include creating jobs, protecting our environment, fighting for
clean energy and high-tech solutions to pressing challenges,
providing access to health care for every American, improving our
transportation and infrastructure, honoring our children, their
families and our service members. As an advisor to Mercury, I will
continue my work as an advocate."
Boxer served four terms as a Senator (1993-2017) and five terms
as a member of the House of Representatives (1983-1993). Throughout
her tenure, she fought relentlessly to advance policies to protect
the environment, mitigate the effects of climate change, fight for
women's equality, and advance the nation's infrastructure system.
Boxer is a proven powerful advocate for families, children,
consumers, and the environment.
While in Congress, Boxer held numerous leadership positions. She
was chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee from
2007 to 2015, and vice chair of the Select Committee on Ethics.
"Throughout her career, Senator Boxer crafted policies to help
improve our democracy, built on a strong foundation of bipartisan
support. Her straightforward approach to the legislative process
was decisively effective, and her experience navigating complex
issues and garnering widespread support will serve Mercury's
clients tremendously," said Mercury
Partner and former Speaker of the California State Assembly
Fabian Núñez.
Boxer got her start in politics in the late 1960's while
protesting the ongoing conflict in Vietnam. She worked as a journalist
before serving as an aide to U.S. Representative John Burton. Boxer went on to become the first
female president of the Marin
County Board of Supervisors and later succeeded Burton to
represent California's
6th Congressional district—a role she held from
1983-1993. Boxer's political savvy would serve her well as she
began a career in federal politics when few women sought political
office.
Boxer's Congressional tenure is also known for many historical
firsts as a woman in American politics. Boxer and Senator
Dianne Feinstein made history in
1992 when they became the first two women to ever represent a state
in the United States Senate. Boxer
set a record in 1994 for the most votes ever in a U.S. Senate
election and statewide election.
When Boxer left elected office, ranking eleventh in seniority in
the United States Senate, she
indicated she was "never going to retire." Boxer will join the
Mercury team effective January 1,
2020.
About Mercury
Mercury is a high-stakes,
bipartisan public strategy firm. The firm provides a comprehensive
suite of services that includes federal government relations,
international affairs, digital influence, public opinion research,
media strategy and a bipartisan grassroots mobilization network in
all 50 states. Our firm is not just led by top talent — we
distinguish ourselves by having senior talent deeply engaged in
each project from start to finish, a promise we keep to clients.
The firm has an established global presence, with U.S. offices in
Washington, DC, New York, California, New
Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Tennessee, as well as international offices in
London and Mexico City. Mercury is a part of the
Omnicom Public Relations Group.
About Omnicom Public Relations Group
Omnicom
Public Relations Group is a global collective of three of the
top global public relations agencies worldwide and specialist
agencies in areas including public affairs, marketing to women,
global health strategy and corporate social responsibility. It
encompasses more than 6,300 public relations professionals in more
than 370 offices worldwide who provide their expertise to
companies, government agencies, NGOs and nonprofits across a wide
range of industries. Omnicom Public Relations Group delivers for
clients through a relentless focus on talent, continuous pursuit of
innovation and a culture steeped in collaboration. Omnicom
Public Relations Group is part of the DAS Group of Companies, a
division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) that includes more than
200 companies in a wide range of marketing disciplines including
advertising, public relations, healthcare, customer relationship
management, events, promotional marketing, branding and
research.
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