Ariel Wiegard, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever vice president of government affairs, leads advocacy efforts to advance the mission of the habitat organization with lawmakers.
She’s a lobbyist, and proud of her role – she sees it as essential.
“When we do training for our new employees about what advocacy is and what it means to be an advocate, we always start off by saying it’s actually your First Amendment right,” she said.
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