James Hudson
Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest

James M. Hudson, Esq., is the Program Director for the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI). Jim's experience and background lie in state and congressional legislation and nonprofit program management. As CLPI's Program Director, Jim manages CLPI's training programs, the CLPI Action Network, and the Knight Foundation Communities grant program. Before joining CLPI, Jim served as a staff attorney with the U.S. Coast Guard Judge Advocate's Office, a senior program officer for Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and a public policy programs director at the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA). At NFHA, he created and developed the organization's national public policy and advocacy program and successfully lobbied for an increase in the annual Department of Housing and Urban Development's appropriation for housing civil rights work and the removal of a number of appropriation riders and earmarks. Jim's extensive experience in lobbying and public policy also come from his time as a legislative aide to Congressman Matthew Martinez (D-CA) and Senator Jimmy D. Cudaback of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature, and as legal counsel to Congressman Robert C. Scott (D-VA). Jim received his law degree from the David Clark School of Law in Washington, D.C. and his Bachelor's degree from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A member of the Nebraska bar association, Jim is also 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps and an adjunct professor at Parks College, Arlington.

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