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Nate Potter

Manager, Govt. Relations

Nate Potter serves as Manager, Government Relations, for Van Scoyoc Associates, where he assists clients on such issues as appropriations funding, public infrastructure, transportation, public transit, energy, defense, and water resources.

Mr. Potter has more than a decade of bi-partisan experience in public policy, both at the national and local levels.  Before joining VSA, Nate represented a number of local governments, water districts, public utilities, and transportation entities for five years for the Washington, D.C., lobbying firm of Gordon Thomas Honeywell – Government Affairs.

Mr. Potter’s history in our nation’s capital began in 1989 when he served as a page in the House of Representatives for former Congressman Al Swift from the state of Washington.  Born and raised in the Seattle area, Mr. Potter received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington.  He went on to earn a master’s degree in public administration from the Daniel J. Evans’ School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, with a focus on transportation, urban planning, and housing.

After working on Rep. Jay Inslee’s successful 1998 campaign, Mr. Potter returned to Washington, D.C., to work as a Legislative Aide for both Rep. Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray, both Washington State Democrats.  However, Mr. Potter has also proven his ability to work effectively across party lines.  For example, he served as an aide to a conservative member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors after graduate school handling such diverse issues as Indian affairs and community revitalization.