Kandis McClure
Policy Advisor
Areas of Focus
- Lobbying & Public Policy
- Health Policy & Legislation
- Health Care & Life Sciences
- Seasoned policy professional with extensive experience in developing and implementing federal advocacy strategies, particularly in the health care sector.
- Advises clients on a wide range of public policy issues, leveraging deep knowledge of both state and federal legislative processes to support client objectives.
- Skilled in crafting effective advocacy strategies, analyzing policy impacts and providing strategic guidance to optimize policy outcomes for various stakeholders.
Kandis serves as a Washington, D.C.-based policy advisor in the lobbying & public policy group. Leveraging her background in public health and regulatory matters, she advocates for client priorities, with a particular focus on health care.
Kandis’ knowledge of the health care landscape at both federal and state levels offers clients valuable insights into multifaceted aspects of healthcare priorities and the dynamics of policy movement. She is a veteran policy advisor, highly skilled in crafting persuasive messaging and developing comprehensive outreach strategies to ensure effective representation of her clients’ interests.
Prior to joining Akin, Kandis served as the director of federal advocacy and policy at the Federation of State Medical Boards and as a policy advisor with a top government affairs firm.
EducationJ.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014
M.P.H., University of Southern California, 2011
B.S., University of Missouri - Columbia, 2009
J.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014
M.P.H., University of Southern California, 2011
B.S., University of Missouri - Columbia, 2009
