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Nancy Hylden has 15 years of government relations experience. She has represented trade and professional associations as well as businesses before the Minnesota Legislature, state agencies, and local units of government.
Nancy Hylden first became a member of Faegre & Benson's government relations team in 1997. She represents businesses and trade and professional associations before the Minnesota Legislature, state agencies, and local units of government. After serving as a law clerk in 2004-05 at the Minnesota Supreme Court for Justice Russell Anderson, she returned to Faegre & Benson as an attorney.
Prior to joining the firm, Nancy was Director of Health and Energy Policy at the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. She also has "hands-on" experience working as a chemist in the electric and oil refining industries. This experience included permitting, compliance work and interaction with regulatory agencies.
In 1997, Nancy served as President of the Minnesota Women's Education Council, a non-profit organization training potential women candidates for public office. She also served as President of the Minnesota Women's Political Caucus in 1998.
Lobbying
Nancy has represented clients at the state capitol on a range of policy issues, such as data privacy, insurance and banking regulation, animal protection, professional licensing, securities regulatory reforms, energy transmission and renewable energy policy and government procurement.
Nancy has experience representing clients at the municipal and county level on special projects, such as graffiti reduction, taxi regulatory reform and franchising issues. She has also represented clients who need assistance with state and local regulatory agencies.
Nancy's corporate lobbying clients include: American Institute of Architects – Minnesota Chapter, American Public Media Group, American Transmission Company, Clear Channel Outdoor, Crown Hydro Company, Great River Energy, IBM, MacPhail Center for the Arts, Prudential Financial, Inc., Target Corporation, Walker Art Center, and the Minneapolis Foundation.
She has also worked to secure bonding, grants and other funding for social services and environmental organizations. She has lobbied on behalf of:
Planning money for a facility used to convert refuse derived fuel and cellulosic material into methanol for the biodiesel industry, on behalf of Great River Energy.
Construction bonding for the MacPhail Center for Music, the Colin Powell Youth Center, and the Hartley Nature Center.
Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources funding for Wilderness Inquiry and the Green Institute.
Nancy has also advised clients regarding ballot questions, ranging from a statewide referendums such as dedicating funds for transportation, to local hospital board elections.
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