Kenneth G. Hutcheson

Ken Hutcheson is the Director of Government Affairs in the Richmond, VA office of Williams Mullen. As a member of the firm’s Government Relations practice group, Mr. Hutcheson provides full-service, bi-partisan public affairs strategies to support his clients’ initiatives amidst the complex public policy challenges they face.

Mr. Hutcheson works with clients on government relations, legislative advocacy, procurement, business development, regulatory, public relations and corporate grassroots matters. He brings an expertise developed over more than 17 years in the service of political and corporate clients across Virginia.

Ken Hutcheson is the Director of Government Affairs in the Richmond, VA office of Williams Mullen. As a member of the firm’s Government Relations practice group, Mr. Hutcheson provides full-service, bi-partisan public affairs strategies to support his clients’ initiatives amidst the complex public policy challenges they face.

Mr. Hutcheson works with clients on government relations, legislative advocacy, procurement, business development, regulatory, public relations and corporate grassroots matters. He brings an expertise developed over more than 17 years in the service of political and corporate clients across Virginia.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Hutcheson served as a director at Troutman Sanders Strategies. Previously, he was the principal of Old Dominion Strategies, LLC, where he managed four statewide political campaigns and consulted on the campaigns of over a dozen current and former members of the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate. This extensive experience provides unique insights into the navigation of government channels. Mr. Hutcheson also draws on his vast and established network of personal and professional relationships, including elected officials, key staff, business leaders and trade association executives, members of the media and grassroots/ grasstops leaders for additional insight.

Mr. Hutcheson has a proven record of managing multifaceted bi-partisan legislative and public affairs campaigns at the federal, state and local level by developing coalitions through numerous partnerships with small and large corporate clients. His representative experience includes issues relating to energy, health care, transportation, telecommunications, consumer finance and agribusiness.

Passionate about growing Virginia’s alternative and renewable energy industry, Mr. Hutcheson leveraged his coalition building skills to form the Virginia Alternative & Renewable Energy Association (VA-AREA) in December of 2008. Comprised of more than 70 member companies and organizations, VA-AREA is recognized as the leading voice for the alternative and renewable energy industry in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mr. Hutcheson currently serves as the association’s president.

Mr. Hutcheson was recently appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to the Virginia Coal and Energy Commission. He has also been tapped by Governor McDonnell to manage the Renewable Energy Track at the 2010 and 2011 Governor’s Conference on Energy. Previously, then Governor-elect Bob McDonnell appointed Mr. Hutcheson to serve on the Energy Subcommittee of the Economic Development Committee of his transition team.

Mr. Hutcheson is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership.

Representative Experience

• Principal for Old Dominion Strategies, LLC of Richmond, VA where he worked closely with clients such as Verizon; the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association; Attorney General Jerry Kilgore; President George W. Bush reelection committee via The Virginia Victory 2004 Committee; Senator George Allen via The National Republican Senatorial Committee; and Senate Majority Leader, Walter Stosch; among many others 
• Campaign Manager for Jerry Kilgore for Governor, Virginia (2005) 
• Executive Director of Virginians for Jerry Kilgore PAC, Virginia (2002–2004) 
• Campaign Manager for Senator John Warner, Virginia (2002) 
• Political Director of Virginia Victory (2000) 
• Political Director for George Allen for U.S. Senate, Virginia (2000) 
• Field Director of the New Majority Project, Virginia (1999) 
• Campaign Manager for Roger Rife for Senate, Virginia (1998) 
• Campaign Consultant for the Business Council of Alabama (1998) 
• Campaign Manager for Gil Aust for Congress, Alabama (1998) 
• Campaign Manager for B.J. Webb for Delegate, Virginia (1998)
• Campaign Manager for Kathy Byron for Delegate, Virginia (1997) 
• Director of Operations for Ken Stolle for Attorney General, Virginia (1996-1997) 
• Organization Director for Phil Plaster for Delegate, Virginia (1996) 
• Legislative Aide for Senator William T. Bolling in Richmond, Virginia (1996) 
• Organization Director for Bill Bolling for State Senate, Virginia (1995) 
• Legislative Aide for Murphy & Demory in Washington, D.C. (1995) 
• Research Associate for the Republican National Committee in Washington, D.C. (1994) 
• Intern for Senator John Warner, Washington D.C. (1994)