Statehouse veteran Matt Hickam is joining Husch Blackwell Strategies, which is opening a state capital office in Kansas.
Hickam, who ran his own public affairs agency, will lead Husch Blackwell's lobbying efforts in Topeka.
Husch Blackwell Strategies already has offices Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, Wisconsin and a federal practice group in Washington.
Hickam's nearly 20-year tenure in Midwest politics has included work on issues ranging from national household brand names to nonprofit causes at the state and local level.
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