The Problem Solver
A Political and Media Strategist

“No problem in the public arena ever gets solved without a smart strategy and a good plan. I start solving problems by understanding the situation – the possibilities and the challenges – and press hard to identify what the best outcome looks like. I call upon more than three decades of public affairs experience gained by helping twice elect a governor, leading his staff, and helping clients manage complex issues, to handle crises and solve problems.”

For more than 30 years, Marc Johnson helped shape public policy and counseled clients on public policy in Idaho and the Northwest.

Marc has developed public affairs and communications strategies and helped solve problems for clients in higher education and the timber, mining, healthcare and energy industries, among others.  He is a frequent author of newspaper and magazine pieces on political and public policy and is regularly called up to comment on public policy, the media and political history.

Marc helped engineer Governor Cecil D. Andrus' return to Idaho elective politics and served as both press secretary and chief of staff to Idaho’s only four term governor. Marc helped Idaho’s largest hospital system secure public support at the polls for a major hospital merger, has counseled the President of the University of Idaho on public affairs and media strategy, advised the state court system on public outreach, and helped site projects including energy facilities and a new mine, as well as preserve a pristine spot where Lewis and Clark camped in Idaho.
  
Marc earned a Bachelor of Science degree from South Dakota State University and is a member of the Crisis Communication and Litigation Support practice group. Marc is a partner in the Boise office of Gallatin Public Affairs.

Expertise                                            Background

Strategic planning                            Senior advisor and aide to four-term
                                                             Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus

Politics                                                Decades of political, media and
                                                             public policy experience

Historical analysis                           President, national humanities
                                                             organization, including testifying
                                                             before Congress
Facilitation and presentation
                                                             B.S., South Dakota State University

Economics

 

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