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Drue leverages her three decades in elective state and appointed and confirmed federal service to find strategic approaches to attain successful solutions for clients.

As a non-lawyer government affairs professional, Drue brings a wealth of experience on energy, environment, economic and national security, and natural resource issues in North America, with special expertise in Alaska and the Arctic.

Clients benefit from her experience engaging with regulatory agencies and key policy makers at state and federal levels. She brings a pragmatic approach to assist clients at all points of a project’s lifecycle informed by her experience building consensus among disparate stakeholders and her involvement on significant industry advisory committees.

She also works closely with a variety of clients to strategize and develop approaches to achieving their desired legislative or regulatory changes and also provides advocacy for clients before Congress, the Executive Branch and at the state level, primarily in Alaska.

Drue brings a wealth of experience on energy, environment, economic security, and natural resources issues in North America, with special expertise in Alaska and the Arctic.

Drue helps clients in the energy, natural resources, and manufacturing industries navigate legislative, regulatory, and government relations issues with state and federal agencies as they seek to develop resource projects or build critical infrastructure.

Drue's sophisticated natural resources experience before joining Holland & Hart includes serving as Deputy Administrator of the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) at the USDOT and as a senior advisor to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretaries Gale Norton and Dirk Kempthorne, primarily handling Alaska Affairs.

Drue served in the Alaska State Legislature for 17 years; 9 of those in leadership, including presiding as senate president for two terms. She was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by Congress to serve as the Federal Coordinator at the Office of Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.

University of Virginia Darden School of Business
The Executive Program
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
M.P.A.
Indiana University
B.A.
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