John C. Reich

Prior to joining Winthrop and Weinstine, I served as staff in both the Minnesota Legislature and Governor Mark Dayton’s Administration.

I started my career in public policy on staff at the Minnesota House of Representatives, where I worked as a legislative assistant and as the Committee Administrator for the House Commerce and Labor Committee. The Commerce and Labor Committee oversaw the insurance industry, financial services industry, telecommunications, and consumer protection.

I left the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2011 to serve as the Director of Government Relations for the Minnesota Department of Commerce.  I and my team monitored, influenced, and testified as needed on all legislative matters related to the Department’s regulatory jurisdiction including insurance, financial institutions, energy, telecommunications, and other regulatory matters. I also worked extensively with the Department’s communications staff on media inquiries.

In 2013, I moved to MNsure, where I served as the Public Relations Officer and the Director of Government Relations for MNsure, the state’s health insurance exchange. In these roles, I managed media communications, legislation relations, and stakeholder engagement during the implementation of historic health care reform in Minnesota. I was the lead lobbyist during the passage of legislation authorizing a state-based marketplace and was involved in the passage of Affordable Care Act conformity legislation.

Since joining Winthrop and Weinstine in 2014, I have lobbied for clients on health care issues, business regulation, energy policy, and Native American issues.