Travis Johnson has 15 years of leadership experience on Capitol Hill, working with prominent members of the House Financial Services Committee, Senate Banking Committee, and Senate Small Business Committee. Throughout his career, Travis has demonstrated an ability to pass niche issues through a challenging political environment on Capitol Hill. He currently leads government affairs consulting firm 1607 Strategies and was named one of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists in 2019.
Travis works with companies with traditional and unique business models on issues such as fintech, marketplace lending, cryptocurrency, payment systems, banking regulatory reform, financial services, tax, and securities. He also has experience with terrorism risk insurance, flood insurance, and corporate governance issues. Travis has extensive experience advocating for tax policy changes and banking regulatory reform in Congress, including the implementation of regulatory actions.
As a result of his years in Congress, Travis has extensive relationships in Congress, the administration, and with federal banking regulators. This includes but is not limited to the FDIC, SEC, Federal Reserve, CFTC, OCC, and Export-Import Bank. Travis was Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator David Vitter (R-LA), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, where he formed a reputation of bringing together bipartisan partnerships to get things accomplished on Capitol Hill. In addition to his top position in the Senate, Travis also served former Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) handling a portfolio of top relevant issues of the day.
Travis also served as Legislative Director to Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ), the former head of the Republican Study Committee and active member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on health care policy, managing the Congressman’s legislative team and developing his policy agenda. Travis began his career working for Rep. Don Young (R-AK) on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in 2001. He also served as the lead policy advisor for a top-tier gubernatorial campaign during the 2015-2016 cycle.