Member Categories
Private Sector
Any person who is recognized as having professional responsibilities in the field of government relations* or public affairs and is engaged in an employment relationship with an entity in the private sector.
• Private Sector Member Fee $195 (One-time initiation fee $50) JOIN NOW
Public Sector
Any person who is recognized as having professional responsibilities in the field of government relations* and is engaged in an employment relationship
with any federal, state or local governmental entity.
• Public Sector Member Fee $45 (Initiation fee waived) JOIN NOW
Fulltime Students
Any person who supports the mission of WGR and is currently a fulltime undergraduate or graduate student at a College or University and who is not currently employed.
• Fulltime Student Member Fee $25 (Initiation fee waived) JOIN NOW
Vendor/Suppliers
Any person who supports the mission of WGR and works in an industry that provides goods or services to public or private entities involved in the field of government relations.
• Vendor/Supplier Member Fee $195 (One-time initiation fee $50) JOIN NOW
Associate Member
Any person located outside of the Washington, DC metropolitan area (DC/VA/MD) or any person who has been a member in good standing and leaves the field of government relations for other professional endeavors or personal reasons such as involuntary termination of employment, pregnancy, child care or retirement.
• Associate Member Fee $100 (Initiation fee waived) JOIN NOW
WGR Empowerment Network (WEN)
Any organization interested in streamlining their support of WGR. Benefits include multiple company-wide memberships, visibility and access. LEARN MORE
* A Government Relations Professional…
- Takes an active role in determining the impact of legislative, executive branch or political activities at the federal, state and/or local levels;
- Drafts position papers, testimony or publications on legislative, political or regulatory/public policy issues, or who identifies, researches, tracks, or analyzes issues;
- Acts as official representative on legislative, political or regulatory public affairs/policy issues;
- Manages decision-making, strategy development, or policy determination with respect to Congress, the Administration, or state and local governments;
- Develops grassroots contact programs in order to influence legislation or government policy; and/or
- Determines and manages fundraising, solicitation, or the distribution of funds by a political action committee or other political organization, including issue, election and/or candidate analysis.