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Momentum Consulting Group, Ltd was founded by retired Illinois State Representative Steven A. Andersson after his service in both the House of Representatives and as a Commissioner of Human Rights for the State of Illinois.
Steve’s passion in advocating for strong public policy, led him to create Momentum Consulting group, Ltd. Unlike many lobbyists, Steve’s core principle is to be genuine and to only accept work from clients who reflect his values. Legislators know when Steve walks through their door that he believes in his clients cause and will tell them the truth about the issues he is working on.
Steve is also not a partisan. During his time in the general Assembly, he was renowned for his willingness to work with, and vote for, good policy, not politics.
He also finds that his greatest success comes from being extremely candid with those he deals with. While many find the world of politics and government to be an arena of “casual relationships with the truth,” Steve lives by the axiom that his word is good and can be relied upon. His clients succeed because of his candor, commitment to the truth, and genuineness.
Steve Andersson
Steve Andersson is President of the Government Consulting Practice, Momentum Consulting Group LTD, providing counsel and guidance to entities seeking to advocate in the Illinois State Capitol. Prior to forming Momentum, he was a Commissioner of Human Rights for the State of Illinois appointed by Illinois’ Governor JB Pritzker. He is also a retired member of the Illinois House of Representatives. During his tenure, he was floor leader for the House Republican Caucus and oversaw all debate on the House floor. In addition, Representative Andersson led a bi-partisan initiative to end the longest state budget impasse in US history, overriding the veto of his own Republican Governor in order to do so.
During his last session in the Illinois House, Representative Andersson was the Chief Republican Sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment and successfully passed the amendment making Illinois the 37th to pass the ERA. Since passage of the ERA in Illinois, Representative Andersson has traveled the country advocating for passage in additional states. He has traveled to Virginia, Arizona, Florida, Missouri, New York, Utah and Washington D.C. and continues his advocacy to this day. He has also published on the topic of passage of the ERA in the N.Y.U. Review of Law & Social Change and has written numerous opinion-editorials on the subject. In January 2020, he was featured in an Article published in the Washington Post called, “The man celebrating Virginia’s historic Equal Rights Amendment vote.” By Petula Dvorak. Most recently, he was singled out during floor debate on the removal of the federal deadline for the ERA, by Speaker Nancy Pelosi for his bi-partisan efforts in passing the ERA.
He has been a practicing lawyer since 1992 and is licensed to practice in Illinois, the 7th Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
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