About RNJ Strategies

RNJ Strategies is a full-service political and lobbying firm. We take our clients’ needs and visions and help create landmark laws in Washington State. Many of these policies have become national models passed in states across the country.

We have helped dozens of clients craft and pass some of the most important progressive policies in the US. These include:

• Paid Family and Medical Leave

• Equal Pay

• Prohibiting High Capacity Magazines and Assault Weapons

• Safe and Healthy Staffing for Health Care Workers

• Expanding Dental Health Access through Dental Therapy

• Extreme Risk Protection Orders

• Eliminating the Statute of Limitations for Sexual Assault

• Universal Firearm Background Checks

• Ensuring Failed Background Check Enforcement

• Dangerous Access Prevention and Safe Firearm Storage

• Creating a first-in-nation Statewide Office of Firearm Violence Prevention

• Strengthening Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victim Protection Orders

• Patient Safety and Meal and Rest Breaks

• Limiting Non-Compete Agreements

• Rape Survivor Safety

• Rape Kit Reform

RNJ Strategies was founded by Rebecca Johnson, an alum of the University of Washington Law School. Rebecca has been lobbying in Olympia for more than 15 years. She began her career as a victim advocate and labor organizer. This foundation makes her extremely effective at helping clients create power and relationships, build coalitions and work across the political spectrum to pass laws. Rebecca starts by working with clients to clarify their policy goals and then creates and helps clients execute winning plans. Including making the right connections with lawmakers and community partners, writing effective policies, strategizing and mobilizing grassroots outreach and navigating the legislative process to pass bills. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Seattle Times, and many more.

Rebecca’s passions include labor and working families, gun violence prevention, social justice, victim protection, and civil rights.