Sean McLaughlin
Association Headquarters
Director of Government Affairs, JPMA
Sean's main role at AH is with JPMA as the Director of Government Affairs, and he also serves the entire company as the AH Government Affairs Associate. He has been with AH and the JPMA team for the last two years. During that time and throughout his career, Sean has created relationships on Capitol Hill and in the federal regulatory apparatus, which has helped him to effectively advocate for JPMA and its members, and AH and its client teams.
Sean began his career in the political world as a staffer on US Presidential and Senate campaigns, working for some of the top political professionals in New Jersey and the country.
More recently, Sean served as an Account Executive at Kessler PR Group, a leading public affairs firm in New Jersey. At Kessler PR, Sean counseled a client list focused mainly on high-profile state, regional and national political figures, dealing with PR crises that were political in nature. During this time, Sean built relationships in Washington, Trenton, and various other political centers across the region.
As the Director of Government Affairs for JPMA, Sean oversees JPMA's federal lobbying and advocacy efforts. Juvenile products are the most highly-regulated consumer product category in the market, so government affairs is central to JPMA's work as an association. In his role, Sean regularly liaises with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Members of Congress and their staff in both chambers, Executive Branch officials, and other stakeholders.
As the AH Government Affairs Associate, Sean is a resource to AH client teams, providing advocacy training, guidance, legislative and regulatory monitoring, and active lobbying as needed.
Sean graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, PA in 2018 with a BA in Government & Law.