AZ Free News — Working Families Tax Cut Act
Chad Heinrich is quoted in AZ Free News urging Arizona policymakers to act on tax conformity, warnin...
Chad Heinrich
Arizona Lobbyist & Government Affairs Strategist
For more than 25 years, Chad Heinrich has provided lobbying and government affairs representation to businesses, trade associations, and institutions — at State Capitols, before state agencies, and across city and county governments.
About Chad
Chad Heinrich is an Arizona lobbyist and government affairs strategist with more than 25 years of experience representing businesses, trade associations, and institutions before state and local government. As Managing Partner of Phoenix-based Heinrich Public Affairs, a full-service Arizona lobbying firm, he advocates for clients at the Arizona Legislature, before state regulatory agencies, and across Arizona’s city and county governments — and develops the coalition-building, strategic communications, and grassroots advocacy campaigns that move policy from proposal to passage.
Heinrich Public Affairs represents clients across the full range of industries whose operations are shaped by state and local government — including small business, trade associations, regulated industries, and major employers in sectors such as healthcare, higher education, transportation, and agricultural technology. Effective lobbying requires fluency in both a client’s industry and the political environment in which it operates, and Chad has built his practice around that conviction.
Before founding Heinrich Public Affairs in 2018, Chad directed state government affairs across 22 states for the University of Phoenix, building and leading multi-state teams to shape education policy at the statehouse level. Earlier, he led public affairs and economic development for the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, and served as Deputy Secretary of State in South Dakota — work that earned him selection as a Council of State Governments Henry Toll Fellow, one of 40 rising state leaders chosen nationally each year.
Chad holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of South Dakota. He lives in Phoenix with his wife, Sarah.
How We Work
Effective advocacy is not transactional. It is built on three principles that guide every engagement.
Alignment
First, we seek to understand how your company’s public affairs goals and policy needs may align with those of policy makers and other stakeholders.
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We then work with you to develop an engagement strategy to increase knowledge of your business within the government and business community.
Influence
Once a strategy is agreed upon we build relationships with those who share your company’s interests and potentially help communicate the issues of shared interest.
In the Media
Chad is a regular voice on Arizona small business, tax, and regulatory policy, with commentary and coverage appearing in the Phoenix Business Journal, statewide broadcast media, and outlets across Arizona.
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Apr
In The Media
15
Apr
In The Media
The Center Square — Arizona jobs report
The Center Square quoted Chad Heinrich following a report showing Arizona job losses since 2025, not...
15
Apr
In The Media
Greater Phoenix InBusiness — 20% Small Business Deduction
Greater Phoenix InBusiness quotes Chad Heinrich celebrating the permanent extension of the 20% Small...
09
Apr
In The Media
AZ Free News — March small business jobs report
AZ Free News covers NFIB’s March jobs report, quoting Chad Heinrich on persistent hiring chall...
Commentary
Thoughts, analysis, and perspective from Chad Heinrich on Arizona business, taxation, economic trends, and the policies shaping the state’s future.
18
Feb
In The Media
Phoenix Business Journal — Greg Mills v. Arizona op-ed
The Phoenix Business Journal published Chad Heinrich’s op-ed on the Mills v. Arizona case, arg...
09
Oct
In The Media
Heinrich: Small business tax deduction spurs Arizona’s economic growth
Chad’s column is published in the Phoenix Business Journal celebrating success in making the ...
07
Oct
In The Media
Heinrich & Joyce: Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week — protecting Arizona’s small businesses
Chad coauthored this article with Tiger Joyce to spotlight the devastating $2.2 billion economic tol...
29
Aug
In The Media
Heinrich: Congress must keep small business tax deduction
The Daily Independent published Chad’s column outlining the importance of making the federal Small...