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SMA taps Farris as VP of government affairs

Written by Ethan Bernard

June 3, 2024

The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) has named Brandon Farris as vice president of government affairs.

SMA said Farris will oversee legislative and regulatory affairs, lead the association’s public policy agenda, and manage strategic relationships. He will report to Philip K. Bell, SMA president.

“Brandon Farris has the experience we need in a government affairs executive, including an impressive record of advancing initiatives through grassroots, grasstops and coalition-building techniques,” Bell said in a statement on Monday.

Farris has over two decades of experience. Before joining SMA he was the vice president of domestic policy at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). He was named by The Hill as a top lobbyist in 2023.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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