Rocky Finseth is the President and CEO of the Carrara Group, dba Carrara Nevada, a government affairs and lobbying firm in Nevada. In existence for nearly two decades, the company provides lobbying expertise at the state and local levels for all of its clients. With over 50 years of combined lobbying experience, Carrara Nevada has offices across the state – Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City. The company is privileged to provide legislative and regulatory lobbying activities for a broad range of clientele including the Nevada Association of REALTORS® and its five local associations, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), GlaxoSmithKline, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, the Nevada Land Title Association, the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN), the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, the Nevada Restricted Gaming Association, the Nevada Cannabis Industry Association, the State Board of Podiatry, the City of Sparks and the Nevada Physical Therapy Association.  In addition, the firm represents a number of other business related entities. 

 

With over 20 years of experience developing public policy at the federal, state and local levels of government, Finseth serves as the lead lobbyist and works one on one with all the firm’s clients while in Carson City.

 

Finseth was recently recognized by the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS®  with the Grassroots Political Award recognizing his decade-long commitment to developing and building the REALTORS®  into a political powerhouse in Nevada.This year marks his 14th year representing REALTORS®  interests in Nevada.

 

Along with the firm’s talented staff, Carrara Nevada is universally recognized as one of the premier lobbying firms in the State of Nevada. Today, clients and legislators alike seek out the company for advice and counsel on a broad range of topics impacting this state. From real estate to gaming, to health care, to business, to local governmental issues, Carrara Nevada is at the table and in the mix of many of the major political decisions happening in Nevada.

 

Finseth holds a degree in Political Science from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. 

 

He lives in Las Vegas with his wife Debbie and son Justin.