Tobyn J Anderson

Tobyn J. Anderson Senior Vice President of Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC, is a lawyer and senior political strategist with over two decades of experience on Capitol Hill, in state government and with the business community. His extensive legislative and regulatory background includes issues related to electric power, coal, natural gas, energy tax policy, and energy and environmental technologies, as well as global climate change and the Clean Air Act. Before joining Lighthouse, Mr. Anderson served as Director of Legislative Affairs for the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), where he guided government relations strategies for the competitive power supply industry. Prior to that, he directed government relations and served as Deputy Director for the National Independent Energy Producers (NIEP), one of two national trade groups that merged to form EPSA in 1996. While at NIEP, Mr. Anderson was a recognized leader in coalition efforts that led to enactment of the landmark Electricity Title of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Prior to joining NIEP, Mr. Anderson served as counsel and Legislative Director for United States Senator Kent Conrad (ND) while the Senator was a member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. He was also a political volunteer and advisor in Conrad’s 1986 campaign that led to his election to the Senate, an upset race in which Conrad defeated a long-term incumbent. Before coming to Washington, Mr. Anderson served as Assistant Attorney General for the North Dakota Tax Department, where he specialized in oil and gas tax litigation. During that time, Mr. Anderson argued and won a $6 million assessment case before the Supreme Court of North Dakota. He began his career as a law clerk for the Supreme Court of North Dakota. Mr. Anderson, a recognized authority on the politics of energy and the environment, is a frequent speaker at related seminars and conferences. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the National Energy Resources Organization (NERO) in Washington. An accomplished writer, Mr. Anderson for many years authored the Lighthouse Washington Outlook, a weekly summary and analysis of energy and environmental issues, which Lighthouse produced for clients and subscribers. Mr. Anderson holds an honors degree in Political Science and a J.D. from the University of North Dakota.