Ewell Lawson

Manager of Government Relations
Missouri Public Utility Alliance

Ewell Lawson is a veteran government affairs professional who has served as a trusted adviser to three governors, a state auditor, and a member of Congress. Ewell has twenty-three years of experience in legislative and policy matters, serving as a Special Assistant to the Governor for Policy and Legislative Development, Missouri’s Director of Intergovernmental Relations, and as the Director of Government Affairs in the State Auditor’s Office. As a District Office Manager for a Member of Congress, his responsibilities included grant facilitation for local governments. He has been a registered lobbyist in Missouri since 1998. Lawson now serves as MPUA’s Manager of Government Relations and Member Services. In this position, he oversees all of the association’s legislative activities while also coordinating and marketing the organization’s services to its members. As a member of the American Public Power Association’s Board of Directors and Chair of APPA’s Advisory Committee of State Associations, he is up-to-date on many issues impacting public power communities. He holds a Masters of Public Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Missouri.