About

The Hunter Group

The Hunter Group (THG) is a full-service government relation, external affairs consulting firm with over 25 years of experience in the water and energy industry. Dale R. Hunter is the principal owner and founder of The Hunter Group based in Sacramento. His company provides strategic advice to corporations and statewide associations with regulatory and state policy issues in the State Capitol. As a Colorado native, Hunter will expand his 10-year-old company to Denver in spring of 2024.

Prior to starting his own company, the veteran strategist served as the State Government Relations Director for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Under his leadership, PG&E successfully completed the largest groundwater clean-up project in the 106-year history of the San Francisco based utility. Hunter also served as the Chief Lobbyist and State Director, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. MWD is the largest water wholesaler in the country. At MWD, Hunter reorganized the state capitol operations and launched an aggressive campaign focused on collaboration, resulting in landmark state water legislation related to growth and land use. Hunter started his career in Los Angeles serving as the press liaison and field organizer for the President, Los Angeles City Council.

Some of his current and past THG clients include Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), Southern California Edison Company, West Basin Municipal Water District, California Department of Water Resources (Save Our Water Campaign), The City of Winters (Yolo County), Optimatics (Cloud based Engineering Solutions) and the California School Boards Association.

Hunter, in partnership with Gloria Gray, Former Chair, MWD Board of Directors created the California African American Water Education Foundation (CAAWEF), a statewide non-profit water education organization focused on the African American community in California. Created in 2019, Hunter served as the first Executive Director for CAAWEF.

The former news reporter graduated with a Journalism Degree from the University of Northen Colorado at Greeley. He is a former CORO Fellow (Post Graduate Leadership Development Institute in Los Angeles) and completed the John F. Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University. He also completed the Executive Training Program “Managing Strategic Business initiatives in a Political Environment” at the University of Chicago, School of Business.

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Advocacy

Coalition Building & crisis management

Strategic planning

Public Affairs

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