Kent Wold

Kent Wold was an R.J. Reynolds regional director and public affairs employee.

According to his 1995 performance summary, Wold

conference committee of a nicotine regulation and ingredients disclosure provision. cigarette tax increase proposal that was pending in the legislative budget conference committee. departmental colleagues for Washington,Oregon and Ohio .Organized program to brief new Tobacco Institute field vice presidents. Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. endorsing or filing suit on the Medicaid liability recovery issue.
 * Planned, organized and lead an internal task force involving large scale use of grassroots, communications and lobbying programs that resulted in the defeat of a 25 cent a pack cigarette tax bill in New Jersey proposed by the governor.
 * Organized a lobbying program in Massachusetts that lead to the defeat in the budget
 * Coordinated an information and lobbying program with RJR lobbyists that lead to the defeat or delay of tobacco Medicaid liability legislation in seven state legislatures.
 * Worked with state coalitions and with RJR resources to enact favorable (to the tobacco industry) tort reform legislation in New Jersey and Oregon.
 * Retained and trained a New Hampshire lobbyist who was instrumental in defeating a
 * Developed and implemented a plan to transfer company legislative authority to
 * Planned, budgeted and implemented successful legislator staff programs in Ohio,
 * Made several RJR PAC solicitation presentations that resulted in increased contributions.
 * Organized and implemented a New York Attorney General meeting to dissuade him from

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