Clifton Ronald St. Clair WIlliams III, serves as a director of public affairs for the Taft Law firms Public Affairs Strategies Group. As a member of the multidisciplinary government relations team that represents corporations, small and medium-sized companies, nonprofit organizations, and associations, Clifton advocates for clients in a wide range of policy matters before federal, state, and local government officials. He began his career in politics as a fellow with the Ohio Legislative Service Commission, and was assigned to the office of former House Minority Leader Joyce Beatty. Clifton also spent 13 years working for former Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge in both her Washington DC and Cleveland offices.