Nationally Recognized Ballot Measure and Nonprofit Lawyer Joins The Political Law Group as a Partner in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Political Law Group (TPLG) today announced that Emma Olson Sharkey has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office, strengthening and expanding the firm's national ballot measure and nonprofit practices.

Olson Sharkey is a nationally recognized ballot measure and nonprofit tax lawyer who advises ballot measure campaigns, nonprofit organizations, political committees, and other advocacy organizations on the campaign finance, tax, and election laws governing political and issue advocacy across the country.

She has served as outside counsel to ballot measure efforts in more than 15 states, advising clients throughout the initiative process, from campaign formation and qualification through Election Day and post-election proceedings.

Olson Sharkey's practice also includes advising nonprofit organizations and political committees on the design and implementation of political and issue advocacy programs under federal tax law and state and federal campaign finance laws.

Olson Sharkey joins The Political Law Group from Elias Law Group, where she was a partner and advised many of the country's leading nonprofit organizations, campaigns, and political committees on political law matters.

"Emma is an exceptional lawyer whose experience and judgment deepen two areas at the core of our national practice," said The Political Law Group founding partners Tracey Frazier Wigglesworth and Nicholas Sanders. "We have known and respected Emma and her work for years, and we are thrilled to have her join us as we continue building a political law firm for the clients and challenges shaping the next generation of political advocacy."

Olson Sharkey is based in Washington, D.C., and can be reached at [email protected] 

About The Political Law Group
The Political Law Group is a national political law firm advising candidates, campaigns, political committees, nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, and other organizations navigating campaign finance, election, tax, and political law matters across the country.

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SOURCE The Political Law Group