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provides timely, comprehensive coverage of legislative activity, including intelligence from the House and Senate floors, committee markups and congressional hearings. , widely considered the newspaper of Capitol Hill, provides news and information that is considered indispensable for members of Congress and their staff. Roll Call delivers breaking congressional news and behind-the-scenes intelligence on the people, politics and personalities of Capitol Hill. In addition to breaking news, readers get keen insight from such respected Washington analysts as Morton Kondracke, Stuart Rothenberg and Norman Ornstein, plus political coverage of congressional elections in every state in the Union. Though Hansan’s father had long been involved in Ohio politics, Bob Hansan’s success stemmed not from family connections but from business savvy and a willingness to take risks. After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1986, he shifted his focus from the longer-term (Hansan had considered a career in law) to launching his own startup. Encouraged by his brother who worked for a printer, he decided to publish a directory of members of Congress and sell it to trade associations as a kind of party favor.5 Bolstered by hard-work and family support, the directories business began to thrive. The advent of the Internet some ten years later posed a significant new challenge to Hansan’s print-focused enterprise. He rose to the challenge by developing an online equivalent of his directories with data extending down to the local level. Soon after, he improved his innovation by adding a zip code look-up function through which constituents could identify and contact their government officials. Hansan believed he had a responsibility to empower the American people to contact their representatives. “We are very committed to making sure that people have an opportunity to have their say,” Hansan said. Today Capitol Advantage has grown into the nation’s largest publisher of congressional directories, and the leading provider of Internet tools for grassroots mobilization and congressional relationship management. With CQ Roll Call Announces Business Partnership With Capitol Image Counsel and Gunster Communications View All Products & Services Whether you’re in government relations at an association, corporation, issue-based nonprofit, federal agency or the White House, we can help you shape policy and influence change. CQ Roll Call, an Economist Group business, is the only provider that connects advocacy, legislative tracking and news & analysis for unprecedented access to all parts of the policy process. Permission to Reprint an Article for Personal Use To request reprint permission for articles appearing in all CQ Roll Call products, for personal use, please email Permission to Reprint an Article for Public Use