About

Midwest Strategies was founded by Hubert (Buck) Humphrey in 2005.

A veteran of over 25 years in bipartisan government and public affairs services, Buck works for clients in St. Paul, the Midwest and Washington, DC. He’s an experienced government affairs and public relations executive who’s built strong relationships and a successful track record with political leaders in Minnesota, throughout the country and in Washington D.C.

In Minnesota, Buck has worked closely with Governor Walz, members of his Administration, and legislative leadership and members. He enjoys similar strong relationships with state leaders in the Midwest and around the nation. Buck’s accomplishments include strategically defining client reputations, product offerings and business lines. His work has also supported elected officials, agencies, private sector clients, NGOs and political campaigns. Clients call on him for his expertise in government and public affairs, public and private sector business development, as well as developing, managing and implementing strategic communications.

Buck began his career in congressional relations for Mike Espy, Secretary of Agriculture in the Clinton Administration. Recently he led the St. Paul office for Forbes-Tate, a K-Street lobbying and public affairs firm. Prior to working with Forbes-Tate, he led the Office of Communications for the Department of Homeland Security’s USCIS, and worked as a senior policy advisor for the Mayor of Minneapolis. For the past seven Minnesota legislative sessions, Buck has represented clients with tax, agriculture, healthcare, finance, renewable energy and other corporate and diversified public policy interests.

Among Buck’s other noteworthy accomplishments: managing federal and state government affairs for AgriBank, FCB and managing the 11-state regional Farm Credit Services trade association.

Mr. Humphrey holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Hamline University and a B.A. in Law and Society from American University. Buck is married to Heidi Humphrey. They live with their two daughters in Plymouth, Minnesota.

Partnerships
Midwest Strategies has been a part of the Hill Capitol Strategies team since 2017 and with Forbes-Tate Partners since 2011.

Hill Capitol Strategies is an accomplished government affairs firm lead by Todd Hill. They provide an unmatched level of government affairs services to Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, trade associations and business organizations who need to navigate the complex world of public policy and government affairs.

When Jeff Forbes and Dan Tate Jr. founded Forbes Tate Partners in 2012, they vowed to make a positive impact for their clients, employees and the communities where they live and work. They’ve been ranked among the top 10 performing government affairs firms in D.C.