Stewart Strategies & Solutions

Trusted relationships. Creative strategy. Purposeful advocacy.

We help clients navigate complex public policy challenges, build trusted relationships, and advance meaningful legislative and strategic objectives.

Drawing on decades of experience across government and the private sector, Stewart Strategies & Solutions develops tailored strategies that connect client priorities with the policymakers, stakeholders, and communities that matter most.

As a Black woman-founded and Black-owned government affairs firm, we bring cultural fluency, trusted relationships, and an authentic understanding of communities that are too often approached transactionally. This perspective helps clients engage more thoughtfully, credibly, and effectively.

Who We Are

Services

  • Advocacy strategies that connect clients with congressional decision-makers and staff.

  • Policy guidance and legislative planning grounded in practical Capitol Hill experience.

  • Relationship-building approaches that align partners, allies, and influential audiences.

  • Culturally fluent outreach that helps clients build credibility with communities of color.

  • Clear, resonant messaging for policymakers, stakeholders, and public-facing audiences.

  • Trusted strategic counsel for leaders navigating policy, politics, and complex priorities.

Team

Jennifer M. Stewart
President

Jennifer M. Stewart brings more than two decades of experience in government relations, public policy, and Capitol Hill service, with longstanding relationships across Democratic leadership, the Congressional Black Caucus, and broader Tri-Caucus. Her career includes service as Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Legislative Director to Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Senior Policy Advisor at Bryan Cave, and Senior Manager of Federal Government Affairs at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. As founder and president, she provides senior-level strategy, trusted counsel, and advocacy to advance complex priorities.

Affiliations

  • Board Member and Treasurer, Congressional Black Caucus Institute

  • Lifetime Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders

  • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

  • Member, The Links, Incorporated

Ebony Y. Simpson
Senior Vice President

Ebony Y. Simpson brings more than a decade of experience in government relations and Capitol Hill service. During six years in the offices of Congressman William "Bill" Jefferson and Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, she built strong relationships with Democratic members, congressional staff, and constituents. Ebony translates strategy into action through responsive client service, stakeholder engagement, and disciplined follow-through, helping clients sustain relationships and execute priorities on and off Capitol Hill.

Chonya Davis Johnson
Senior Vice President

Chonya Davis Johnson is a seasoned, results-driven Capitol Hill veteran with more than 20 years of experience serving in more than seven Democratic congressional offices, including those of Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02). A former Chief of Staff, she brings deep expertise in appropriations, policy development, coalition building, legislative research, congressional office management, compliance, and leadership development. She helps clients navigate congressional processes, develop effective strategies, and advance priorities with precision.

Team

Jennifer M. Stewart
President

Jennifer M. Stewart brings more than two decades of experience in government relations, public policy, and Capitol Hill service, with longstanding relationships across Democratic leadership, the Congressional Black Caucus, and broader Tri-Caucus. Her career includes service as Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Legislative Director to Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Senior Policy Advisor at Bryan Cave, and Senior Manager of Federal Government Affairs at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. As founder and president, she provides senior-level strategy, trusted counsel, and advocacy to advance complex priorities.

Affiliations

  • Board Member and Treasurer, Congressional Black Caucus Institute

  • Lifetime Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders

  • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

  • Member, The Links, Incorporated

Ebony Y. Simpson
Senior Vice President

Ebony Y. Simpson brings more than a decade of experience in government relations and Capitol Hill service. During six years in the offices of Congressman William "Bill" Jefferson and Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, she built strong relationships with Democratic members, congressional staff, and constituents. Ebony translates strategy into action through responsive client service, stakeholder engagement, and disciplined follow-through, helping clients sustain relationships and execute priorities on and off Capitol Hill.

Chonya Davis Johnson
Senior Vice President

Chonya Davis Johnson is a seasoned, results-driven Capitol Hill veteran with more than 20 years of experience serving in more than seven Democratic congressional offices, including those of Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02). A former Chief of Staff, she brings deep expertise in appropriations, policy development, coalition building, legislative research, congressional office management, compliance, and leadership development. She helps clients navigate congressional processes, develop effective strategies, and advance priorities with precision.