Jane B. Lucas

• Helped to develop Administration positions on many facets of domestic policy and communicated those positions to the Legislative Branch through coordination with the White House, agencies, and external stakeholders. 
• As legislative director, supervised Senator John Thune’s legislative staff and assisted in his role as a senior member of the Finance; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committees. Jane was also co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Legislative Directors’ group.
• Served as Senator Thune’s primary health care policy advisor during consideration of the Affordable Care Act and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; authored provisions on data transparency and telemedicine.
• Guided nominees through the Senate confirmation process.

Jane Lucas is counsel in Alston & Bird’s Health Care and Legislative & Public Policy groups. In addition to health care, Jane provides strategic insight on appropriations, trade, tax, transportation, intellectual property, workforce, and education issues.

Before joining Alston & Bird, Jane was a White House special assistant to the President for legislative affairs. In this role, she was a principal contact for Members and staff in Senate leadership and the Senate Finance, HELP, Judiciary, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Indian Affairs Committees. Jane also helped communicate with House leadership and the House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means Committees. 

At the White House, she spearheaded legislative strategy on domestic policy and solved complex problems through her detailed understanding of the legislative process and strong relationships with bipartisan Members and staff. 

Before her time at the White House, Jane served as a senior advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, creating the ongoing agency-wide initiative “Patients over Paperwork,” which has saved the health care industry nearly $6 billion since 2017 by reducing or eliminating burdensome regulations. 

Jane also spent 10 years in the Senate working for Majority Whip John Thune, helping to see more than 30 different legislative provisions signed into law during her time as his Legislative Director.

Bar Admissions

• South Dakota
• District of Columbia (Pending)

Education

• Georgetown University (J.D., 2014)
• South Dakota State University (B.A., 2007)