Amy W. Swonger (born August 28, 1974) is an American political advisor and lobbyist who served as White House director of legislative affairs. Swonger was appointed to the position after Eric Ueland, the previous director, was named a senior advisor at the United States Department of State.[1]
Amy Swonger | |
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| White House Director of Legislative Affairs | |
| In office June 5, 2020 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Eric Ueland |
| Succeeded by | Louisa Terrell |
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| Born | August 28, 1974 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) |
Education
editSwonger earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2]
Career
editAfter college, Swonger worked as a legislative aide in the United States House of Representatives. She later worked in the Senate offices of Mitch McConnell and Trent Lott. Swonger left government service to work as a lobbyist and government relations advisor at Ernst & Young and Heather Podesta + Partners.[3][4] Swonger served as Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs in the office of Vice President of Dick Cheney. She then served as a Whip Liaison in the office of then-Senate Majority Whip Trent Lott.[5] In March 2017, Swonger was named Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs. Swonger was appointed to serve as director on June 5, 2020.[6][7] [8]
References
edit- ^ "Top White House official leaving for State Department". Roll Call. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Revolving Door : Amy Swonger Education | OpenSecrets". www.opensecrets.org. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ Perlman, Derek Kravitz,Al Shaw,Claire (7 March 2018). "Amy Swonger | Trump Town". ProPublica. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lobbyists helped bankroll Donald Trump's transition". Center for Public Integrity. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Revolving Door: Amy Swonger Employment Summary | OpenSecrets". www.opensecrets.org. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ Samuels, Brett (2020-06-05). "Trump names new director of legislative affairs". The Hill. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Who is 'Anonymous'? A New Guide". Washingtonian. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ Cook, Nancy; Restuccia, Rew (31 May 2019). "Trump close to hiring new congressional liaison". Politico. Retrieved 2020-06-05.