Amy Swonger Explained

Amy Swonger
Office:White House Director of Legislative Affairs
President:Donald Trump
Term Start:June 5, 2020
Term End:January 20, 2021
Predecessor:Eric Ueland
Birth Date:28 August 1974
Party:Republican
Education:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)

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]

Education

Swonger earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2]

Career

After 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top White House official leaving for State Department. 2020-06-05. Roll Call. 5 June 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: Revolving Door : Amy Swonger Education OpenSecrets. 2020-06-05. www.opensecrets.org.
  3. Web site: Perlman. Derek Kravitz,Al Shaw,Claire. Amy Swonger Trump Town. 2020-06-05. ProPublica. 7 March 2018 . en.
  4. Web site: Lobbyists helped bankroll Donald Trump's transition. 2020-06-05. Center for Public Integrity. 17 February 2017 . en-us.
  5. Web site: Revolving Door: Amy Swonger Employment Summary OpenSecrets. 2020-06-05. www.opensecrets.org.
  6. Web site: Samuels. Brett. 2020-06-05. Trump names new director of legislative affairs. 2020-06-05. The Hill. en.
  7. Web site: 2019-12-03. Who is 'Anonymous'? A New Guide. 2020-06-05. Washingtonian. en-US.
  8. Web site: Cook. Nancy. Restuccia. Rew. Trump close to hiring new congressional liaison. 2020-06-05. Politico. 31 May 2019 . en.