Amy Swonger

Amy Swonger is an American political advisor and lobbyist serving as acting White House Director of Legislative Affairs since June 2020. 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
Swonger in 2021
White House Director of Legislative Affairs
Acting
Assumed office
June 5, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byEric Ueland
Succeeded byLouisa Terrell (designate)
Personal details
BornAugust 28 1974
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)

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 office of Trent Lott and Mitch McConnell. 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 under Marc Short. After Eric Ueland left the Executive Office of the President to serve as a senior advisor in the Department of State, Swonger was appointed to serve as acting director on June 5, 2020.[6][7] Swonger had previously been considered for the position in May 2019.[8]

References
  1. "Top White House official leaving for State Department". Roll Call. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  2. "Revolving Door : Amy Swonger Education | OpenSecrets". www.opensecrets.org. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. Perlman, Derek Kravitz,Al Shaw,Claire. "Amy Swonger | Trump Town". ProPublica. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. "Lobbyists helped bankroll Donald Trump's transition". Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  5. "Revolving Door: Amy Swonger Employment Summary | OpenSecrets". www.opensecrets.org. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  6. Samuels, Brett (2020-06-05). "Trump names new acting director of legislative affairs". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  7. "Who is 'Anonymous'? A New Guide". Washingtonian. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  8. Cook, Nancy; Restuccia, Rew. "Trump close to hiring new congressional liaison". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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