Defense contractor Raytheon has homed in on a House Armed Services Committee staffer as its latest target for its government relations department.
Longtime staffer Ryan Crumpler is joining the defense giant as senior manager for government affairs. Crumpler began his Hill journey as an intern for Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in 2003 before moving into the office of Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) the following year as a staff assistant. In 2006 he joined Rep. Mac Thornberry's (R-Texas) office as a legislative correspondent and systems administrator.
Crumpler started focusing heavily on defense issues after joining former Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) in 2008 as a military legislative assistant. While Crumpler does not have military experience, he has held several defense and security-oriented fellowships from the Foreign Policy Initiative in 2010-2011, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in 2013-2014 and the Center for a New American Security in 2014. In addition, he received a master's degree in strategic security studies from National Defense University in 2011.
In 2009, Crumpler became a professional staff member on the House Armed Services Committee, a position he held until joining Raytheon. McKeon became chair of the committee in 2011 and Thornberry took over the position in 2015.
