LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law - JD, cum laude (1985-1988)

• Niagara University - BA, political science, cum laude (1980-1984)

• Bishop Ludden Junior/Senior High School (Syracuse, N.Y.) - Diploma (1980)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  24th Congressional District of New York
  John Michael Katko, 51.83%

  Republican
  Dana Balter, 41.93%

  Democrat
  Steven Williams, 3.76%

  Working Families

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  24th Congressional District of New York
  John Michael Katko, 53.00%

  Republican
  Dana Balter, 47.00%

  Democrat

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  24th Congressional District of New York
  John Michael Katko, 60.49%

  Republican, Conservative, Independence Party, Reform Party
  Colleen M. Deacon, 39.40%

  Democrat, Working Families

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  24th Congressional District of New York
  John Michael Katko, 58.24%

  Republican
  Daniel Benjamin Maffei (Dan), 39.48%

  Democrat

Employment History

• SecurityScorecard Inc. (March 2023-)

  Adviser

• HillEast Group LLC (Jan. 2023-)

  Senior Adviser

• U.S. Department of Justice (1995-Jan. 2014)

  Organized Crime Prosecutor

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Sept. 1991-March 1995)

  Senior Trial Attorney

Associated Organizations

• Republican Main Street Partnership

• Katko for Congress (New York)

• Salt City PAC

• St. Joseph’s Church (Camillus, N.Y.)

• U.S. District Court Bar (1989-)

• District of Columbia Bar (1989-)

• New York State Bar (1989-)

• Connecticut State Bar (1988-)

Awards

• Congressional Leadership Award (Mental Health Liaison Group) (Dec. 2022)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Theodore Roosevelt Leadership Award (Ripon Society) (Oct. 2021)

• Congressional Leadership Award (Association for Community Affiliated Plans) (Feb. 2020)

• Hero Award (American Trucking Associations Inc.) (Jan. 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Oct. 2016)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: hunting, fishing
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• 
  Email, work:
  katko@hilleastgroup.com

Main Office
660 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Suite 204
Washington, District of Columbia 20003
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Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Listed as lobbyist by registrants:

• HillEast Group LLC (2023-2024)

Lobbied on behalf of:

• Airports Council International - North America
• Dragos Inc.
• Evolution Equity Partners
• Fortem Technologies Inc.
• Fortress Information Security LLC
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Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken between 2019 - 2021 costing $1,690

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• Ex-Rep. John Katko makes lobbying debut

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 28, 2023
  Former Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) is officially a registered lobbyist. read more

• GOP Homeland Security staffer heads to AWS

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 5, 2022
  A Republican House staffer has moved to Amazon Web Services's government-affairs and public-policy team. read more

• Ex-chief of staff kicks off lobbying business

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Dec. 14, 2017
  A consulting firm founded by Rep. John Katko's (R-N.Y.) ex-chief of staff has officially kicked off its lobbying practice. read more

• Former Hill aide advocates for drug lobby

  Posted by on March 10, 2017
  A former aide to Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) has become an advocate for the drug lobby just as health reform has once again become one of the hottest topics in Washington. read more

• House aide, ball player swings for a new committee job

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on May 20, 2016
  A professional baseball player-turned-Hill staffer has gotten on base with the House Homeland Security Committee. read more

• Final Four well "represented" in Congress

  Posted by LegiStorm on April 1, 2016
  When the NCAA Final Four tips off Saturday, the participating universities will be well represented in Congress. read more

• Lobbyist joins Katko's office to cover issues she lobbied on for clients

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Feb. 19, 2015
  A registered lobbyist on telecommunications and health issues has returned to the Hill to cover many of the same issues for Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.). read more