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House VA staffer moves to telecom powerhouse

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 6, 2022

A GOP staffer with a deep background in veterans' affairs has moved to the telecom industry's biggest D.C. lobbying force.

Chris McNamee is now a government-affairs director at CTIA - The Wireless Association. The industry powerhouse spent more than $12.4 million on its federal lobbying program in the last year. That makes it the biggest telecom lobbying group in Washington, according to OpenSecrets. CTIA hasn't disclosed any lobbying on veterans issues in over a decade, LegiStorm data shows.

McNamee was most recently deputy staff director and general counsel to House Veterans' Affairs Committee Republicans. The retired Marine has also worked for the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and as a Department of Veterans Affairs attorney.