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Westerman hires engineering industry lobbyist as chief of staff

Posted by Jenna Ebersole on March 31, 2015

A new chief of staff on the Hill is back after an eight-year lobbying stint.

Vivian Moeglein will join a third Arkansas Republican's office as Rep. Bruce Westerman's chief of staff. She has also worked for Rep. Asa Hutchinson and for Rep. John Boozman from 2001 until 2006 when she left as legislative director.

Since 2006, Moeglein has served as senior policy adviser at the American Council of Engineering Companies and registered as a lobbyist. She has lobbied on issues ranging from appropriations provisions to student loan forgiveness and liability protection for engineers.

Moeglein has a bachelor's degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland, College Park. She takes the top spot after previous chief Kenneth Ryan James resigned after an unpaid parking ticket led to a bench warrant and the suspension of his license, which he discovered when he was pulled over while driving the congressman and his wife.