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Buchanan LD heads to hospital lobbying organization

Posted by Steve Shapiro on Nov. 18, 2015

A six-year congressional veteran has left Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) to take up residence with the Federation of American Hospitals.

Katie Wise had served as Buchanan's legislative director since late 2014 before taking a job with the FAH, an organization that lobbies the government on behalf of for-profit hospitals. Wise joined the organization this month as vice president of legislation.

Wise started her congressional career in mid-2009 as a staff assistant to former Rep. Mary Fallin (R-Okla.). She became a legislative correspondent for Fallin in 2010 and moved to the office of Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) at the start of 2011 to become a legislative assistant. Wise became a senior legislative assistant for Fitzpatrick a year later, and graduated to his legislative director a year after that. She joined Buchanan's staff in early 2014 as policy director.

In her most recent role, Wise covered health care issues for Buchanan, who sits on the Health Subcommittee on the House Ways and Means Committee. According to their Facebook page, FAH hosted Buchanan in October to discuss issues facing hospitals.