Apple adds muscle in Washington with hire of White House insider
Apple has put a new face on its efforts to lobby the federal government, bringing in Cynthia Hogan -- a Washington cognoscente with close ties to the White House -- to lead its office in the District.
Hogan will serve as vice president for public policy and government affairs for the Americas beginning April 29, according to Politico. She will report to former EPA administrator and current Apple environment and policy chief Lisa Jackson.
"Cynthia's intellect and judgment have consistently distinguished her as a uniquely talented professional and we're lucky to have her join the team at Apple," Jackson told the publication.
Hogan attended Oberlin College and the University of Virginia School of Law. She began her Washington career as an aide to then-Senator Joe Biden in 1993 and eventually served as Staff Director of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
After leaving the Senate to raise a family, Hogan rejoined Biden in the White House. She served a wide-ranging advisory role and is credited with shepherding Sonia Sotomayor through her nomination to the Supreme Court.
Before joining Apple, Hogan spent two years lobbying on behalf of the National Football League.
Hogan will serve as vice president for public policy and government affairs for the Americas beginning April 29, according to Politico. She will report to former EPA administrator and current Apple environment and policy chief Lisa Jackson.
"Cynthia's intellect and judgment have consistently distinguished her as a uniquely talented professional and we're lucky to have her join the team at Apple," Jackson told the publication.
Hogan attended Oberlin College and the University of Virginia School of Law. She began her Washington career as an aide to then-Senator Joe Biden in 1993 and eventually served as Staff Director of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
After leaving the Senate to raise a family, Hogan rejoined Biden in the White House. She served a wide-ranging advisory role and is credited with shepherding Sonia Sotomayor through her nomination to the Supreme Court.
Before joining Apple, Hogan spent two years lobbying on behalf of the National Football League.
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Yup.... I'm afraid that is so. The tech industry needs to spend big on lobbying and campaign contributions in order to avoid colossal stupidity.
Don't be so cocky. They may not be able to win the election without cheating but I don't put them above cheating. Americans continue to expand what they are willing to let slide, no matter how offensive or destructive. Trump is continuously showing what sniveling cowards we are.
I disagree. People are sick of the way things have been going under the Obama administration. Hilary would be like another 4 years of Obama. Bernie has no chance winning the Democratic nominee. Trump has a tremendous amount of support and votes if he wins the Republican nomination. Democrats are just as guilty as Republicans running a primary system that relies on hyper-partisanism. If you look at the big picture of politics in this country, partisan hatred is ruining this country. Partisan hatred goes across both party lines.
Apple's cash could play a role in relevant campaigns. And hopefully once that begins to happen, we won't have quite as many fiascos like the Amazon ebooks ruling.
As for the political fighting going on in here today, this is exactly why Congress can't get anything done. Nobody is willing to understand what is needed for the people to actually live, all they care about is who's paying their salary (under the table).
The whole process still sounds sordid, underhanded though unavoidable in contemporary politics, unlike lots of players receiving long running death sentences through concussions "unnoticed" by medical and management staff.