Experience

Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA)

• Chief Of Staff

  • Jan 2017 - Present



Senator Toomey

• Legislative Director

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2016



U.S. Senate Budget Committee

• Director of Revenues & Economics

  • Feb 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Briefed several staff of Super Committee members on the budgetary treatment of revenues, offsetting receipts and offsetting collections.• Consulted on Chain CPI. Verified language and made sure index would work.• Developed volume cap offset to reduce mortgage backed securities.• Briefed SFC staff on dynamic scoring, modeling and budgetary treatment.• Adapted Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA) language in HBA for Fair Value.



Senator Kyl

• Economic Policy Advisor

  • Feb 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Influenced addition of language to stimulus bill that would deny real estate deduction if states raised taxes• Helped to get the Federal Reserve payment of interest on reserves• Drafted 10 amendments to healthcare bill in committee• Developed offsets for Claims Settlement Act of 2010• Contributed to or wrote all Senator Kyl’s tax speeches/talking points• Crafted Lincoln Kyl Death Tax Reform, found or created $40 billion in offsets• Authored letters from SFC… • Influenced addition of language to stimulus bill that would deny real estate deduction if states raised taxes• Helped to get the Federal Reserve payment of interest on reserves• Drafted 10 amendments to healthcare bill in committee• Developed offsets for Claims Settlement Act of 2010• Contributed to or wrote all Senator Kyl’s tax speeches/talking points• Crafted Lincoln Kyl Death Tax Reform, found or created $40 billion in offsets• Authored letters from SFC Republicans to Chairman Baucus asking to prevent next year’s tax increases Show more Show less



Senate Budget Committee

• Chief Economist

  • Dec 2004 - Jan 2008

  Advised Finance Committee about Budget Act Points of Order on Tax ReconciliationDetermined Budget Resolution assumptions for Function 370 and IRS BudgetsAdvised Banking Committee in drafting Title II of Reconciliation (FDIC & FHA)Drafted UC agreement so that HSGAC Postal Reform complies w/ BRRegularly met w/ constituents & outside groups representing Senator on tax and bankingParticipated in Finance committee tax associates meetingsWorked w/ CITA to add ski pants… Advised Finance Committee about Budget Act Points of Order on Tax ReconciliationDetermined Budget Resolution assumptions for Function 370 and IRS BudgetsAdvised Banking Committee in drafting Title II of Reconciliation (FDIC & FHA)Drafted UC agreement so that HSGAC Postal Reform complies w/ BRRegularly met w/ constituents & outside groups representing Senator on tax and bankingParticipated in Finance committee tax associates meetingsWorked w/ CITA to add ski pants exemption to Textile Agreement w/ China Show more Show less



Bush-Cheney '04

• Economic Policy Advisor

  • Apr 2004 - Nov 2004

  Estimated number of individuals that benefited from Senator Kerry's tax planConstructed Senator Kerry's Budget for President, drafted numerous memos critical of Kerry's budgetDirected analysts in development of a series memos high lighting economic gains for middle classBriefed Wisconsin delegation on positive economic developmentsPrepared surrogates for debates (Todd Buchholz, Kevin Hassett, Congressman Portman)Analyzed state economies and estimated number of quality… Estimated number of individuals that benefited from Senator Kerry's tax planConstructed Senator Kerry's Budget for President, drafted numerous memos critical of Kerry's budgetDirected analysts in development of a series memos high lighting economic gains for middle classBriefed Wisconsin delegation on positive economic developmentsPrepared surrogates for debates (Todd Buchholz, Kevin Hassett, Congressman Portman)Analyzed state economies and estimated number of quality jobsDeveloped a national income measurement re-indexing real after tax disposable incomeTalked with national and regional media on economic issues, contributor to ghost written op-edsDrafted and contributed to President's budget, economic and tax debate points Show more Show less



US Senate Budget

• Economist

  • Jun 1999 - Mar 2004

  Estimated the economic and technical revenue changes for the Senate Budget Committee Baseline Published a weekly economic e-mail describing the economic outlook Lead analyst in tracking the Labor HHS Appropriations billProduced the economic outlook for the Budget Resolution Briefed counterparts at foreign budget offices about the legislative outlookExplained budget process and outlook at the CBA Lending Conference in front of 250 person audience.Responsible for managing… Estimated the economic and technical revenue changes for the Senate Budget Committee Baseline Published a weekly economic e-mail describing the economic outlook Lead analyst in tracking the Labor HHS Appropriations billProduced the economic outlook for the Budget Resolution Briefed counterparts at foreign budget offices about the legislative outlookExplained budget process and outlook at the CBA Lending Conference in front of 250 person audience.Responsible for managing the $86 billion Education BudgetDrafted economic and political overview of Australia and New Zealand for Budget Committee CODELResponsible for managing the $16 billion General Government/Department of Treasury Budget Analyzed the economic impact of 9/11 on the insurance industry and its effect on bank lending for commercial real estate developmentAdvised Senator and Staff Director on foreign fiscal policyLed a Congressional Staff Delegation to Taiwan to meet with government officialsPublished more than 15 articles in the Committee's Budget and Economic BulletinsServed as the lead analyst responsible for developing the committee's sectoral economics hearing Show more Show less