Deputy Assistant To The President
White House Office Of Legislative Affairs
Prior to joining Emergent, Chris established himself as an experienced senior government official with over 15 years of legislative experience. Most recently, Chris served in the Bush Administration as the Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, overseeing and managing the House legislative affairs team, which represented and advocated the policies of the President and the Administration before the U.S. House of Representatives. Chris served as President George W. Bush’s chief liaison to the House of Representatives from January 2008 to January 2009. Chris was responsible for providing legislative, strategic, and tactical advice to the President, Vice President, Cabinet and White House senior staff on all issues relating to working with the Congress to enact his priorities and policy objectives. In addition, Chris was a key participant in the development of policy, and overseeing agency efforts to support White House interests. Chris first entered into service to the President in September 2003 as Special Assistant to the President. As one of five Special Assistants, Chris was responsible for dealing with 85 Members of Congress from both political parties. In addition, Chris was the primary liaison for five separate committees and the various issues within their respective jurisdictions, including: financial services, judiciary, government operations, homeland security, and science and technology. Chris managed legislative strategy for several major initiatives, including: Immigration Reform, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Reform, Postal Reform, Patriot Act Reauthorization, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, and Government Sponsored Enterprises Reform.
