Patrick Fuchs Email & Phone Number

United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Confirmed by the United States Senate on January 2, 2019.Designated for a one-year term as Vice Chairman on January 30, 2019.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Advanced the policies and priorities of the Chairman and Committee members by developing, drafting, and negotiating legislation to improve the nation’s transportation network. Represented the Senate on rail and hazardous materials issues during the successful conference committee of the FAST Act (P.L. 114-94), the five-year, $305 billion surface transportation authorization. Managed full and subcommittee hearings on surface transportation safety and economic regulation, maritime security, and passenger rail policy, among other issues. Collaborated with the Committee’s communications team and conducted stakeholder outreach to build support for legislation. Key work includes: --The first reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Board since its creation in 1996; --The first passenger rail reauthorization in over seven years; --Legislation to improve rail project delivery processes, rail financing programs, and hazardous materials safety, all of which were enacted as part of the FAST Act;--Legislation to increase safety by addressing opioid abuse in transportation, reforms enacted as part of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act;--Reauthorization of the Federal Maritime Commission; --Three reauthorizations of the Maritime Administration, enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2017, 2018, and 2019; and--The first reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board in over a decade.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led government-wide reviews to provide objective analysis and recommendations to senior officials on proposed and final regulations of national importance, including significant rules governing transportation safety and housing programs. Analyzed complex economic and financial data to ensure Federal agencies accurately assessed the costs and benefits of regulations and selected the most cost-effective alternatives.Received Special Achievement Award in 2014 for "tireless efforts and outstanding work in improving regulatory outcomes as well as key and timely contributions in areas outside of his normal areas of responsibility"Received Special Achievement Award in 2013 for “imagination and effectiveness in improving regulatory outcomes and processes”Selected for and graduated from the two-year Presidential Management Fellowship program in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

U.S. Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands

Developed complex economic and financial analyses on budget, labor, and banking issues for senior officials at the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and National Security Council. Built relationships with foreign government officials, businesses, academics, and policy stakeholders to gain insight into critical economic issues for U.S. strategic interests.Received Meritorious Honor Award for “extraordinary contributions to substantive economic analysis and to Embassy outreach, visibility, and credibility," shared with Gilles Everts

M.P.A., Public Policy Analysis, Public Management

Received Director's Award for most outstanding academic record in graduating class Accelerated program with advanced coursework.

B.A., Economics, Political Science

Awarded Distinction from the College of Letters and Sciences (Economics) Awarded Distinction from the Department of Political Science

International Academic Program, Economics, International Political Economy