Steven J. Duffield Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Founder and Principal of Endgame Strategies, LLC, a public advocacy and government affairs firm in Washington, D.C. serving corporate and non-profit organizations through strategic counsel and policy-driven advocacy before lawmakers and federal agencies. Also serving as VP of Policy for Crossroads GPS and One Nation.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Designed a new policy-focused office within the Republican National Committee dedicated to identifying, generating, and promoting new ideas and solutions to public policy challenges, working closely with House and.
• This RNC office was eliminated altogether upon the election of a new RNC Chairman in January 2009.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed 112-person committee composed of politicians and party activists from across the United States while supervising a professional team of 25.
• Advised committee leadership – Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Chairman) and Sen. Richard Burr (Co-Chairman) – on policy options and political strategy.
• Supervised drafting of platform language while managing policy questions with McCain campaign, congressional leadership, and interest groups.
• Coordinated public outreach campaign and communications/media strategies.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Crafted policy, communications, and legislative strategy for the then-#3 elected member of Senate Republican leadership.
• Coordinated strategy within Senate leadership, working closely with House leadership, the executive branch, think tanks, economic stakeholders, grassroots organizations, and key media outlets.
• Consulted regularly with public opinion experts and managed major polling and focus group project for tax, health care, and national security policy.
• Counseled Senate staff on Senate and Conference rules and precedents.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed team of nine attorneys and policy analysts who handled full array of policy issues facing Congress.
• Guided the analysts’ research plans and shaped their policy analyses for use by Republican senators and staff.
• Collaborated on leadership’s legislative strategies, with special attention to policy coordination for all Republican senators.

• Drafted policy analyses for all Republican senators and their staffs on issues such as class action and asbestos litigation reform, bankruptcy reform, anti-terror legislation, constitutional amendments, Indian law, and.
• Briefed Republican staff on pending legislative business and served as policy liaison between Judiciary Committee and staff for senators not on the committee.
• Served as legal counsel to Senator Kyl for constitutional amendments, matters relating to the Senate filibuster, and the nominations of John Roberts, Samuel Alito, and Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Worked intensively with Senate Judiciary aides, House and Senate leadership, Department of Justice and White House legal policy teams, and interest groups.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Constitutional and commercial law; appellate practice
• Washington office 2001-2003; Houston office 2000-2001
• Key matters included multi-billion dollar employment class action defenses for retail and restaurant industry clients, industry briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, challenges to an international oil and gas arbitration.

Anchorage, AK

Greater Chicago Area

Residential A-paper home loan originator, working with first-time homebuyers on conventional and FHA financing options.

Greater San Diego Area

Residential A-paper home loan originator, working with first-time homebuyers on conventional financing options and refinancing opportunities for North San Diego County-area homeowners. Worked in this field part-time during college, and then full-time beginning in June 1992

Jd, Law

University of Chicago Law Review Federalist Society (Vice President) Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship Publication: The.

B.A., History Major; Government Minor

Phi Beta Kappa Magna Cum Laude Morris Historical Medal Georgetown Men's Crew

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