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- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 12:45:03 -0500
http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0015/t.10134.html
Comcast Promotes Lobbyist With Deep Dem Ties
December 7, 2007
The nation's largest cable operator has promoted one of its top
lobbyists: Melissa Maxfield will take the role of vice president of
federal government affairs, effective Jan. 1 and will oversee the
company's Congressional lobbying efforts.
Maxfield has longtime ties with Congressional Democrats. She was
director of DASHPAC (Dedicated Americans for the Senate and the House
PAC), the fundraising operation affiliated with former Senate
Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) She joined Comcast in 2003 as
senior director of federal government affairs.
"The leadership Melissa has exhibited for Comcast's Capitol Hill
efforts has been tremendous and a key element in the success of our
government affairs operation," said Kerry Knott, Comcast vice
president of government affairs.
"Melissa has done a remarkable job of articulating Comcast's public
policy positions and organizing our Congressional lobbying team,"
said executive vice president David L. Cohen.
Maxfield could have a full plate of contentious issues-ownership
regulations, carriage obligations, franchising, programming choices,
broadband rules and the eternal Congressional complaint, cable
pricing, to name a few.
Prior to her various positions at DASHPAC, Maxfield worked with the
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee as political liaison and
held several senior fundraising positions. She is a graduate of
Randolph Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Va.
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