April 17, 2012

SandBoxBlogs: The Hill "Mitt Romney's fixer"

Kevin Bogardus:
"Drew Maloney has been the man behind the curtain for some of the biggest names in the Republican Party.

Maloney, CEO of Ogilvy Government Relations, has been heavily involved in both of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s (R) presidential campaigns. Maloney has helped organize the candidate’s trips to Washington to meet with lawmakers and set up fundraising events. He has even done some volunteer phone-banking and door-knocking in Iowa and New Hampshire.

A close colleague at the firm said Maloney is “the head of the ‘congressional complaints department’” for Romney’s campaign.

“That is a very important role because campaigns are very fast-moving and sometimes the invitations and notifications aren’t what members and senators were expecting. Drew manages all that,” said Wayne Berman, chairman of Ogilvy’s lobby shop and a Romney fundraiser, adding that demand for those services will increase now that “Gov. Romney is the presumptive nominee.”

Maloney’s quiet, steady approach to politics and policy has led the former administrative assistant and legislative director for then-House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to the top of the lobbying food chain..." (Read more?  Click title)

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."

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