John David Hoppe
| John David Hoppe | |
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| Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2015 |
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| Leader | Paul Ryan |
| Preceded by | Mike Sommers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1951 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Davis |
| Children | Katherine Hoppe Geoffrey Hoppe Gregory Hoppe |
| Parents | John Andrew Hoppe († 2001) Mary Carol Field Hoppe († 2009) |
| Residence | Fairfax, VA |
| Education | University of Notre Dame The Johns Hopkins University [2][3] |
| Profession | Politician Lobbyist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic[1] |
| Website | Hoppe Strategies David Hoppe on Twitter |
John David "Dave" Hoppe (born August 25, 1951) is a Capitol Hill politician and lobbyist[4][5][6] currently serving as Chief of Staff for U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.[7][8][9]
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Education
John David Hoppe earned a B.A. in Government from the University of Notre Dame and a M.A. in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University.[2][3][10]
Government involvement
Tax cuts
John David Hoppe was involved in crafting several of Ronald Reagan's tax cuts, including the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981,[8] which was the biggest tax cut of the 1968–2006 period,[11] the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981,[8] and the Tax Reform Act of 1986,[8] which is noted for reducing the top individual tax rate to 28% and lowered corporation income taxes to 34%,[11] and is cited for having increased income inequality between 1984–1989, where the top one percent of income earners received 8.4% of national income, while in 1989, it increased to 13.5%.[12]
Employment
Quinn Gillespie & Associates
From June 2003–October 2011,[13] John David Hoppe worked for the lobbying powerhouse group, Quinn Gillespie & Associates, having ended serving as President.[6]
Chief of Staff to the Senate Republican Whip
From October 2011–January 2013, John David Hoppe served as the Chief of Staff to the Senate Republican Whip, Jon Kyl.[5][6][13]
Bipartisan Policy Center
Since April 2013, John David Hoppe has served as the Senior Advisor to Bipartisan Policy Center.[6][13]
Hoppe Strategies
Registered on April 25, 2013,[14][15] and operating since July 2013, John David Hoppe has owned his own firm, Hoppe Strategies,[16] based out of Virginia,[14] in which he serves as President.[6][8][13] His firm has lobbied on behalf of Ford Motor Company since it began in 2013, and has lobbied on behalf of Delta Air Lines and MarkLogic Corporation since 2015.[17]
Criticism
Lobbying
John David Hoppe has a history of government lobbying,[4] which has called into question whether the choice of a lobbyist as Paul Ryan's Chief of Staff is another move toward the K Street Project,[18][19] and has resulted in a petition against hiring corporate lobbyists into office.[20]
John David Hoppe represented Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire casino business magnate, on behalf of the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling.[9] The coalition was launched by Sheldon Adelson after his own company failed in its online gambling endeavor,[21] causing Adelson to claim that his "moral standard compels" him to take a stand against internet gambling.[9]
External links
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