Paxon, B Rep
<span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">=</font></span><div><div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 19.2000007629395px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"A five-term member of Congress from New York State, Mr. Paxon played a key role as chairman of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/National_Republican_Congressional_Committee" title="National Republican Congressional Committee" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">National Republican Congressional Committee</a> (NRCC) in electing and re-electing the first House GOP majorities since the 1920s... Following his 21-year career as a county, state and federal legislator, Mr. Paxon joined the law firm of <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Akin_Gump_Strauss_Hauer_and_Feld&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld</a> LLP, where, since January 1999, he has advised a wide range of public and private sector clients on policy issues. He has consistently been rated one of Washington’s top lobbyists.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"In 1992, after just two terms in Congress, Mr. Paxon was unanimously elected by House Republicans as the first new chairman in 16 years at the NRCC, the campaign organization responsible for electing Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"In that role, Mr. Paxon won acclaim for his efforts to revitalize the NRCC, and he <b>spearheaded the historic 1994 “Republican Revolution”</b> that captured the House by gaining 54 seats and electing a remarkable 73 freshmen Republican members.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"He was reelected NRCC chair for the 1996 election cycle and again led the House GOP to a stunning victory in retaining the first House Republican majority in 68 years.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"Since leaving Congress, Mr. Paxon has remained active as a senior leader of the Republican Party and a key fundraiser for GOP candidates and causes; in 2001, he chaired the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bush-Cheney_Transition_Advisory_Team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bush-Cheney Transition Advisory Team (page does not exist)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Bush-Cheney Transition Advisory Team</a>.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"While in Congress, Mr. Paxon served as chair of the House Leadership, founded the House Republican Israel Caucus and was a member of the following committees: Energy and Commerce, Banking, Budget, Small Business and Veterans Affairs.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"As a member of the House GOP Leadership for five years, Mr. Paxon was intimately involved in crafting and executing a wide range of legislative initiatives, including the historic “Contract with America,” welfare reform, and tax relief and economic growth policies...</font></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"Mr. Paxon serves on the Board of Directors of the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Delaware_North_Companies" title="Delaware North Companies" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Delaware North Companies</a>, a global leader in hospitality and food services.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 1.5em;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>"Mr. Paxon is married to former U.S. Representative <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Susan_Molinari" title="Susan Molinari" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Susan Molinari</a>, who is Google Inc.’s head of government affairs for the Americas</b>. They have two daughters and reside in Alexandria, VA." <sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/L.William_Paxon#cite_note-0" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[1]</a></sup></font></p><table id="toc" class="toc" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 5px; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"><tbody><tr><td><div id="toctitle" style="direction: ltr; text-align: center;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" /><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border: none; width: auto; display: inline; background-image: none;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Contents</font></h2> <span class="toctoggle"> [<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/L.William_Paxon#" class="internal" id="togglelink" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">hide</a>] </span></div><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em; 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background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat;">William Paxton</a>, organizational web page, accessed February 26, 2013.</span></font></li></ol></div><div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 5px; margin-top: 1em; clear: both; line-height: 19.2000007629395px; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Category</a>: </font><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none none; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" /><li style="margin: 0.125em 0px; display: inline-block; line-height: 1.25em; border-left-style: none; padding: 0px 0.5em 0px 0.25em; zoom: 1;"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Category:United_States" title="Category:United States" style="text-decoration: none; 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</font></span></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">He opened the</span><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bush</span><span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-</span><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Cheney Presidential Transition</span><span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Foundation, Inc., in a </span><b style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...</b><span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> on the transition </span><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">teams</span><span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> that handled the various agencies that regulated their businesses. </span><b style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...</b><span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> York representative Bill</span><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Paxon</span><span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, at the time a high-powered K Street lobbyist.</span></font><div><span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">bs</font></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 12.8000001907349px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" /><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Bill Paxon is a senior advisor at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & </font></div><div>Feld, L.L.P. in Washington, a global law firm that ranks among the </div><div>ten largest in the United States. </div><div>
</div><div>A member of Congress from 1988 to 1998, Mr. Paxon played a key </div><div>role in electing and re-electing the first House Republican </div><div>Majorities since the 1920s as chairman of the National Republican </div><div>Congressional Committee. The authoritative Almanac of </div><div>American Politics termed Paxon “a triumphant national leader” </div><div>who is “one of the party’s best political brains” and “best natural </div><div>politicians.” </div><div> </div><div>Most recently, Mr. Paxon chaired the Bush-Cheney Transition Advisory Team after having served as a key </div><div>adviser to the George W. Bush Presidential Campaign. </div><div>
</div><div>In Congress, Mr. Paxon also was chairman of the House Leadership during the 105th Congress, for five </div><div>years participated in the joint House-Senate Leadership meetings, and served on the influential House </div><div>Steering Committee, which selected Republican Members for their committee assignments. </div><div>Mr. Paxon was a member of the oldest and most powerful standing committee in Congress, the Commerce </div><div>Committee, where he also served on subcommittees dealing with telecommunications, finance, health, </div><div>environment, insurance, trade, hazardous materials, energy and power. </div><div>
</div><div>Previously, Mr. Paxon served on the House Standing Committees on Banking, Budget, Small Business and </div><div>Veterans Affairs; on the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control; and was founder of the House </div><div>Republican Israel Caucus. </div><div>
</div><div>As a member of the House GOP Leadership for five years, Mr. Paxon was intimately involved in crafting and </div><div>executing a wide variety of<b> legislative initiatives, including the historic Contract with America.</b> </div><div>In 1992, after just two terms in Congress, House Republicans unanimously elected Mr. Paxon as the first </div><div>new chairman in 16 years at the NRCC, the campaign organization responsible for electing Republicans to </div><div>the U.S. House of Representatives. In that role, Mr. Paxon won acclaim for his efforts to revitalize this </div><div>organization that had failed to capture the majority since 1954</div></span></div></div>