Amy Swonger
{{Short description|American political advisor (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Amy Swonger
|image = Amy Swonger at Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.jpg
|office = White House Director of Legislative Affairs
|president = Donald Trump
|term_start = June 5, 2020
|term_end = January 20, 2021
|predecessor = Eric Ueland
|successor = Louisa Terrell
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|8|28}}
|birth_place =
|death_date =
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|party = Republican
|education = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
}}
Amy W. Swonger (born August 28, 1974) is an American political advisor and lobbyist who served as White House director of legislative affairs. Swonger was appointed to the position after Eric Ueland, the previous director, was named a senior advisor at the United States Department of State.{{Cite web|title=Top White House official leaving for State Department|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/05/top-white-house-official-leaving-for-state-department/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Roll Call|date=5 June 2020 |language=en}}
Education
Career
After college, Swonger worked as a legislative aide in the United States House of Representatives. She later worked in the Senate offices of Mitch McConnell and Trent Lott. Swonger left government service to work as a lobbyist and government relations advisor at Ernst & Young and Heather Podesta + Partners.{{Cite web|last=Perlman|first=Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Claire|title=Amy Swonger {{!}} Trump Town|url=https://projects.propublica.org/trump-town/staffers/amy-swonger|access-date=2020-06-05|website=ProPublica|date=7 March 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Lobbyists helped bankroll Donald Trump's transition|url=https://publicintegrity.org/politics/lobbyists-helped-bankroll-donald-trumps-transition/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Center for Public Integrity|date=17 February 2017 |language=en-us}} Swonger served as Deputy Assistant for Legislative Affairs in the office of Vice President of Dick Cheney. She then served as a Whip Liaison in the office of then-Senate Majority Whip Trent Lott.{{Cite web|title=Revolving Door: Amy Swonger Employment Summary {{!}} OpenSecrets|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=30788|access-date=2020-06-05|website=www.opensecrets.org}} In March 2017, Swonger was named Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs. Swonger was appointed to serve as director on June 5, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Samuels|first=Brett|date=2020-06-05|title=Trump names new director of legislative affairs|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/501377-trump-names-new-acting-director-of-legislative-affairs|access-date=2020-06-05|website=The Hill|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-12-03|title=Who is 'Anonymous'? A New Guide|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/12/03/who-is-anonymous-a-new-guide/|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Washingtonian|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last1=Cook|first1=Nancy|last2=Restuccia|first2=Rew|title=Trump close to hiring new congressional liaison|url=https://politi.co/2Mvsi6S|access-date=2020-06-05|website=Politico|date=31 May 2019 |language=en}}
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