Thomas J. Josefiak
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George H.W Bush | |
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Born | Adams, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Fairfield University (BA) Georgetown University Law Center (JD) |
Thomas J. Josefiak (born in Adams, Massachusetts) is an American lawyer who was Chief Counsel of Republican National Committee (RNC) and Chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) during the 1988 U.S. presidential election.[1] Josefiak is currently a partner with the law firm of HoltzmanVogelJosefiak PLLC in Washington, D.C.
Education
Josefiak received his B.A. from Fairfield University and J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.[2]
Legal career
Josefiak successfully represented the appellants before the
Prior to joining HoltzmanVogel, subsequently renamed HoltzmanVogelJosefiak,[6] Josefiak was of counsel at the RNC and of counsel to the 2008 Republican National Convention. Josefiak served as the chief counsel of the RNC from 1995 to 2007 after serving in various legal positions at the RNC beginning in 1992.[7]
In 2012, Josefiak was reported to be a legal adviser to
Josefiak served as
President Ronald Reagan appointed Josefiak to a six-year term as commissioner on the FEC in August 1985. He served as the Chairman of the FEC during the 1988 presidential election, and as vice chairman of the FEC and chairman of the Finance Committee in 1987.
Josefiak voted with the other two Republicans on the FEC not to pursue concerns that the influential
Josefiak was special deputy to the
References
- ^ "Tom Josefiak Joins HoltzmanVogel PLLC", MarketWatch.
- ^ Thomas J. Josefiak bio, HoltzmanVogelJosefiak PLLC webpage.
- ^ "No. 11-1178 Patricia Fletcher, et al., Appellants v. Linda H. Lamone, et al.", supremecourt.gov. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ^ Morales, Maria, "'No Representation Without Population' Act Upheld by SCOTUS", Afro, June 28, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ^ Pershing, Ben, "Groups file suit against Maryland redistricting map, alleging voting rights violations", Washington Post, 11/10/2011. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ^ About firm Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, HoltzmanVogelJosefiak webpage. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ^ a b RNC Chairman Mike Duncan Announces Legal Team Archived 2008-02-05 at archive.today, gop.com.
- ^ a b Mayer, Jane, "Attack Dog", The New Yorker, February 13, 2012. Headline referenced Larry McCarthy, creator of Horton ad. Retrieved 2012-02-22.