- Thomas J. Josefiak
Thomas J. Josefiak (born in
Adams, Massachusetts ) is an Americanlawyer and partner with the law firm ofHoltzmanVogel PLLC inWashington, D.C. . Josefiak previously was Chief Counsel ofRepublican National Committee (RNC) and Chairman of theFederal Election Commission (FEC) during the 1988 U.S. presidential election. [ [http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/tom-josefiak-joins-holtzmanvogel-pllc/story.aspx?guid={ACBEFA00-4D86-4020-AA45-3B9126F7A20B}&dist=hppr Tom Josefiak Joins HoltzmanVogel PLLC] ] ]Legal career
Republican National Committee
Prior to joining HoltzmanVogel Josefiak served as 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. [ [http://www.gop.com/News/NewsRead.aspx?Guid=ffd97395-4643-463f-985f-b340128c565c RNC Chairman Mike Duncan Announces Legal Team] ] ]2004 United States presidential election
Josefiak served as
General Counsel for Bush-Cheney '04 during the 2004 presidential election, where he was responsible for all of the campaign's legal matters. Following the election, he served as General Counsel to the 55th Presidential Inaugural Committee. At the conclusion of theUnited States presidential inauguration , Josefiak returned to the RNC as Chief Counsel. [ [http://www.gop.com/News/NewsRead.aspx?Guid=ffd97395-4643-463f-985f-b340128c565c RNC Chairman Mike Duncan Announces Legal Team] ] ]Federal Election Commission
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.Capitol Hill
Josefiak was Special Deputy to the
Secretary of the United States Senate from 1981 to 1985, representing the Secretary as a full-time, Ex-Officio Commissioner at the FEC. As Special Counsel to the Minority of theUnited States House Committee on House Administration from 1977 to 1979, he assisted Republican members in proposing and amending election law legislation, resulting in the passage of the 1979 amendments to theFederal Election Campaign Act . He was Counsel to theNational Republican Congressional Committee from 1977 to 1980, and served as aLegislative Assistant to U.S. Rep.Silvio Conte (R-Mass).Education
Josefiak received his B.A. from
Fairfield University and J.D. from theGeorgetown University Law Center . [ [http://www.holtzmanlaw.net/josefiak/ Holtzman Vogel PLLC: Thomas J. Josefiak Bio] ]External links
* [http://www.holtzmanlaw.net/josefiak/ Holtzman Vogel PLLC: Thomas J. Josefiak Bio]
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