Brent Budowsky

From the mid-1970s to 1990 Brent Budowsky served in senior Congressional Staff positions including Legislative Assistant to former United States Senator Lloyd Bentsen; extensively involved with the Intelligence Identities Protection Law and Intelligence Officers Death Benefits Act, and Legislative Director to Representative Bill Alexander, then Chief Deputy Majority Whip.

During his years with Congressional Leadership he was involved with conflicts ranging from Central America and opposing the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to supporting freedom in Eastern Europe and world trade issues.

Mr. Budowsky left politics in 1990 to pursue business interests involving marketing and public affairs. Mr. Budowsky reengaged politically after 9-11 and informally advises both Democrats, Republicans and is on the Advisory Council at the non-profit [http://www.intelligencesummit.org/ The Intelligence Summit] .

His politics are demonstrated in columns he occasionally writes:

Guest blog/contributor

[http://pundits.thehill.com/author/brent-budowsky/ The Hill's Pundits Blog] [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brent-budowsky/#blogger_bio The Huffington Post] [http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=Brent+Budowsky&Go=Go&jumpMenu=choose+a+site%3A The Washington Note] [http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/search/node/Brent+Budowsky Buzzflash.com]

Letter to the Editor [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022001489.html Washingtonpost.com]