Kyle Eugene McSlarrow (born June 29, 1960) is a former Deputy Secretary of the

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and Congressional candidate. From 2011 to 2017, he served as the head of

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's lobbying and government-affairs office, which included

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lawyers and lobbyists. In 2017, he became Comcast's Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations.

Background

McSlarrow, a native of

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, earned degrees from

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and the

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School of Law. He and his wife, Alison, live in

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. Before moving to Capitol Hill in 1995, McSlarrow was an associate with the

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law firm of Hunton & Williams. As a Captain in the U.S. Army, McSlarrow served in the Secretary of the Army's office as Assistant to the

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from 1985 to 1989.

Political campaigns

Before joining the Department of Energy, McSlarrow served as Vice President of Political and Government Affairs for Grassroots.com, a privately held Internet company which marketed web-based political tools and services. McSlarrow has held numerous positions in the political arena. From 1998 to 2000, he was the national chairman of the

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for president campaign. In 1997, he joined the office of the late U.S. Senator

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as Chief of Staff. McSlarrow also served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Counsel for Senate Majority Leaders

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and

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between 1995 and 1997. McSlarrow was the Republican nominee in Virginia's 8th Congressional District in 1992 and 1994, losing both times to incumbent

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US Department of Energy

McSlarrow became Chief of Staff of the Department of Energy, serving during the

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administration. On November 27, 2002, McSlarrow was appointed

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.Kyle E. McSlarrow, Deputy Sec of Energy
, 2003 Atoms for Peace Conference. He also was co-chairman of the U.S.-Russia Energy Working Group, a program started by George W. Bush and Russian President

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. He resigned in January 2005, leaving in early February.

Cable lobbyist

McSlarrow was president & CEO of the

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, a trade group representing the U.S. cable industry, from March 2005 to 2011. In 2010, he earned $2.8 million. According to ''

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'', this salary made him the best-paid tech lobbyist in the nation. He departed the role in 2011 and was succeeded by

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. McSlarrow headed Comcast's lobbying and government-affairs office from April 2011 to 2017.''

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Comcast picks cable-industry official to head lobbying office
Bob Fernandez, March 10, 2011. In 2017, he became the company's Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations.

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