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 General Counsel of the Army 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

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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 Michael K. Powell.

Comcast

McSlarrow headed Comcast's lobbying and government-affairs office from April 2011 to 2017. In 2017, he became the company's Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations. He retired in 2023.

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