William "Bill" McGinley is the former

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in the

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. He is an American

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and a former partner at the law firm

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where he represented federal office holders, candidates, and national organizations on

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, ethics, and other political law matters.

Biography

McGinley received his

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degree in history from the

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and his

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degree in history from California State University at Long Beach. He received his

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degree from

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in 1997. Following law school, McGinley served as Deputy General Counsel to the

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(RNC) and was counsel to the Standing Committee on Rules of the RNC. He also served as general counsel to the

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. McGinley worked for the law firm

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where he became a partner and co-chair of the

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Practice Group. Afterwards, he became a partner at

. McGinley was counsel to the Convention Rules Committee of the

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. During the convention he pushed the credentials committee to replace 10

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delegates for

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with 10 who supported

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. McGinley was hired by the

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in April 2016. He was expected to act as a campaign advisor during the delegate selection battles and on potential challenges to the credentials of

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delegates. After the election, McGinley was appointed White House Cabinet secretary and began work on January 20, 2017. He resigned in July 2019, and he subsequently joined The Vogel Group.

References

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