John David Hoppe (born August 25, 1951) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as

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for

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Education

John David Hoppe earned a B.A. in Government from the

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and a M.A. in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies at

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...

Career

Reagan Administration

John David Hoppe was involved in crafting several of Ronald Reagan's tax cuts, including the

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, which was the biggest tax cut of the 1968–2006 period, the ''Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981'', and the Tax Reform Act of 1986, which is noted for reducing the top individual tax rate to 28% and lowered corporation income taxes to 34%, and is cited for having increased income inequality between 1984–1989, where the top one percent of income earners received 8.4% of national income, while in 1989, it increased to 13.5%.

Quinn Gillespie & Associates

From June 2003–October 2011, John David Hoppe worked for the lobbying powerhouse group,

Quinn Gillespie & Associates Quinn Gillespie & Associates (QGA) was an American lobbying and communications firm founded in 2000 by Republican political strategist Ed Gillespie and Democratic operative Jack Quinn. It was sold in 2004 to WPP, one of the world's largest commu ...

, having ended serving as President.

Chief of Staff to the Senate Republican Whip

From October 2011–January 2013, John David Hoppe served as the Chief of Staff to the Senate Republican Whip,

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Bipartisan Policy Center

Since April 2013, John David Hoppe has served as the Senior Advisor to Bipartisan Policy Center.

Hoppe Strategies

Registered on April 25, 2013, and operating since July 2013, John David Hoppe has owned his own firm, Hoppe Strategies, based out of Virginia, in which he serves as President. His firm has lobbied on behalf of

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since it began in 2013, and has lobbied on behalf of

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and MarkLogic Corporation since 2015.

Lobbying

John David Hoppe has a history of government lobbying, which has called into question whether the choice of a lobbyist as

's Chief of Staff is another move toward the

K Street Project The K Street Project is an effort by the Republican Party (GOP) to pressure Washington lobbying firms to hire Republicans in top positions, and to reward loyal GOP lobbyists with access to influential officials, an arrangement known as crony capi ...

, and has resulted in a petition against hiring corporate lobbyists into office. John David Hoppe represented Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire casino

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, on behalf of the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling. The coalition was launched by Sheldon Adelson after his own company failed in its online gambling endeavor, causing Adelson to claim that his "moral standard compels" him to take a stand against internet gambling.

External links

OpenSecrets - John David Hoppe's Employment HistoryHoppe StrategiesLittleSis - John David Hoppe

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoppe, John David American lobbyists 1951 births Living people University of Notre Dame alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Virginia Republicans