Nathan Daschle is the President & COO o
The Daschle Group
a Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson, where he runs the firm’s day-to-day operations and oversees the international practice. During his time leading The Daschle Group, he has represented a range of high-profile clients, including Toyota Motor North America,

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America, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, th
Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation
(CPEAR),

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, the

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, the

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, Activision Blizzard, Broadcom,

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, and the Embassy of Japan. He was previously the Executive Vice President for Political Strategy at

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, where he ran a business unit dedicated to political advertising. Daschle was also the founder and CEO of

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, which provides a digital toolkit for political candidates.

Early life and education

Nathan Daschle was born on December 10, 1973, in Washington D.C. to

Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew Daschle ( ; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he became U.S. Senate Minority Leader in 1995 an ...

(later a U.S. Representative and Senator) and

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(later the United States Ambassador to Denmark). Daschle received his B.A., with distinction, from

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in 1995 and his J.D.''cum laude'', from

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in 2002.

Career

From 2007 to 2010, Daschle was the Executive Director of the

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(DGA), where he managed a $50 million annual budget and a staff of over 20. Over the four-year period he led DGA, the organization set fundraising records and won a majority of its targeted races. Daschle previously served as DGA's Counsel and Director of Policy, and before this, he was a litigation associate at Covington and Burling in Washington, D.C. Daschle has served in the legislative affairs office of the

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and the Natural Resources Defense Council. He also worked on the 1996 U.S. Senate campaign of Tom Strickland in Colorado. Nathan is on the Board of Directors of th
150PAC
a bipartisan political organization dedicated to promoting American global leadership an
The Good Fight
a non-profit dedicated to teaching youth leadership and resilience through boxing.

Awards

Daschle has been recognized by '' The Hill'' as a "Top Lobbyist" for several years, including in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. In September 2021, he was recognized as
Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyer
b
Cannabis Law Report
In October 2010, Daschle was recognized as one of ''

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's'' "40 under 40" rising stars in politics. He was also profiled in the September 2010 issue of Details magazine as one of the "16 game-changers in the worlds of entertainment, politics, fashion, and technology" in a piece titled "Mavericks." In July 2006, Nathan was named as one of Washington's "40 Top Lawyers Under 40" by Washingtonian magazine.

Personal life

Daschle has two sons and is married t
Jennifer Mormile
CE
RavenX Ventures

References

External links

Clear Channel Media & Entertainment

Ruck.us

EverFi

Phone 2 Action

The Public Squared
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