Edward Scott Lloyd (born August 22, 1979) is an American lawyer. He served as the director of the

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and as a

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in the

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Education

Lloyd received his undergraduate education at

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and earned his J.D. at Catholic University of America

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. He is licensed in Virginia.

Career

Lloyd was an elementary English and social studies teacher before attending law school. He worked in private practice, at the

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(IOS/OGC), and on Capitol Hill (Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources). Lloyd worked for the

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where he served as an attorney in the

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office. In that capacity, he helped shape the organization's humanitarian response and led its policy advocacy on behalf of the ethnic and religious minorities who are victims of

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. In March 2017, Lloyd became the Director of the

(ORR). Media reports have said that Lloyd was "effectively" removed from running the ORR in mid-July 2018 amid controversy over his anti-abortion actions impacting pregnant minors. In response, Lloyd characterized such reports as "not true." He added, "you can FOIA any day's worth of work and find that I remained the

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until November," and that he received an "outstanding rating -- five out of five" in a

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. In November 2018, he took a position in the

where he served as a

. In this role, he worked "on outreach to faith-based partners for DHHS." He departed DHHS on June 7, 2019. In 2020, Lloyd ran for

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. After being elected to town council and serving for fifteen months, he resigned in March of 2022, citing conflicts of interest.

Personal life

Lloyd resides in Front Royal, Virginia with his wife and seven children.

Selected works

References

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