John David Hoppe (born August 25, 1951) is an American politician and

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who served as

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for U.S. Speaker of the House

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Education

John David Hoppe earned a

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in Government from the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main c ...

and a

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in International Relations from the

School of Advanced International Studies The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a graduate school of Johns Hopkins University based in Washington, D.C., United States, with campuses in Bologna, Italy, and Nanjing, China. It is consistently ranked one of th ...

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

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 The Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA) was passed by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 22, 1986. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was the top domestic priority of President Reagan's second term. The ...

, 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, 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 The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a Washington, D.C.–based think tank that promotes bipartisanship. The organization aims to combine ideas from both the Republican and Democratic parties to address challenges in the U.S. BPC focuses on is ...

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

Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...

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

Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines, Inc., typically referred to as Delta, is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier. One of the world's oldest airlines in operation, Delta is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline, along ...

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

's Chief of Staff is another move toward the K Street Project, and has resulted in a petition against hiring corporate lobbyists into office. John David Hoppe represented

Sheldon Adelson Sheldon Gary Adelson (; August 4, 1933 – January 11, 2021) was an American businessman, investor, political donor and philanthropist. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns ...

, a billionaire casino

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, on behalf of the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling. The coalition was launched by

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