Matt Sowards
Seasoned Legislative Affairs Representative
- Role
- Legislative Representative at National Treasury Employees Union
- Location
- Arlington, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matt Sowards
I am a senior legislative affairs representative and advocate with years of experience…
Experience
Legislative Representative
National Treasury Employees Union
Jan 2022 — Present · DC, US
Cultivate, build, and maintain relationships with bipartisan Members of Congress, the Executive Branch, and external stakeholders, advocating and lobbying for the federal employees represented by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). • Lobby Members and staff of the following Committees: House Ways and Means, House Energy and Commerce, House Oversight, House Appropriations, Senate Appropriations, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Senate HELP, Senate Finance, and Senate Energy. • Manage a legislative portfolio of issues relating to federal health benefits, retirement, insurance benefits, leave policy, and whistleblower rights. • Draft and propose legislation, amendments, and appropriations recommendations. • Analyze legislation and monitor the changing political landscape to make recommendations to senior leadership.
Skills
- Government
- Nonprofits
- Political Science
- Fundraising
- Political Campaigns
- International Relations
- Intranet Quorum
- Legal Research
- Legislation
- Politics
- Public Affairs
- Storytelling
- Political Communication
- Social Media
- Grassroots
- Media Relations
- Grants
- Community Organizing
- Constituent Services
- Legislative Research
- Strategic Communications
- Policy Analysis
- Speech Writing
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Legislative Relations
- Policy
- Foreign Policy
- Message Development
- Press Releases
- Grant Writing
- Volunteer Management
- Public Policy
- Coalitions
- Public Administration
- Crisis Communications
- Governmental Affairs
- Writing
- Political Consulting
- Spokesperson
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