Terry van Doren

Experience

1. Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Republican Leader Mitch Mcconnell

   United States Senate

   Jun 2014 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Advised Leader while both Majority Leader and Minority Leader on agriculture, energy, environment, and infrastructure spanning the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry; Appropriations; Energy & Natural Resources; Environment & Public Works; Indian Affairs; Commerce, Science, & Transportation; and Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs.(2017-present)Skilled in Senate procedure with a proven track record of advancing major bipartisan legislation and stunting bad legislative initiatives.(2014-present)Point person for Senate Republicans on the Congressional Review Act, leading to a 1,600% increase in the successful use of the CRA.(2016-present)Active in three Budget Reconciliation cycles on offense and defense, including Byrd scrubs and developing germane vote-a-rama amendments.(2017, 2021, 2022) Consistent high producer of legislative accomplishments in the “ash-and-trash” portion of appropriations bills and other must-pass legislation.(2017-present)Proven track record advancing major bipartisan legislation such as the bipartisan infrastructure law (IIJA), the Great American Outdoors Act, multiple farm bills, multiple Water Resource Development Acts, comprehensive energy legislation, omnibus public lands legislation, FAA reauthorization and more.Served as the Leader’s conduit to other Senate offices, primarily through their Legislative Directors, Staff Directors, and Chiefs of Staff.(2014-17)Worked as Leader’s liaison to the business community, developing effective coalitions and successfully advocating passage of initiatives such as trade promotion authority and the longest-term highway bill in almost twenty years.(2014-17)Covered the bipartisan commissions portfolio, identifying and working to appoint and confirm quality candidates for Republican positions on entities such as the Puerto Rico Control Board, CFTC, SEC, Surface Transportation Board, Evidence Based Commission, and others.(2015-16)

Education

• The Wharton School

  High Potential Leaders Program

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences

• Colorado State University

  Master's , Agriculture

• Harvard University

  Leadership for the 21st Century Program, Kennedy School of Government