Kyle E. McSlarrow

Template:Infobox officeholder Kyle Eugene McSlarrow (born June 29, 1960)<ref>Kellman, Laurie (August 9, 1994). "8th District is hot again." The Washington Times.</ref> is a former Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Energy and Congressional candidate. From 2011 to 2017, he served as the head of Comcast's lobbying and government-affairs office, which included NBCUniversal lawyers and lobbyists. In 2017, he became Comcast's Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations.<ref name=BIO>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=BusinessWire>Template:Cite web</ref>

Background

McSlarrow, a native of Virginia, earned degrees from Cornell University and the University of Virginia School of Law. He and his wife, Alison, live in Falls Church, Virginia.

Before moving to Capitol Hill in 1995, McSlarrow was an associate with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Hunton & Williams. As a captain in the U.S. Army, McSlarrow served in the Secretary of the Army's office as Assistant to the General Counsel of the Army from 1985 to 1989.<ref name=BIO/>

Political campaigns

Before joining the Department of Energy, McSlarrow served as Vice President of Political and Government Affairs for Grassroots.com, a privately held Internet company which marketed web-based political tools and services.<ref name=oldbio /> McSlarrow has held numerous positions in the political arena. From 1998 to 2000, he was the national chairman of the Dan Quayle for president campaign.<ref name=oldbio /> In 1997, he joined the office of the late U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell as Chief of Staff. McSlarrow also served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Counsel for Senate Majority Leaders Bob Dole and Trent Lott between 1995 and 1997.<ref name=oldbio /> McSlarrow was the Republican nominee in Virginia's 8th Congressional District in 1992 and 1994, losing both times to incumbent Jim Moran.

Template:S-start ! Year ! ! Subject ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Opponent ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Opponent ! Party ! Votes ! % ! |- |1992 || |Template:Party shading/Republican |Kyle McSlarrow |Template:Party shading/Republican |Republican |Template:Party shading/Republican |102,717 |Template:Party shading/Republican |41.6 | |Template:Party shading/Democratic |Jim Moran |Template:Party shading/Democratic |Democratic |Template:Party shading/Democratic |138,542 |Template:Party shading/Democratic |56.1 | |Template:Party shading/Independent |Alvin O. West |Template:Party shading/Independent |Independent |Template:Party shading/Independent |5,601 |Template:Party shading/Independent |2.3 |colspan=5| |- |1994 || |Template:Party shading/Republican |Kyle McSlarrow |Template:Party shading/Republican |Republican |Template:Party shading/Republican |79,568 |Template:Party shading/Republican |39.3 | |Template:Party shading/Democratic |Jim Moran |Template:Party shading/Democratic |Democratic |Template:Party shading/Democratic |120,281 |Template:Party shading/Democratic |59.3 | |Template:Party shading/Independent |R. Ward Edmonds |Template:Party shading/Independent |Independent |Template:Party shading/Independent |1,858 |Template:Party shading/Independent |0.9<ref name="clerk">Template:Cite web</ref> |colspan=5| Template:S-end

US Department of Energy

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McSlarrow speaking in 2008

McSlarrow became Chief of Staff of the Department of Energy, serving during the George W. Bush administration.

On November 27, 2002, McSlarrow was appointed United States Deputy Secretary of Energy.<ref name=oldbio>Kyle E. McSlarrow, Deputy Sec of Energy Template:Webarchive, 2003 Atoms for Peace Conference.</ref><ref>PN1711 — Kyle E. McSlarrow, — Department of Energy. Congress.gov</ref> He also was co-chairman of the U.S.-Russia Energy Working Group, a program started by George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin.<ref name=oldbio /> He resigned in January 2005, leaving in early February.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>PN232 — Jeffrey Clay Sell — Department of Energy, Congress.gov</ref>

Cable lobbyist

McSlarrow was president & CEO of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, a trade group representing the U.S. cable industry, from March 2005 to 2011. In 2010, he earned $2.8 million. According to Politico, this salary made him the best-paid tech lobbyist in the nation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He departed the role in 2011 and was succeeded by Michael K. Powell.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Comcast

McSlarrow headed Comcast's lobbying and government-affairs office from April 2011 to 2017.<ref>Philadelphia Inquirer, Comcast picks cable-industry official to head lobbying office, Bob Fernandez, March 10, 2011.</ref> In 2017, he became the company's Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations.<ref name=BusinessWire/> He retired in 2023.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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