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She gained national media attention in February, 2008, due to her involvement in the [[John McCain lobbyist controversy]].<ref name="NYT022108">{{cite news | author=Jim Rutenberg, Marilyn W. Thompson, David D. Kirkpatrick, Stephen Labaton | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21mccain.html?_r=1&bl&ex=1203656400&en=d0734db651c10475&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin | title=For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk | publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' | date=[[February 21]], [[2008]]}}</ref> |
She gained national media attention in February, 2008, due to her involvement in the [[John McCain lobbyist controversy]].<ref name="NYT022108">{{cite news | author=Jim Rutenberg, Marilyn W. Thompson, David D. Kirkpatrick, Stephen Labaton | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21mccain.html?_r=1&bl&ex=1203656400&en=d0734db651c10475&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin | title=For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk | publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' | date=[[February 21]], [[2008]]}}</ref> |
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==Personal== |
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A native of [[Indiana, Pennsylvania|Indiana]], [[Pennsylvania]], Vicki Iseman graduated in 1985 from the [[Homer-Center School District|Homer-Center High School]],<ref>{{cite news | author=Jeff Himler | url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/blairsvilledispatch/s_386231.html | title=Board expedites support for baseball field | publisher=''The Dispatch'' | date=October 21, 2005}}</ref> where she was a cheerleader and a member of the student council.<ref name="WTAE">{{cite news | url=http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/15368908/detail.html?subid=10101261 | title=Lobbyist Linked To John McCain In Paper Is From Western Pa. | publisher=[[WTAE-TV]] | date=February 21, 2008}}</ref> She went on to attend the [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]], graduating with a bachelor's degree in [[Primary education|Elementary Education]] in 1990.<ref name="IUP2002">{{cite news | author=Bruce Dries | url=http://old.www.iup.edu/publications/iupmag/backissues/Fall02/iseman.shtm | title=A View from the Top | publisher=''IUP Magazine'' | date=Fall 2002}}</ref> In 2006, she delivered the commencement address at her old high school,<ref name="WTAE"/> and would lobby for both that school and her alma mater during her career.<ref name="PGZ">{{cite news | author=Cindi Lash, Dan Majors | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08053/859579-176.stm | title=Indiana County shows pride in Iseman | publisher=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | date=February 22, 2008}}</ref> Her family still lives in [[Indiana County, Pennsylvania|Indiana County]], where Ms. Iseman is recalled as a "hometown girl who made good".<ref name="WTAE"/> |
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==Career== |
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Within months of graduation, Iseman joined a friend in Washington, D.C. and initially got a job as a [[receptionist]] at Alcalde & Fay. After a few months, she approached the president of Alcalde & Fay and said "I’m a college graduate and I’d like you to consider me for a [[secretary|secretarial]] or an [[Administration (business)|administrative]] position." The president agreed to a three-month trial and within a year she became his [[Personal assistant|special assistant]].<ref name="IUP2002" /> |
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From this position, Iseman learned about lobbying from the firm's president, and soon became a lobbyist in her own right. Eight years later, she became the youngest [[partner]] in the history of Alcalde & Fay.<ref name="IUP2002" /> |
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===Clients=== |
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Her clients have most notably been [[Broadcasting|broadcasters]] who were interested in the regulation of [[cable television]]. Her most prominent broadcast clients from 1998 through 2006 have included [[PAX Network]] (and its corporate parent, Paxson Communications), [[CanWest Global Communications]], Religious Voices in Broadcasting, [[ION Media Networks]], [[Click Radio]], i2 Telecom International, [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]], [[Total Living Network]], Jovan Broadcasting, [[Saga Communications]], Capstar Broadcasting Partners, [[Telemundo]], and the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (purchased in 2003 by [[Univision Communications, Inc.]] and renamed [[Univision Radio]]).<ref name="IUP2002" /><ref name="OpenSecrets">{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/lobbyist.asp?txtname=Iseman%2C+Vicki&year=a&txttype=l|title= Career Client List, 1998 - 2006|publisher= [[Center for Responsive Politics|Open Secrets]]|accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref> She is also known for her work for the telecommunications industry,<ref name="PGZ"/> including her lobbying for [[BearingPoint]] and the [[Computer Sciences Corporation]].<ref name="OpenSecrets"/> |
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Some of her other prominent clients have been [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]], [[Carnival Cruise Lines]] (and the family trust of owner [[Micky Arison]]), [[AstraZeneca]], [[CACI]], [[Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America|FCCLA]], American Medical Facilities Management, [[Marin County, California|Marin County]] and [[Tulare County, California|Tulare County]], [[California]], [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]], [[Florida]], and the cities of [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Florida]], and [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], [[California]].<ref name="OpenSecrets"/> She also lobbied for some charitable personal causes, including her aforementioned efforts for her [[Homer-Center School District|former high school]] and [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania|university]].<ref name="PGZ"/> |
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===Lobbying activities=== |
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On behalf of these clients, she lobbied both the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce|House Commerce Committee]] and the [[United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation|Senate Commerce Committee]].<ref name="AFBIO">{{cite web |
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|accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref> In the course of hearings on communications bills in 1992 and 1996 which eventually led to the [[Telecommunications Act of 1996]], she argued that cable TV should have to carry [[broadcast television]].<ref name="AFBIO" /> She also represented her clients' interests with respect to the upcoming conversion to [[digital television]]; satellite reception; and telecommunications ownership provisions. |
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Her other activities as a lobbyist included public organizing on behalf of clients interested in the allocation of [[Federal Highway Administration]] [[trust fund|trust funds]], assisting clients interested in securing government contracts and government appropriations, and participating in political fundraising.<ref name="AFBIO">[http://web.archive.org/web/20060628020600/http://www.alcalde-fay.com/meet_the_firm/BiosDetail.cfm?id=44 Alcalde & Fay Government and Public Affairs Consultants - Meet the Firm<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Vicki L. Iseman | |
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Born | 1967 |
Education | Bachelor's degree in Elementary education (IUP) |
Occupation | Lobbyist (Alcalde & Fay) |
Vicki L. Iseman (born 1967) is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist working for the firm Alcalde & Fay.[1] She gained national media attention in February, 2008, due to her involvement in the John McCain lobbyist controversy.[2]
References
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Cindi Lash, Dan Majors (Friday, February 22, 2008). "Indiana County shows pride in Iseman". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
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(help) - ^ Jim Rutenberg, Marilyn W. Thompson, David D. Kirkpatrick, Stephen Labaton (February 21, 2008). "For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk". The New York Times.
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External links
- List of clients for which Iseman has lobbied, accessed from opensecrets.org