John David Hoppe | |
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Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
In office October 29, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
Leader | Paul Ryan |
Preceded by | Mike Sommers |
Succeeded by | TBA[needs update] |
Personal details | |
Born | August 25, 1951 |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Karen Davis |
Children | Katherine Hoppe Geoffrey Hoppe Gregory Hoppe |
Parent(s) | John Andrew Hoppe († 2001) Mary Carol Field Hoppe († 2009) |
Residence | Fairfax, VA |
Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA)[1][2] |
Profession | Politician Lobbyist |
Website | Hoppe Strategies David Hoppe on Twitter |
John David Hoppe (born August 25, 1951) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as Chief of Staff for U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
John David Hoppe earned a B.A. in Government from the University of Notre Dame and a M.A. in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.[1][2][9]
John David Hoppe was involved in crafting several of Ronald Reagan's tax cuts, including the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981,[7] which was the biggest tax cut of the 1968–2006 period,[10] the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981,[7] and the Tax Reform Act of 1986,[7] which is noted for reducing the top individual tax rate to 28% and lowered corporation income taxes to 34%,[10] 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%.[11]
From June 2003–October 2011,[12] John David Hoppe worked for the lobbying powerhouse group, Quinn Gillespie & Associates, having ended serving as President.[5]
From October 2011–January 2013, John David Hoppe served as the Chief of Staff to the Senate Republican Whip, Jon Kyl.[4][5][12]
Since April 2013, John David Hoppe has served as the Senior Advisor to Bipartisan Policy Center.[5][12]
Registered on April 25, 2013,[13] and operating since July 2013, John David Hoppe has owned his own firm, Hoppe Strategies,[14] based out of Virginia,[citation needed] in which he serves as President.[5][7][12] His firm has lobbied on behalf of Ford Motor Company since it began in 2013, and has lobbied on behalf of Delta Air Lines and MarkLogic Corporation since 2015.[15]
John David Hoppe has a history of government lobbying,[3] which has called into question whether the choice of a lobbyist as Paul Ryan's Chief of Staff is another move toward the K Street Project,[16][17] and has resulted in a petition against hiring corporate lobbyists into office.[18]
John David Hoppe represented Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire casino business magnate, on behalf of the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling.[8] The coalition was launched by Sheldon Adelson after his own company failed in its online gambling endeavor,[19] causing Adelson to claim that his "moral standard compels" him to take a stand against internet gambling.[8]