Notes: Dress code is business professional.
Read for today:
Looking ahead:
DAILY SCHEDULE
8:30am – Arrive at DC Office
9am – DC Office
Sarah Binder
Sarah Binder is a professor of political science at George Washington University and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Her website is available here. An informative bio from the Brookings Institution is available here.
Review the following prior to our visit with Sarah:
Jack Helms’ introduction:
Dr. Sarah Binder is a professor of political science at George Washington University, author of multiple books, and senior fellow with the Brookings Institute. She has received a bachelors degree in political science from Yale University and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. From 1986-1990 she served as legislative aide and press secretary to representative Lee Hamilton. In 2004, she received the American Political Science Association’s Richard F. Fenno Prize for her book “Stalemate: Causes and Consequences of Congressional Gridlock.” In 2015, she became an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. And in 2018, she received both the Richard F. Fenno Prize and the Gladys M. Kammerer Award for her book “The Myth of Independence: How Congress Governs the Federal Reserve.” In addition to teaching at George Washington University and continuing her work as a fellow at the Brookings Institute, she is also an associate editor of The Washington Post’s “Monkey Cage” blog. Please help me in welcoming Dr. Sarah Binder.
10:30am – DC Office
Jason Torchinsky
Jason Torchinsky is a partner at Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky PLLC, specializing in campaign finance, election law, lobbying disclosure and issue advocacy groups. He graduated from William & Mary with a double major in Government and Public Policy and also attended law school at W&M. More information on Mr. Torchinsky is available from his firm.
Review the following:
Jack Buccholz’s introduction:
Jason Torchinsky is a partner at Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky PLLC. He specializes in campaign finance, election law, lobbying disclosure, and issue advocacy groups. He graduated from William and Mary with a Bachelor’s in Government and Public Policy, and a JD from the William and Mary School of Law. He is recognized by Chambers USA as one of the top Government Law attorneys in the country and Politico as one of the “Top 50 politicos to watch.” Mr. Torchinsky has served as lead counsel in a number of high profile cases, some of which have been argued in front of State Supreme Courts and Federal Circuit Courts. he has given talks about campaign finance and election laws to organizations such as the National Conference of State Legislators, the Republican National Lawyers Association, the Federalist Society, and the American Association of Political Consultants. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the William and Mary’s School of Law, teaching courses on the IRS and political campaigns. Please help me in welcoming Mr. Jason Torchinsky.
2:00pm – at Heritage Foundation
John Malcolm
John G. Malcolm oversees The Heritage Foundation’s work to increase understanding of the Constitution and the rule of law as director of the think tank’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. Read the rest of his bio here.
Transportation:
- Plan to arrive at 1:45pm.
- Address: 214 Massachusetts Ave NE.
- Our group will leave from the DC Office at 1pm and take the red line from Dupont Circle to Union Station.
Review the following:
Jane Geiger’s introduction:
John Malcolm wears a lot of hats at his job at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative
think-tank headquartered here in Washington, DC. He has been the director for the Edwin
Meese II Center for Legal and Judicial Studies since 2013, and also serves as the Vice President
for the Institute of Constitutional Government. In addition, he also takes on the role of a senior
legal fellow. Malcolm specializes in Crime and Justice, Courts, and the Constitution with a focus
on criminal law, immigration, national security, religious liberty, and intellectual property.
Malcolm is a Harvard Law School alumni, with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Columbia
College. As well as his work at Heritage, he is the chairman of the Criminal Law Practice Group
at the Federalist Society and chairman of the board of directors at Boys Town Washington, DC.
Boys Town helps provide homes to children and families in need. Before his work at Heritage,
Malcolm worked as general counsel to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom
and served as the executive VP and director for anti-piracy operations at the Motion Picture
Association of America. He also served as the deputy assistant attorney general at the
Department of Justice in the Criminal Division from 2001 to 2004. Before that, he worked at an
Atlanta law firm, Malcolm & Schroeder LLP, and served as the assistant US attorney in Atlanta
to investigate the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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