Lobbyist turned COS skips party in her honor.
Rep. Jim Matheson’s (D-UT) new chief of staff, former AT&T lobbyist Amy Andryszak, is planning not to attend a party in her honor, according to a report in Roll Call.
Hosts on the event invitation include CTIA (the International Association for the Wireless Telecommunications Industry), the United States Telecom Association and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. (Unfortunately, we do not have the event invitation in our database.)
Andryszak said she made the decision [not to attend] because of her new role, which she starts Monday. Matheson is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has broad jurisdiction over telecommunications issues.
While the conflict of interest may not be explicit, Andryszak acknowledged that the event might seem questionable:
Tweet 0 Comments“This is something put together by my friends, and I think it’s a wonderful gesture that they wanted to host this event for me,” Andryszak said. “Even though this is completely legal and ethical, to avoid any appearance of impropriety, I will not attend this event.”
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