Abby McCloskey
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| Location: | Dallas, Texas | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | •Wheaton College •Johns Hopkins University | ||
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Abby McCloskey is a Republican economic policy advisor.[1] She was the policy director for Rick Perry's 2016 presidential campaign.[2] Previously, McCloskey worked as the program director of economic policy at the American Enterprise Institute, a director of research at the Financial Services Roundtable, and as a policy associate with the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation.[3]
Career
McCloskey began her career in policy with the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation.[3] She then moved to the office of U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) as a legislative correspondent for banking issues.[4] In July 2010, McCloskey joined the Financial Services Roundtable as director of research. According to the press release announcing her hire, the Roundtable "represents 100 of the largest integrated financial services companies providing banking, insurance, and investment products and services to the American consumer."[4]
In February 2013, McCloskey left the Financial Services Roundtable to join the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a 501(c)(3) free market think tank.[5] At AEI, McCloskey worked as the program director for economic policy.[1]
McCloskey has also written economic articles in a variety of publications, including Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News and World Report.[1] In a 2014 article for Forbes, for example, McCloskey wrote on the Texas economy and business climate compared to other states: "The Texas economy is arguably the strongest in America with unmatched job creation, a dynamic business climate and historic energy boom."[6]
Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2016
- See also: Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2016
In December 2014, McCloskey was one of many experts who regularly met with former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) to brief him on a variety of policy subjects, according to The Washington Post.[7] After this series of briefings, McCloskey turned her attention to developing policy proposals with Perry in February 2015.[8]
In April 2015, RickPAC, Perry's leadership PAC, announced that McCloskey would join the organization as policy director. At the time, McCloskey said: "Texas’ economic success under the leadership of Gov. Rick Perry is unmatched in our country. I look forward to working with the governor on policies to unleash economic growth and increase opportunity for all Americans."[9]
Perry suspended his presidential campaign on September 11, 2015.[10]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Forbes, "Abby McCloskey," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ P2016, "Perry for President, Inc.," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Abby McCloskey," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Financial Services Roundtable, "Roundtable Hires Abby McCloskey as Director of Research," July 14, 2010
- ↑ AEI, "About," accessed June 16, 2015
- ↑ Forbes, "Five Reasons To Give Thanks For Texas," November 26, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Who’s schooling Rick Perry on policy issues in preparation for 2016?" December 9, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Policy Training Complete, Rick Perry Awaits Next Mission," February 11, 2015
- ↑ RickPAC, "RickPAC Announces Hiring of Avik Roy, Abby McCloskey & Brett Fetterly," accessed June 15, 2015
- ↑ Washington Post, "Rick Perry suspends presidential bid," September 11, 2015
