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Cindy Hayden
| Cindy Hayden | |
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| Organization: | Altria Client Services |
| Role: | Director |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Education: | •Huntingdon College •University of Alabama School of Law |
Cindy Hayden is the director of Altria Client Services, the lobbying arm of tobacco producer Altria Group. Hayden was also a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team, a group of advisors tasked with recommending presidential appointments for the incoming administration.[1]
Career
After graduating from Huntingdon College with a degree in chemistry in 1999, Hayden went on to law school at the University of Alabama.[2] Beginning in 2002, Hayden worked as counsel in the U.S. Senate. She was chief minority counsel for the Administrative Oversight Committee of the US Senate's Judiciary Committee and also worked with Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on the Court Subcommittee.[3] She also worked in battleground states for the Republican Party during the 2004 election cycle.[4]
Hayden joined Altria Client Services in 2008 and has worked as a lobbyist for the tobacco company. In a video for the University of Alabama School of Law, Hayden described her work, saying, "As director of federal government affairs, I primarily serve as liaison between our company and the federal government. That includes the entire Congress, so the Senate and House, and it also includes federal agencies, several of which have regulatory authority over the products we sell."[3]
Donald Trump presidential transition team, 2016-2017
Hayden was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team in his first presidential term. The transition team was a group of around 100 aides, policy experts, government affairs officials, and former government officials who were tasked with vetting, interviewing, and recommending individuals for top cabinet and staff roles in Trump's administration. She was tasked with overseeing the team's efforts in identifying and recommending experts to fill homeland security positions in Trump's administration.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Politico, "Lobbyists abound on Trump transition," November 10, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Cindy Hayden," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 University of Alabama School of Law, "Alumni Video Clips, Cindy Hayden," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ Huntingdon College, "Meet the Classes of 1999 (minor) and 2000 (major)," June 8, 2008
