Development Committee
Spotlight
John Hoel
J
ohn Hoel is Director, Federal Govern-
ment Affairs for Altria Client Services
Inc. His team is responsible for all
federal legislative and regulatory activity
affecting Altria Group, Inc. and its oper-
ating companies. The range of issues he
manages includes corporate and excise
taxes, product regulation, and a variety of
litigation related legislation. Hoel is also
responsible for managing African Ameri-
can, Hispanic, tobacco grower, and labor
outreach.
Prior to joining Altria in 1996, Hoel
served as Rep. Bart Gordon's (TN) coun-
sel and as associate staff on the House
Rules Committee from 1990 to 1996.
Hoel has served on the Board of Direc-
tors of the Congressional Hispanic Leader-
ship Institute since 2008.
Hoel received his Juris Doctor in 1990
from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
He served as editor in chief of the Journal
of Dispute Resolution. During law school,
he clerked for the Washington office of
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Hoel is a mem-
ber of the bar in Missouri and Washington,
D.C. He received his undergraduate
degree in 1984 from Pitzer College in
Claremont, CA.
Capitol Committee
Updates
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society's Capitol
Committee is supported by over 110 corporations,
associations, and foundations. We would like to
welcome our new members to the Committee!
(December 2013-March 2014)
Constitution Signers ($15,000-$24,999)
McGraw Hill Financial
Constantino Brumidi Society ($10,000-$14,999)
Insured Retirement Association
Praxair, Inc.
Founder Level ($5,000-$9,999)
National Grocers Association
The Society deeply appreciates all the
Capitol Committee members for their
continued involvement and support of
its educational mission.
For more information about the many benefits available
to Capitol Committee members, please contact:
Marilyn Green, Director, Corporate Giving at
(202) 543-8919 x21
or mgreen@uschs.org, or Victoria Wolfe,
Development Associate, at (202) 543-8919 x23 or
VictoriaWolfe@uschs.org.
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November Events
Visit www.uschs.org
for updates and additional details.
Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Noon
Brown Bag Lecture by C. Joseph Genetin-Pilawa,
George Mason University
On a letter-writing campaign led by Leta Myers
Smart, a Native woman, to have the Rescue and
Discovery statue removed from
the east front of the Capitol
Location TBA
Free and open to the public
Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6 pm
Freedom Award presented to Rep. John Lewis
U.S. Capitol, Statuary Hall
By invitation only, for USCHS
members and Members of Congress
Call (202) 543-8919 x20 to check your membership
status or visit www.uschs.org for more information
on the Freedom Award or USCHS membership.
