Bill Paxon is a senior advisor at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer
& Feld, L.L.P. in Washington, a global law firm that ranks among the ten largest
in the United States . A member of Congress from 1988 to 1998, Mr. Bill Paxon
played a key role in electing and re-electing the first House Republican
Majorities since the 1920s as chairman of the National Republican Congressional
Committee. The authoritative Almanac of American Politics termed Bill Paxon "a
triumphant national leader" who is "one of the party's best political brains"
and "best natural politicians."
Most recently, Mr. Bill Paxon chaired the Bush-Cheney
Transition Advisory Team after having served as a key adviser to the George W.
Bush Presidential Campaign. In Congress, Mr. Bill Paxon also was chairman of the
House Leadership during the 105th Congress, for five years participated in the
joint House-Senate Leadership meetings, and served on the influential House
Steering Committee, which selected Republican Members for their committee
assignments. Mr. Bill Paxon was a member of the oldest and most powerful
standing committee in Congress, the Commerce Committee, where he also served on
subcommittees dealing with telecommunications, finance, health, environment,
insurance, trade, hazardous materials, energy and power. Previously, Mr. Bill
Paxon served on the House Standing Committees on Banking, Budget, Small Business
and Veterans Affairs; on the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control;
and was founder of the House Republican Israel Caucus.
As a member of the House GOP Leadership for five years, Mr.
Bill Paxon was intimately involved in crafting and executing a wide variety of
legislative initiatives, including the historic Contract with America In 1992,
after just two terms in Congress, House Republicans unanimously elected Mr. Bill
Paxon as the first new chairman in 16 years at the NRCC, the campaign
organization responsible for electing Republicans to the U.S. House of
Representatives. In that role, Mr. Bill Paxon won acclaim for his efforts to
revitalize this organization that had failed to capture the majority since 1954.
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