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Melissa Maxfield |
Melissa Maxfield serves as Senior Vice President of Federal Government Affairs for Comcast Corporation. In this role she is responsible for all legislative and political activities for the company in Washington D.C.
Prior to joining Comcast in 2003, Ms. Maxfield served as the top political staffer for Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota (1999 – 2003). She also worked on Senator Daschle’s re-election campaign (1996 – 1998) and served as his political liaison at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). Ms. Maxfield worked for Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska during his 1992 Presidential campaign, his 1994 Senate re-election campaign and at the DSCC during his Chairmanship from 1995 – 1996. She also worked for the now Senator Bill Nelson during his 1990 Florida gubernatorial campaign.
Ms. Maxfield was named among the “Top Corporate Lobbyists in Washington” in both 2009 and 2010 by The Hill newspaper. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Randolph Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia, and is active with several charity organizations in Washington, DC, including the March of Dimes, N Street Village and WILL (Wilderness Leadership & Learning, Inc.) where she serves on their Board.
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