Blair Watters
Partner
Blair Watters is a Partner at The Madison Group. She handles issues related to Telecom, Banking, Commerce, Trade, and Tax.
Ms. Watters was a Democratic Leadership Aide for the House Democratic Caucus serving under Chairman (now Senator) Bob Menendez as Director of Special Projects. Ms. Watters managed policy taskforces related to Tax, Budget, Crime, Military, Jobs and Economy; all Member Services activities and served as a House Floor assistant for Chairman Menendez.
Prior to Ms. Watters' experience at the Caucus, she was Representative Karen McCarthy's Chief of Staff for the Washington, D.C. office and managed Rep. McCarthy's assignment to the exclusive House Committee on Energy and Commerce, including the Subcommittees of Telecommunications and the Internet; Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection and Oversight and Investigations.
Blair also worked for the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) as Director of Public Policy, handling trade and telecommunications issues; creating and implementing telecommunications and e-commerce policy for Fortune 500 members and assisted companies in developing and implementing political and grassroots strategies.
Upon first arriving in Washington, DC in 1997, Ms. Watters worked as a Legislative Assistant for Representative Matthew Martinez (CA-31). She also served as an intern for the late Representative Walter Capps (CA-22).
In addition, Ms. Watters does a variety of charity work. She is Chairwoman of the George Washington Hospital Women's Healthcare Board, where she raises corporate funding for the District of Columbia's Mammovan, a mobile one stop breast cancer screening for underserved women. Ms. Watters is also on the Great Falls Civic Association where she sits on the Land Zoning Committee and is a board member of the Neighbors Foundation, a group raising funding for care packages to be sent to our U.S. military serving overseas.
Education
- Westmont College, B.A. Political Science