Jeff Shockey
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Jeffrey Shockey is a US lobbyist and Congress
ional staffer. As almost his entire professional career has been spent either working for Rep. Jerry Lewis
and for former Rep. Bill Lowery
's lobbying firm Copeland Lowery Jacquez Denton & White, he is in the middle of a federal investigation.
in Political Science in 1988, and an MPA in 1994 from Cal
State San Bernadino He then received a Congressional appointment to deputy staff director for the House Appropriations Committee. Shockey spent the past six years as a partner in the Washington, D.C.
-based law firm of Copeland, Lowery, Jacquez, Denton & Shockey. He served on Congressman Jerry Lewis’s personal office staff as legislative assistant
, legislative director and appropriations associate from 1991 to 1999.
, legislative director and appropriations associate from 1991-1999. He then left his post in 1999 to join Lowery's lobbying firm. "Many of his new clients, including municipalities, hospitals and lesser-known universities, were from Lewis's district" and had business before Lewis and the Appropriations Committee. Shockey "helped win at least $150 million in pork for an array of clients," with the help of earmarks added to appropriations bills.http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1160453,00.html
When Lewis took over the Appropriations Committee in January 2005, he bought Shockey back to work for him, while Shockey's wife went to work for the very lobbying firm that her husband had just left. Shockey received a $600,000 severance package from the Lowery firm and continued to receive payments from the buyout even as he worked for Lewis.http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1160453,00.html
An updated version of Shockey's financial disclosure forms show that the severance package he received when he quit the lobbying firm to go back to work for Lewis was actually for $1.9 million and not the previously reported amount of $600,000.http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_160154908.html
On June 14, 2006, Shockey announced that he amended his 2004 financial disclosure form to show $2 million in yearly income rather than $1.5 million. The mistake, according to his attorney, occurred because $1.5 million was his 2003 salary; this figure was used in 2004 because he had filed an extension for his 2004 taxes and had not yet calculated his income for 2004 at the time of the initial disclosure. http://www.sbsun.com/ci_3937778
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
ional staffer. As almost his entire professional career has been spent either working for Rep. Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis...
and for former Rep. Bill Lowery
Bill Lowery
Bill Lowery was an American music entrepreneur.-Early successes:Lowery was born in Leesville, Louisiana. He studied radio dramatics at Taft Junior College and went on to a number of radio-announcing jobs...
's lobbying firm Copeland Lowery Jacquez Denton & White, he is in the middle of a federal investigation.
Early life
He received a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Political Science in 1988, and an MPA in 1994 from Cal
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
State San Bernadino He then received a Congressional appointment to deputy staff director for the House Appropriations Committee. Shockey spent the past six years as a partner in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
-based law firm of Copeland, Lowery, Jacquez, Denton & Shockey. He served on Congressman Jerry Lewis’s personal office staff as legislative assistant
Legislative assistant
A legislative assistant is a legislative staffer who works for a legislator by monitoring pending legislation, conducting research, drafting legislation, giving advice and counsel, and making recommendations....
, legislative director and appropriations associate from 1991 to 1999.
Allegations of corruption
Shockey began his career on Capitol Hill serving as Congressman Lewis’s personal office staff as legislative assistantLegislative assistant
A legislative assistant is a legislative staffer who works for a legislator by monitoring pending legislation, conducting research, drafting legislation, giving advice and counsel, and making recommendations....
, legislative director and appropriations associate from 1991-1999. He then left his post in 1999 to join Lowery's lobbying firm. "Many of his new clients, including municipalities, hospitals and lesser-known universities, were from Lewis's district" and had business before Lewis and the Appropriations Committee. Shockey "helped win at least $150 million in pork for an array of clients," with the help of earmarks added to appropriations bills.http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1160453,00.html
When Lewis took over the Appropriations Committee in January 2005, he bought Shockey back to work for him, while Shockey's wife went to work for the very lobbying firm that her husband had just left. Shockey received a $600,000 severance package from the Lowery firm and continued to receive payments from the buyout even as he worked for Lewis.http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1160453,00.html
An updated version of Shockey's financial disclosure forms show that the severance package he received when he quit the lobbying firm to go back to work for Lewis was actually for $1.9 million and not the previously reported amount of $600,000.http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_160154908.html
On June 14, 2006, Shockey announced that he amended his 2004 financial disclosure form to show $2 million in yearly income rather than $1.5 million. The mistake, according to his attorney, occurred because $1.5 million was his 2003 salary; this figure was used in 2004 because he had filed an extension for his 2004 taxes and had not yet calculated his income for 2004 at the time of the initial disclosure. http://www.sbsun.com/ci_3937778