“As scrutiny of the platform ratchets up on the Hill, Twitter will be down one of its in-house lobbyists. Reggie McCrimmon, a public policy manager at the company for nearly three years, has joined Google as a government affairs and public policy manager for Google Play focused on content and safety.
— McCrimmon, who’s also a Congressional Black Caucus and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) alum, said in an interview that while his role will continue to consist of coalition building and looking for allies in Washington, a big part of the role will include working with product teams to relay intel, “helping them understand regulatory threats and the best way to make sure that we are putting our best foot forward.” He added that he loved working at Twitter, but that he was eager to hone a different area of expertise.”
— Twitter’s D.C. office has added two former Capitol Hill aides: Reggie McCrimmon (CBC) has joined the public policy team and Trenton Kennedy(Sen. Jerry Moran) has joined the policy communications team. …
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Policy, Public Affairs
Reggie McCrimmon’s last day as director of member services and external affairs for the Congressional Black Caucus is today. He is moving to HQ Community to do diversity and inclusion work.
Public Affairs
As Reggie McCrimmon finishes up his term as president of the Congressional Black Associates, he finds his focus has shifted.
When McCrimmon took over the CBA — a bipartisan, bicameral staff association that is the oldest on Capitol Hill — he knew the importance of staff associations in helping with personal development, but his members showed him a different way to do that.
