David Safavian

American Conservative Union general counsel; Former chief of staff (GSA) convicted in the Jack Abramoff scandal.

Prior to this position he served as Chief of Staff for Congressman Chris Cannon. Earlier in his career, Mr. Safavian served as a Shareholder and Managing Partner for Janus-Merritt Strategies, L.L.C. and as an Associate Attorney for Preston, Gates and Ellis in Washington, D.C. He earned his bachelor's degree from St. Louis University, his J.D. from the Detroit College of Law, and his LLM from the Georgetown University Law Center. Was convicted in U.S. District Court of covering up his many efforts to assist Abramoff in acquiring two properties controlled by the GSA, and also of concealing facts about a lavish weeklong golf trip he took with Abramoff to Scotland and London in the summer of 2002. Neil G. Volz, a congressional aide-turned-lobbyist, testified against Safavian Besides Volz, the Justice Department has gotten guilty pleas from Abramoff associates Michael Scanlon, a public relations executive; Adam Kidan, a partner of Abramoff's in a Florida gambling-boat investment; and lobbyist Tony C. Rudy, once a top aide to former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.).

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Donors to Common Recipients

Recipients of donations from David Safavian also received donations from these orgs and people

Donor	Common Recipients
Jack Abramoff	Spencer Abraham, Dave Camp, Christopher B Cannon, Eric Cantor, Tom Davis, John Ensign, John E Sununu, Gerald C Weller, Heather Wilson, John D Hayworth Jr, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, Jon Lynn Christensen, George W Bush, Keep Our Mission PAC, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Mark Emerson
Charles R. Black	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, Steve Chabot, Tom Davis, John Ensign, John E Sununu, Gerald C Weller, Don Young, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Donald Trump, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Building Our Bases (Bobs) PAC, Mike Lee, Trump Victory
Edward C Levy Jr	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Dave Camp, Eric Cantor, Steve Chabot, John Ensign, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Don Young, Conrad Burns, James Thomas Kolbe, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Mike Lee
Charles R Schwab	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, John E Sununu, Heather Wilson, Conrad Burns, James Thomas Kolbe, Rick Santorum, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, James E Rogan, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Mike Lee, WinRed
Kenneth M Duberstein	Spencer Abraham, Dave Camp, Eric Cantor, Tom Davis, John Ensign, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Heather Wilson, Conrad Burns, James Thomas Kolbe, Rick Santorum, Bill Paxon, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee
Shawn Smeallie	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Tom Davis, John Ensign, Gerald C Weller, Conrad Burns, John D Hayworth Jr, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, Jon Lynn Christensen, Michael James Pappas, Bill Paxon, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Building Our Bases (Bobs) PAC
Ronald J Gidwitz	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, John E Sununu, Gerald C Weller, Heather Wilson, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, James E Rogan, Donald Trump, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Mike Lee, Trump Victory
Thomas Petrizzo	John Boehner, Dave Camp, Eric Cantor, John Ensign, Kenny Hulshof, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Gerald C Weller, Don Young, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, James E Rogan, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee
Ed Gillespie	Spencer Abraham, Christopher B Cannon, Eric Cantor, Tom Davis, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Gerald C Weller, John D Hayworth Jr, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, James E Rogan, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Milead Fund
Kirsten Chadwick	John Boehner, Dave Camp, Eric Cantor, Steve Chabot, John Ensign, Kenny Hulshof, Mike Rogers, Gerald C Weller, Heather Wilson, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Continuing a Majority Party Action Committee (Campac), WinRed
Stu Van Scoyoc	John Boehner, Dave Camp, John Conyers Jr, John Ensign, Conrad Burns, John D Hayworth Jr, James Thomas Kolbe, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, Julius Caesar Watts Jr, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Building Our Bases (Bobs) PAC
Wayne L Berman	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Dave Camp, Eric Cantor, John Ensign, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, Bill Paxon, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee
C Boyden Gray	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Tom Davis, John Ensign, John E Sununu, Conrad Burns, John D Hayworth Jr, James Thomas Kolbe, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Governor Engler Leadership Fund, Mike Lee
Richard E May	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Steve Chabot, John Ensign, John E Sununu, Heather Wilson, Conrad Burns, John D Hayworth Jr, James Thomas Kolbe, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Derek W Smith, Milead Fund
Dick Uihlein	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, Steve Chabot, John Ensign, John E Sununu, Conrad Burns, John D Hayworth Jr, James E Rogan, Donald Trump, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mike Lee, Friends of Mike Lee, Trump Victory, WinRed
James Massie	Dave Camp, Eric Cantor, John Ensign, Kenny Hulshof, Mike Rogers, Gerald C Weller, Heather Wilson, Conrad Burns, John D Hayworth Jr, James E Rogan, Bill Paxon, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Building Our Bases (Bobs) PAC, Continuing a Majority Party Action Committee (Campac)
Brad Card	John Boehner, Dave Camp, John Ensign, Kenny Hulshof, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Heather Wilson, Don Young, John E Sweeney, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Continuing a Majority Party Action Committee (Campac), WinRed
Haley Barbour	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Heather Wilson, John D Hayworth Jr, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, Trump Victory, WinRed
Miriam Adelson	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Steve Chabot, John Ensign, Gerald C Weller, Don Young, Rick Santorum, Jon Lynn Christensen, Bill Paxon, Donald Trump, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mike Lee, Trump Victory
Robert J Dotchin	John Boehner, Dave Camp, John Ensign, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Gerald C Weller, Heather Wilson, Conrad Burns, John D Hayworth Jr, Rick Santorum, John E Sweeney, George W Bush, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keep Our Mission PAC, Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee

Types	Person, Lobbyist, Public Official
Gender	Male

David Safavian

American Conservative Union general counsel; Former chief of staff (GSA) convicted in the Jack Abramoff scandal.

Basic Info

External Links

Source Links