LittleSis: Mark D Cowan

As a partner at Patton Boggs, Mark Cowan draws on more than 35 years of experience working on complex domestic and international public policy issues to counsel a broad range of clients. He advises corporations, government entities, and foreign sovereigns on a wide array of business, regulatory, and trade issues. Mr. Cowan coordinates and oversees client growth and development for the firm. Cowan joined Patton Boggs after a long and successful career in the Washington public affairs and government relations industry. He served as president of Columbus Public Affairs and as chief executive officer of Newmyer Associates, a public affairs and strategic intelligence firm. He was vice chairman of Cassidy & Associates, and a founder and chief executive officer of The Jefferson Group. Earlier, Mr. Cowan served at Gray & Company and Hill & Knowlton Public Relations, counseling numerous domestic and international clients. Before entering the private sector, Mr. Cowan held presidential appointments in three administrations. During the first Reagan administration, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health until his appointment as Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Secretary of Labor in 1982. Later, President George H.W. Bush appointed him as a Commissioner on the National Commission on Employment Policy. More recently, President George W. Bush appointed him as a Member of the President’s Council on the 21st Century Work Force. In addition to his presidential appointments, Mr. Cowan has held several other government posts. He was Counsel to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (ethics) of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as an operations officer, serving abroad and as a country desk chief in the agency’s Directorate of Operations, and later held the position of Assistant Legislative Counsel to the Director of Central Intelligence. In the U.S. Air Force, Captain Cowan flew in the back seat of the F-101 fighter interceptor.

Donor	Common Recipients
Robert A Day	Wayne Allard, John Ensign, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, John Bennett Johnston III
C Boyden Gray	John Ensign, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Bob Barr, Fred Dalton Thompson, William S Cohen, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, James Clifford Miller III, Josh Mandel, John W Warner
Kenneth J Bialkin	John Kerry, Thomas Peter Lantos, Ed Markey, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Robert Simmons, Al D’Amato, William S Cohen, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Benjamin A Gilman, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel
Robert H Asher	Wayne Allard, John Kerry, Thomas Peter Lantos, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Al D’Amato, Jon D Fox, Newt Gingrich, William S Cohen, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Benjamin A Gilman, Mitt Romney, John Bennett Johnston III
Harvey M Meyerhoff	Wayne Allard, Thomas Peter Lantos, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Robert Simmons, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, William S Cohen, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, John W Warner
Bryce L Harlow	Wayne Allard, John Ensign, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, James Clifford Miller III, Josh Mandel, John W Warner
Edward C Levy Jr	Wayne Allard, John Ensign, Thomas Peter Lantos, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, William S Cohen, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Benjamin A Gilman, Mitt Romney, Bob Carr, Freedom First PAC
Gary Winnick	Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Ed Markey, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Newt Gingrich, William S Cohen, Dave McCurdy, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mark Kennedy Shriver, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Josh Mandel
Tom C Korologos	Wayne Allard, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, William S Cohen, Rick Lazio, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, John Bennett Johnston III, James Clifford Miller III, Josh Mandel, John W Warner
Earle I Mack	John Kerry, John McCain, Arlen Specter, James T Walsh, George Allen, Robert Simmons, Al D’Amato, William S Cohen, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, James Clifford Miller III, John W Warner
Harold Simmons	Wayne Allard, John Ensign, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Robert Simmons, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, William S Cohen, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Josh Mandel
Charles R. Black	John Ensign, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, James Clifford Miller III, Josh Mandel
Donald Diamond	Wayne Allard, John Kerry, Thomas Peter Lantos, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Al D’Amato, William S Cohen, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bob Carr, Josh Mandel, John W Warner
Kenneth M Duberstein	Wayne Allard, John Ensign, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Robert Simmons, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Jon D Fox, Newt Gingrich, William S Cohen, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney
John C Whitehead	John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Robert Simmons, Al D’Amato, William S Cohen, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Benjamin A Gilman, Mark Kennedy Shriver, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, James Clifford Miller III, Josh Mandel
George Klein	Wayne Allard, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Robert Simmons, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, William S Cohen, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Benjamin A Gilman, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel
William E. Timmons Jr.	Wayne Allard, John Ensign, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, William S Cohen, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, James Clifford Miller III, John W Warner
Shawn Smeallie	John Ensign, John McCain, Arlen Specter, James T Walsh, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Al D’Amato, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Benjamin A Gilman, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel, John W Warner
Paul L Baker	Robert Ernest Andrews, John Ensign, John Kerry, Thomas Peter Lantos, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, William S Cohen, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Josh Mandel
A Jerrold Perenchio	John Ensign, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Robert Simmons, Al D’Amato, Pete Wilson, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, John Bennett Johnston III

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Robert A Day