Hammond is one of four members of the leadership team for the Postal Regulatory Commission. He was appointed to this role by two different presidents. Hammond has had many titles in the nation’s capital. He has worked alongside senators and met President George W. Bush. Now, he is with the agency that oversees and regulates the United States Postal Service. After graduating from Missouri State Universiy in 1978 Hammond joined the staff of then-Congressman Gene Taylor. Most of Hammond’s time was spent on Capitol Hill. He worked for the Missouri Republican Party next, then the Republican National Committee. Around 1999, he started a private consulting company. He served as senior consultant on the presidential campaign of Steve Forbes, and later worked on the Florida ballot recount that decided the 2000 presidential election for George W. Bush.