Julius W Hobson Jr

Mr. Hobson is Senior Policy Advisor at the firm, where he advises and lobbies on a number of issues including health care, appropriations, banking and financial services, budget, defense, foreign relations, energy and taxes. Prior to assuming his current role, he was Director, Division of Congressional Affairs, American Medical Association, where he managed the AMA's interaction with the U.S. Congress. Previously, Mr. Hobson was Assistant Director in the Division. While at the AMA, he lobbied the House and Senate Republican Leadership, the House Committees on Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means, and the House and Senate Appropriations, Armed Services, and Budget Committees. Prior to joining the AMA, Mr. Hobson served on the staff of former Senator Charles Robb [VA], where he was responsible for financial and economic issues, with particular emphasis on the budget resolution and appropriations bills. He previously served in the Executive Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia Government, where he was responsible for coordinating the city's relations with the Congress and the Federal Executive Branch, and for advocating for the annual District of Columbia Appropriations Bill. Mr. Hobson served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a subcommittee Staff Director and as Chief of Staff to a Member of the House. He also handled Congressional Affairs for Howard University, including advocating for the University's annual appropriation before the Congress. Mr. Hobson served a four-year term as an elected member of the D.C. Board of Education, during which he served a term as Vice President; and, his responsibilities included testifying before the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on behalf of the school system's budget. In addition to his full time position, Mr. Hobson is Professorial Lecturer, Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University, where he teaches courses on "Lobbying". He has lectured on budgets and appropriations at American University, University of the District of Columbia, Bowie State University, and the University of Texas, Austin. Mr. Hobson is Chair, Board of Trustees, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Capital Chapter. Mr. Hobson previously served as Chair, Vice Chair, and Member, Board of Directors, D.C. Health and Hospital Public Benefit Corporation, which was the governing board for the city's public hospital and clinics. He previously served as Chair, D.C. Health and Hospital Public Benefit Foundation. A Washington, D.C. native, Mr. Hobson is a graduate of Howard University (B.A., History) and George Washington University (M.A., Legislative Affairs). Mr. Hobson's family is profiled in The Washington Century: Three Families and the Shaping of the Nation's Capital, by Burt Solomon (2004). He is one of several lobbyists profiled in Lobbying in Washington, London, and Brussels: The Persuasive Communication of Political Issues, by Conor McGrath (2005)