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| '''Vicki L. Iseman''' (born 1967) is |
'''Vicki L. Iseman''' (born 1967) is an American ] working for the firm Iseman & Szelinga.<ref name="2017OpenSecrets">{{cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby.../firmlbs.php?id=F134068&year=2017|title=Iseman & Szelinga|work=OpenSecrets.org|access-date=21 December 2017}}</ref> As a lobbyist for the firm ]<ref name=PittsburgPostGazette20080222> | ||
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| | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08053/859579-176.stm | | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08053/859579-176.stm | ||
| | title=Indiana County shows pride in Iseman | | title=Indiana County shows pride in Iseman | ||
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| author=Cindi Lash, Dan Majors | ||
| | date= February 22, 2008 | | date= February 22, 2008 | ||
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| ⚫ | }}</ref> she gained national media attention in February 2008, and again in May 2022, due to her involvement in the ].<ref name="NYT022108">{{cite news |author1=Jim Rutenberg |author2=Marilyn W. Thompson |author2-link=Marilyn W. Thompson |author3=David D. Kirkpatrick |author4=Stephen Labaton | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21mccain.html?_r=1&bl&ex=1203656400&en=d0734db651c10475&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin | title=For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk | newspaper=] | date=February 21, 2008}}</ref><ref name="nytimes.com">, '']'' (2022-05-09).</ref> | ||
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| ==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
| A native of ], ], Vicki Iseman graduated in 1985 from the ],<ref>{{cite news | author=Jeff Himler | url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/blairsvilledispatch/s_386231.html | title=Board expedites support for baseball field | |
A native of ], ], Vicki Iseman graduated in 1985 from the ],<ref>{{cite news | author=Jeff Himler | url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/blairsvilledispatch/s_386231.html | title=Board expedites support for baseball field | newspaper=The Dispatch | date=October 21, 2005}}</ref> where she was a cheerleader and a member of the student council.<ref name="WTAE">{{cite news | url=http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/15368908/detail.html?subid=10101261 | title=Lobbyist Linked To John McCain In Paper Is From Western Pa. | publisher=] | date=February 21, 2008}}</ref> She went on to attend the ], graduating with a bachelor's degree in ] in 1990.<ref name="IUP2002">{{cite news | author=Bruce Dries | url=http://old.www.iup.edu/publications/iupmag/backissues/Fall02/iseman.shtm | title=A View from the Top | publisher=IUP Magazine | date=Fall 2002}}</ref> In 2006, she delivered the commencement address at her old high school,<ref name="WTAE"/> and would lobby for both that school and her alma mater during her career.<ref name="PGZ">{{cite news |author1=Cindi Lash |author2=Dan Majors | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08053/859579-176.stm | title=Indiana County shows pride in Iseman | newspaper=] | date=February 22, 2008}}</ref> Her family still lives in ], where she is recalled as a "hometown girl who made good".<ref name="WTAE"/> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| Within months of graduation, Iseman joined a friend in Washington, D.C. and initially got a job as a ] at Alcalde & Fay. After a few months, she approached the president of Alcalde & Fay and said "I’m a college graduate and I’d like you to consider me for a ] or an ] position." The president agreed to a three-month trial and within a year she became his ].<ref name="IUP2002" /> | Within months of graduation, Iseman joined a friend in Washington, D.C., and initially got a job as a ] at Alcalde & Fay. After a few months, she approached the president of Alcalde & Fay and said "I’m a college graduate and I’d like you to consider me for a ] or an ] position." The president agreed to a three-month trial and within a year she became his ].<ref name="IUP2002" /> | ||
| From this position, Iseman learned about lobbying from the firm's president, and soon became a lobbyist in her own right. Eight years later, she became the youngest ] in the history of Alcalde & Fay.<ref name="IUP2002" /> | From this position, Iseman learned about lobbying from the firm's president, and soon became a lobbyist in her own right. Eight years later, she became the youngest ] in the history of Alcalde & Fay.<ref name="IUP2002" /> | ||
| ===Clients=== | ===Clients=== | ||
| Her clients have most notably been ] who were interested in the regulation of ]. Her most prominent broadcast clients from 1998 through 2006 have included ] (and its corporate parent, Paxson Communications), ], Religious Voices in Broadcasting, ], ], i2 Telecom International, ], ], Jovan Broadcasting, Saga Communications, Capstar Broadcasting Partners, ], and the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (purchased in 2003 by ] and renamed ]).<ref name="IUP2002" /><ref name="OpenSecrets">{{cite web | Her clients have most notably been ] who were interested in the regulation of ]. Her most prominent broadcast clients from 1998 through 2006 have included ] (and its corporate parent, Paxson Communications), ], Religious Voices in Broadcasting, ], ], i2 Telecom International, ], ], Jovan Broadcasting, Saga Communications, Capstar Broadcasting Partners, ], and the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (purchased in 2003 by ] and renamed ]).<ref name="IUP2002" /><ref name="OpenSecrets">{{cite web|url= http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/lobbyist.asp?txtname=Iseman%2C+Vicki&year=a&txttype=l|title= Career Client List, 1998 - 2006|publisher=]|access-date= 2008-02-23|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080226015137/http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/lobbyist.asp?txtname=Iseman%2C+Vicki&year=a&txttype=l|archive-date= 2008-02-26|url-status= dead}}</ref> She is also known for her work for the telecommunications industry,<ref name="PGZ"/> including her lobbying for ] and the ].<ref name="OpenSecrets"/> | ||
| |url = http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/lobbyist.asp?txtname=Iseman%2C+Vicki&year=a&txttype=l|title= Career Client List, 1998 - 2006|publisher= ]|accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref> She is also known for her work for the telecommunications industry,<ref name="PGZ"/> including her lobbying for ] and the ].<ref name="OpenSecrets"/> | |||
| Some of her other prominent clients have been ], ] (and the family trust of owner ]), ], ], ], American Medical Facilities Management, ] and ], ], ], ], and the cities of ], ], and ], ].<ref name="OpenSecrets"/> She also lobbied for some charitable personal causes, including her aforementioned efforts for her ] and ].<ref name="PGZ"/> | Some of her other prominent clients have been ], ] (and the family trust of owner ]), ], ], ], American Medical Facilities Management, ] and ], ], ], ], and the cities of ], ], and ], ].<ref name="OpenSecrets"/> She also lobbied for some charitable personal causes, including her aforementioned efforts for her ] and ].<ref name="PGZ"/> | ||
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| On behalf of these clients, she lobbied both the ] and the ].<ref name="AFBIO">{{cite web | On behalf of these clients, she lobbied both the ] and the ].<ref name="AFBIO">{{cite web | ||
| |url = http://www.alcalde-fay.com/meet_the_firm/BiosDetail.cfm?id=44 | |url = http://www.alcalde-fay.com/meet_the_firm/BiosDetail.cfm?id=44 | ||
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| |title= Vicki Iseman | |title= Vicki Iseman | ||
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|access-date=2008-02-21}}</ref> In the course of hearings on communications bills in 1992 and 1996 which eventually led to the ], she argued that cable TV should have to carry ].<ref name="AFBIO" /> She also represented her clients' interests with respect to the upcoming conversion to ]; satellite reception; and telecommunications ownership provisions. | ||
| Her other activities as a lobbyist included public organizing on behalf of clients interested in the allocation of ] ]s, assisting clients interested in securing government contracts and government appropriations, and participating in political fundraising.<ref name="AFBIO"/> |
Her other activities as a lobbyist included public organizing on behalf of clients interested in the allocation of ] ]s, assisting clients interested in securing government contracts and government appropriations, and participating in political fundraising.<ref name="AFBIO"/> | ||
| In February 2015, ] reported that based on a press release, Iseman and fellow Acalde & Fay attorney Tatanya Szeliga formed Iseman & Szelinga, a new "spinoff" of Acalde & Fay focusing on government affairs and public relations, intending to maintain a "strategic alliance" with the previous firm.<ref name="Palmer2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/tipsheets/politico-influence/2015/02/kingston-to-squire-patton-boggs-chamber-business-groups-request-fcc-clarification-mcbees-glendening-to-direct-impact-212543|title=Kingston to Squire Patton Boggs — Chamber, business groups request FCC clarification — McBee's Glendening to Direct Impact|last=Palmer|first=Anna |author2=Tarini Parti |author3=Adam Sneed |date=3 February 2015|work=Politico Influence|publisher=Politico.com|access-date=21 December 2017}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ==Lawsuit against ''The New York Times''== | ||
| ⚫ | ==Lawsuit against ''The New York Times''== | ||
| In December 2008, Iseman filed a ]27 million ] lawsuit against ''The New York Times'', alleging that the paper, in the course of describing circumstances of her lobbying activity, had falsely implied an illicit romantic relationship between her and Senator ].<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |author2=Cooper, Alan |title=BREAKING NEWS: Lobbyist Vicki Iseman files $27M suit against New York Times |work=] |date=30 December 2008}}</ref> ''The Times'' said they "fully stood behind the article" and the story was "true and accurate".<ref>{{cite |
In December 2008, Iseman filed a ]27 million ] lawsuit against ''The New York Times'', alleging that the paper, in the course of describing circumstances of her lobbying activity, had falsely implied an illicit romantic relationship between her and Senator ].<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |author2=Cooper, Alan |title=BREAKING NEWS: Lobbyist Vicki Iseman files $27M suit against New York Times |work=] |date=30 December 2008}}</ref> ''The Times'' said they "fully stood behind the article" and the story was "true and accurate".<ref>{{cite news | ||
| |date= December 30, 2008 | |date= December 30, 2008 | ||
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| |title= Lobbyist Sues Times, Citing Report of McCain Ties | |title= Lobbyist Sues Times, Citing Report of McCain Ties | ||
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| The suit was subsequently settled without payment in February 2009.<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Pérez-Peña |title=Libel Suit Against The Times Ends |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/business/media/20lawsuit.html?hp | |
The suit was subsequently settled without payment in February 2009.<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Pérez-Peña |title=Libel Suit Against The Times Ends |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/business/media/20lawsuit.html?hp |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 19, 2009 |access-date=February 19, 2009 }}</ref> As part of the settlement, Ms. Iseman accepted the Times’ explanation,<ref>, '']'' (2009-02-19).</ref> which appeared in a "Note to Readers" published in the newspaper. The "Note to Readers" said: "The article did not state, and The Times did not intend to conclude, that Ms. Iseman had engaged in a romantic affair with Senator McCain or an unethical relationship on behalf of her clients in breach of the public trust."<ref>, '']'' (2009-02-19).</ref> | ||
| The article that prompted the lawsuit was published on February 21, 2008.<ref name="slander">, '']'' (2008-02-21).</ref> McCain's presidential campaign called the article "a hit-and-run smear campaign" and "gutter politics."<ref name="slander" /> | The article that prompted the lawsuit was published on February 21, 2008.<ref name="slander">, '']'' (2008-02-21).</ref> McCain's presidential campaign called the article "a hit-and-run smear campaign" and "gutter politics."<ref name="slander" /> | ||
| ], a senior strategist for Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, said on May 8, 2022 that Senator McCain had confessed to him in 2008 that he was actually having an affair.<ref> ''The Warning with Steve Schmidt'' via Substack</ref> This confession occurred after he and the campaign had already disputed the claims published in ''The New York Times''. "Ultimately, John McCain's lie became mine," Schmidt said. On May 9, 2022, ''The Times'' stated that Schmidt lied about McCain's romantic involvement with the female lobbyist in order to discredit ''The Times'' article and protect his client's reputation,<ref name="nytimes.com"/> but Schmidt and lawyers dispute this claim and ''The Times''' timeline of events.<ref> ''The Warning with Steve Schmidt'' via Substack</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * , accessed from opensecrets.org | * , accessed from opensecrets.org | ||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Iseman, Vicki}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Iseman, Vicki}} | ||
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| Vicki Iseman | |
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| Born | 1967 Homer City, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Bachelor's degree in Elementary education (IUP) |
| Occupation | Lobbyist (Iseman & Szelinga) |
Vicki L. Iseman (born 1967) is an American lobbyist working for the firm Iseman & Szelinga. As a lobbyist for the firm Alcalde & Fay she gained national media attention in February 2008, and again in May 2022, due to her involvement in the John McCain lobbyist controversy.
Personal
A native of Indiana, Pennsylvania, Vicki Iseman graduated in 1985 from the Homer-Center High School, where she was a cheerleader and a member of the student council. She went on to attend the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 1990. In 2006, she delivered the commencement address at her old high school, and would lobby for both that school and her alma mater during her career. Her family still lives in Indiana County, where she is recalled as a "hometown girl who made good".
Career
Within months of graduation, Iseman joined a friend in Washington, D.C., and initially got a job as a receptionist at Alcalde & Fay. After a few months, she approached the president of Alcalde & Fay and said "I’m a college graduate and I’d like you to consider me for a secretarial or an administrative position." The president agreed to a three-month trial and within a year she became his special assistant.
From this position, Iseman learned about lobbying from the firm's president, and soon became a lobbyist in her own right. Eight years later, she became the youngest partner in the history of Alcalde & Fay.
Clients
Her clients have most notably been broadcasters who were interested in the regulation of cable television. Her most prominent broadcast clients from 1998 through 2006 have included PAX Network (and its corporate parent, Paxson Communications), CanWest Global Communications, Religious Voices in Broadcasting, ION Media Networks, Click Radio, i2 Telecom International, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Total Living Network, Jovan Broadcasting, Saga Communications, Capstar Broadcasting Partners, Telemundo, and the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (purchased in 2003 by Univision Communications, Inc. and renamed Univision Radio). She is also known for her work for the telecommunications industry, including her lobbying for BearingPoint and the Computer Sciences Corporation.
Some of her other prominent clients have been PricewaterhouseCoopers, Carnival Cruise Lines (and the family trust of owner Micky Arison), AstraZeneca, CACI, FCCLA, American Medical Facilities Management, Marin County and Tulare County, California, Hillsborough County, Florida, and the cities of Miami, Florida, and Palm Springs, California. She also lobbied for some charitable personal causes, including her aforementioned efforts for her former high school and university.
Lobbying activities
On behalf of these clients, she lobbied both the House Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee. In the course of hearings on communications bills in 1992 and 1996 which eventually led to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, she argued that cable TV should have to carry broadcast television. She also represented her clients' interests with respect to the upcoming conversion to digital television; satellite reception; and telecommunications ownership provisions.
Her other activities as a lobbyist included public organizing on behalf of clients interested in the allocation of Federal Highway Administration trust funds, assisting clients interested in securing government contracts and government appropriations, and participating in political fundraising.
In February 2015, Politico reported that based on a press release, Iseman and fellow Acalde & Fay attorney Tatanya Szeliga formed Iseman & Szelinga, a new "spinoff" of Acalde & Fay focusing on government affairs and public relations, intending to maintain a "strategic alliance" with the previous firm.
Lawsuit against The New York Times
In December 2008, Iseman filed a US$27 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, alleging that the paper, in the course of describing circumstances of her lobbying activity, had falsely implied an illicit romantic relationship between her and Senator John McCain. The Times said they "fully stood behind the article" and the story was "true and accurate".
The suit was subsequently settled without payment in February 2009. As part of the settlement, Ms. Iseman accepted the Times’ explanation, which appeared in a "Note to Readers" published in the newspaper. The "Note to Readers" said: "The article did not state, and The Times did not intend to conclude, that Ms. Iseman had engaged in a romantic affair with Senator McCain or an unethical relationship on behalf of her clients in breach of the public trust."
The article that prompted the lawsuit was published on February 21, 2008. McCain's presidential campaign called the article "a hit-and-run smear campaign" and "gutter politics."
Steve Schmidt, a senior strategist for Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, said on May 8, 2022 that Senator McCain had confessed to him in 2008 that he was actually having an affair. This confession occurred after he and the campaign had already disputed the claims published in The New York Times. "Ultimately, John McCain's lie became mine," Schmidt said. On May 9, 2022, The Times stated that Schmidt lied about McCain's romantic involvement with the female lobbyist in order to discredit The Times article and protect his client's reputation, but Schmidt and lawyers dispute this claim and The Times' timeline of events.
References
- "Iseman & Szelinga". OpenSecrets.org. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Cindi Lash, Dan Majors (February 22, 2008). "Indiana County shows pride in Iseman". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- Jim Rutenberg; Marilyn W. Thompson; David D. Kirkpatrick; Stephen Labaton (February 21, 2008). "For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk". The New York Times.
- ^ "Former Top McCain Aide Says He Lied to Discredit a Times Article", New York Times (2022-05-09).
- Jeff Himler (October 21, 2005). "Board expedites support for baseball field". The Dispatch.
- ^ "Lobbyist Linked To John McCain In Paper Is From Western Pa". WTAE-TV. February 21, 2008.
- ^ Bruce Dries (Fall 2002). "A View from the Top". IUP Magazine.
- ^ Cindi Lash; Dan Majors (February 22, 2008). "Indiana County shows pride in Iseman". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "Career Client List, 1998 - 2006". OpenSecrets. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ "Vicki Iseman". Alcalde & Fay. Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- Palmer, Anna; Tarini Parti; Adam Sneed (3 February 2015). "Kingston to Squire Patton Boggs — Chamber, business groups request FCC clarification — McBee's Glendening to Direct Impact". Politico Influence. Politico.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Fletcher, Paul; Cooper, Alan (30 December 2008). "BREAKING NEWS: Lobbyist Vicki Iseman files $27M suit against New York Times". Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
- Johnston, David (December 30, 2008). "Lobbyist Sues Times, Citing Report of McCain Ties". The New York Times. pp. A15. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
- Pérez-Peña, Richard (February 19, 2009). "Libel Suit Against The Times Ends". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- "Joint Statement", New York Times (2009-02-19).
- "Note to Readers", New York Times (2009-02-19).
- ^ "For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk", The New York Times (2008-02-21).
- "No Books. No Money. Just the Truth." The Warning with Steve Schmidt via Substack
- “The Lincoln Project #MediaFail - Chapter 1” The Warning with Steve Schmidt via Substack
External links
- List of clients for which Iseman has lobbied, accessed from opensecrets.org