Vice President

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Morgan Meguire, LLC
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Thomas H. Porter has more than 15 years of federal legislative and campaign experience, including an expertise in Western resource issues.  He joined Morgan Meguire in 2004.

Prior to 2004, he served as senior staff to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter.  Mr. Porter managed Rep. Hunter's natural resources, environmental, agriculture, and tribal issues, including restoration of the Salton Sea, water storage and conveyance, and mitigation of tribal/community gaming conflicts.  He also served as the lead Capitol Hill staff for the successful implementation of California's Colorado River Plan, which reduced the state's over-dependence on the river.

Prior to his tenure with Rep. Hunter, Mr. Porter was a House Resources Committee legislative aide and liaison to the Western Caucus for Rep. John Doolittle.  In that position, he focused on energy and natural resources issues and was responsible for the successful development and passage of the $300 million Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. Mr. Porter began his career on Capitol Hill on the staff of Rep. Connie Morella.  He has also consulted for numerous political campaigns nationwide, including Rep. Dan Lungren’s 1998 California gubernatorial bid and many House races.

Lieutenant Commander Porter is a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, with service since 1996.  He has served on active duty overseas twice in support of the Global War on Terror.  His tours have included media operations assignments with NATO's ISAF Joint Command in Afghanistan and with the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet/Navy Central Command in the Arabian Gulf.  He has excelled at gaining critical media coverage of U.S. and Coalition operations by U.S., Arabic, Afghan, and international media.

Mr. Porter is a California native, and holds a B.A. in Political Science from California State University, San Bernardino (1994).