NAM announces Trauger as Vice President of Government Relations
September 23, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) announced Joe Trauger as its new vice president of government relations. Trauger will take the helm of an already vibrant government relations team responsible for coordinating the NAM’s advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill.
“Joe’s policy experience at the NAM, in the advocacy world and on Capitol Hill have helped advance key manufacturing priorities on behalf of the millions of manufacturing workers in the United States,” said NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons. “We welcome Joe’s leadership in this new capacity and will continue to count on his expertise and influence in navigating the complex world of policymaking in the halls of Congress. Most importantly, Joe possesses the highest degree of integrity. When he makes a commitment or is entrusted with confidence, he keeps his word.”
Trauger was previously the NAM’s vice president of human resources policy, where he advocated on behalf of manufacturers on an array of human resources issues important to our nation’s job creators, including health care, immigration, education and training, workplace safety and labor management. Prior to joining the NAM, Trauger operated his own consulting practice, which focused on health care policy.
Before moving to the private sector, Trauger spent more than a decade on Capitol Hill, where he served in multiple senior-level capacities, including as principal health adviser in the House majority leader and majority whip offices. Trauger earned his B.A. in political science from Minnesota State University – Mankato.
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs more than 12 million men and women, contributes $2.09 trillion to the U.S. economy annually, has the largest economic impact of any major sector and accounts for more than three-quarters of private-sector research and development. The NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the Manufacturers or to follow us on Shopfloor, Twitter and Facebook, please visit www.nam.org. ~
