Amy Smith

June 25, 2008 - 3:17pm

Garrett's chief-of-staff becomes a campaign issue

U.S. Rep Scott Garrett (R-Wantage)U.S. Rep Scott Garrett (R-Wantage)A staunch opponent of mortgage company regulation and bailing out distressed borrowers, U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-Wantage) has a new chief of staff with ties to the troubled mortgage industry.

Amy Smith, who was hired as Garrett's chief-of-staff in March, spent two years as a lobbyist for the boutique firm Bartlett, Bendall and Kadesh, LLC, during which time she helped lobby for Countrywide Financial, the mortgage giant that has borne part of the blame for the subprime crisis, along with several other clients.

That, according to the campaign of 5th District Democratic challenger Dennis Shulman, represents a "revolving door culture in Washington."

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