W. Scott Douglas

Overview

With a career spanning more than 25 years working in government and politics, Scott Douglas is a veteran lobbyist with experience at the highest levels of federal and state government. Scott has served in both in-house and external government relations roles and knows how to effectively execute grassroots, public relations, and crisis communications tactics as important components of broad-based government relations strategies.

Scott is a senior policy director in Crowell & Moring’s Government Affairs and Health Care groups, where he focuses on assisting clients with legislative and regulatory issues. Scott uses his significant health care public policy experience to assist health care companies; managed care, long-term care, and long-term care pharmacy facilities; trade associations; and other organizations with legislation before the U.S. Congress.

Scott has experience working in highly diverse settings, including Fortune 500 companies and a contract lobbying firm. He has run multistate lobbying operations, working directly with decision-makers and overseeing external lobbyists. Scott directed the state government affairs program for the 47-state operation of a Fortune 400 health care company, monitored developing legislation, and developed and executed lobbying strategies. He was also a principal lobbyist at Capital Link Consultants, a leading Kentucky lobbying firm, and successfully represented clients from the health care, consumer finance, education, manufacturing, retail, insurance, and information technology sectors.

In addition to his government affairs background, Scott worked as the finance director for Sen. Mitch McConnell, the current Senate minority leader. He also served as the Kentucky campaign manager for Bush-Cheney 2000 and as the political director for Sen. Jim Bunning’s 1998 campaign.

Scott is a past president of the Washington Industrial Roundtable, an executive-level organization that meets regularly for off-the-record meetings with members of Congress, executive branch officials, public figures, and private-sector spokespeople to discuss current public policy issues.

Career & Education

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U.S. Senate
Finance Director, Senator Mitch McConnell, 1996–2002
- U.S. Senate
  Finance Director, Senator Mitch McConnell, 1996–2002
Eastern Kentucky University, B.A., 1996
- Eastern Kentucky University, B.A., 1996

Scott's Insights

Webinar | 11.22.24

Charting the Course: Healthcare Priorities in the New Trump Administration

Join us for an insightful webinar as we explore the health care priorities under the new Congress and Administration following the recent election.

Speaking Engagement | 10.24.24
"Election 2024 Playing out the Possibilities and Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Tax Policy ," 2024 Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar, Washington, D.C.
Client Alert | 5 min read | 10.08.24
Election 2024: Transportation Policy and Politics, Ruling the Road in 2025
Webinar | 09.05.24
Trump and Harris: Recap of the RNC and DNC conventions and Mapping of the Political and Policy Landscape

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Representative Matters

Advised clients and other organizations on Congress’ various COVID-19 response and relief packages, including advocating for an expansion of the Paycheck Protection Program to include 501(c)(6) organizations.
Represented a medical device manufacturer and distributor in advocating for the 2019 permanent repeal of the Medical Device Tax.
Managed engagement strategy with Republican offices for successful 2015 effort to persuade Congress to create a $1 billion fund to compensate United States victims of state-sponsored terrorism. Managed 2019 Republican outreach in urging Congress to extend the life of the Fund and make other technical corrections.
Leader of representation team for KidsVax, a New Hampshire company assisting states in managing universal vaccination programs, advocating for an amendment to TRICARE reimbursement policy as part of the 2017 and 2018 National Defense Authorization Acts.
Led 2018 Congressional and Federal Agency advocacy campaign for Key Safety Systems in its $1.6 Billion acquisition of Takata Corporation, which required NHTSA and Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) approval.