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{{short description|American lawyer}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name                      = Kyle E. McSlarrow
| image                     = Kyle McSlarrow portrait.jpg
| alt                       = 
| caption                   = 
| birth_name                = Kyle Eugene McSlarrow
| birth_date                = {{birth date and age|1960|6|29}}
| birth_place               = 
| death_date                =
| death_place               = 
| residence                 = [[Falls Church, Virginia]]
| alma_mater                = [[Cornell University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Virginia School of Law|University of Virginia]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| title                     = [[United States Deputy Secretary of Energy]]
| president                 = [[George W. Bush]]
| term_start                = November 27, 2002
| term_end                  = February 2005
| predecessor               = [[Frank Blake (businessman)|Frank Blake]]
| successor                 = [[Clay Sell]]
| party                     = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse                    = Alison
| allegiance                = {{flag|United States}}
| branch                    = [[United States Army]]
| rank                      = [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]
}}
'''Kyle Eugene McSlarrow''' (born June 29, 1960)<ref>Kellman, Laurie (August 9, 1994). "8th District is hot again." ''[[The Washington Times]]''.</ref> is a former Deputy Secretary of the [[United States Department of Energy]] and Congressional candidate. From 2011 to 2017, he served as the head of [[Comcast]]'s lobbying and government-affairs office, which included [[NBCUniversal]] lawyers and lobbyists. In 2017, he became Comcast's Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations.<ref name=BIO>{{cite web |url=https://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/leadership-overview/kyle-mcslarrow |title=Kyle McSlarrow |last= |first= |date= |website=Comcast |publisher= |access-date=April 18, 2018 |quote=}}</ref><ref name=BusinessWire>{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170517006026/en/Comcast-Names-Amy-Lynch-Regional-Vice-President |title=Comcast Names Amy Lynch Regional Vice President for Washington Region  |last= |first= |date= 17 May 2017|website=Business Wire |publisher= |access-date=April 18, 2018 |quote=}}</ref>

==Background==
McSlarrow, a native of [[Virginia]], earned degrees from [[Cornell University]] and the [[University of Virginia]] School of Law. He and his wife, Alison, live in [[Falls Church, Virginia]].

Before moving to Capitol Hill in 1995, McSlarrow was an associate with the [[Washington, D.C.]] law firm of Hunton & Williams. As a captain in the U.S. Army, McSlarrow served in the Secretary of the Army's office as Assistant to the [[General Counsel of the Army]] from 1985 to 1989.<ref name=BIO/>

==Political campaigns==
Before joining the Department of Energy, McSlarrow served as Vice President of Political and Government Affairs for Grassroots.com, a privately held Internet company which marketed web-based political tools and services.<ref name=oldbio /> McSlarrow has held numerous positions in the political arena. From 1998 to 2000, he was the national chairman of the [[Dan Quayle]] for president campaign.<ref name=oldbio /> In 1997, he joined the office of the late U.S. Senator [[Paul Coverdell]] as Chief of Staff. McSlarrow also served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Counsel for Senate Majority Leaders [[Bob Dole]] and [[Trent Lott]] between 1995 and 1997.<ref name=oldbio /> McSlarrow was the Republican nominee in Virginia's 8th Congressional District in 1992 and 1994, losing both times to incumbent [[Jim Moran]].

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! Party
! Votes
! %
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! Party
! Votes
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|[[United States House election, 1992|1992]]
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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Kyle McSlarrow
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |102,717
|{{party shading/Republican}} |41.6
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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Jim Moran]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |138,542
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |56.1
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|{{party shading/Independent}} |Alvin O. West
|{{party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politics)|Independent]]
|{{party shading/Independent}} |5,601
|{{party shading/Independent}} |2.3
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|[[United States House election, 1994|1994]]
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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Kyle McSlarrow
|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |79,568
|{{party shading/Republican}} |39.3
|
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Jim Moran]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |120,281
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |59.3
|
|{{party shading/Independent}} |R. Ward Edmonds
|{{party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (Politics)|Independent]]
|{{party shading/Independent}} |1,858
|{{party shading/Independent}} |0.9<ref name="clerk">{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Office of the House Clerk - Electoral Statistics |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |pages=1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 |accessdate=March 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226190314/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |archivedate=December 26, 2007 }}</ref>
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==US Department of Energy==
[[File:Kyle McSlarrow.jpg|thumb|left|McSlarrow speaking in 2008]]
McSlarrow became [[Chief of Staff]] of the Department of Energy, serving during the [[George W. Bush]] administration.

On November 27, 2002, McSlarrow was appointed [[United States Deputy Secretary of Energy]].<ref name=oldbio>[http://www.ifpaenergyconference.com/bio-mcslarrow.html Kyle E. McSlarrow, Deputy Sec of Energy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017231306/http://www.ifpaenergyconference.com/bio-mcslarrow.html |date=2009-10-17 }}, 2003 Atoms for Peace Conference.</ref><ref>[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/1711?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Kyle+E.+McSlarrow%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=1 PN1711 — Kyle E. McSlarrow], — Department of Energy. ''Congress.gov''</ref>
He also was co-chairman of the U.S.-Russia Energy Working Group, a program started by George W. Bush and Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref name=oldbio /> He resigned in January 2005, leaving in early February.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://energy.gov/articles/deputy-secretary-energy-kyle-mcslarrow-resigns|title=Deputy Secretary of Energy Kyle McSlarrow Resigns|date=19 Jan 2005|accessdate=21 Jan 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/109th-congress/232?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Kyle+E.+McSlarrow%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=2 PN232 — Jeffrey Clay Sell — Department of Energy], ''Congress.gov''</ref>

==Cable lobbyist==
McSlarrow was president & CEO of the [[National Cable & Telecommunications Association]], a trade group representing the U.S. cable industry, from March 2005 to 2011. In 2010, he earned $2.8 million. According to ''[[Politico]]'', this salary made him the best-paid tech lobbyist in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.politico.com/story/2012/07/tech-group-execs-making-big-money-078306|title=Tech group execs making big money |date=July 2012|author=Rauf, David Saleh|work=Politico|accessdate=April 24, 2018}}</ref> He departed the role in 2011 and was succeeded by [[Michael K. Powell]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fcc-chair-michael-k-powell-167692|title=Former FCC Chair Michael K. Powell to Lead Cable Trade Group |date=March 5, 2011|author=Szalai, George|work=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=April 24, 2018}}</ref>

== Comcast ==
McSlarrow headed Comcast's lobbying and government-affairs office from April 2011 to 2017.<ref>''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', [http://www.philly.com/philly/business/117720883.html Comcast picks cable-industry official to head lobbying office], Bob Fernandez, March 10, 2011.</ref> In 2017, he became the company's Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations.<ref name=BusinessWire/> He retired in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Cablefax |date=2023-05-08 |title=Comcast Exec, Ex-NCTA Chief McSlarrow to Retire {{!}} People |url=https://www.cablefax.com/people/comcast-exec-ex-ncta-chief-mcslarrow-to-retire |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Cablefax |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{C-SPAN|31305}}

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