A senior policy adviser to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) has left Capitol Hill to join the National Association of Manufacturers, the group announced Monday.
Chris Phalen, a former aide to Sinema on energy, natural resources and environment, among other issues, is the trade group’s new vice president of domestic policy.
“Manufacturers are facing a political war on energy,” NAM CEO Jay Timmons said in a statement announcing the new hire. He pointed to permitting reform, critical mineral supply chains, and “regulatory barriers.”
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“Chris will help us steer policymakers in the right direction,” Timmons said. The trade group is expected to be influential as lawmakers re-craft the expiring 2017 tax cuts next year.
