Seamus Dowdall is a legislative associate staffing NACo’s telecommunications and technology policy steering committee, as well as working on NACo’s American Rescue Plan team. He is responsible for writing updates on legislative and regulatory activities, preparing and conducting meetings and educational sessions held in conjunction with NACo conferences, and tracking a wide variety of policy updates. Prior to joining NACo, he held several positions on POLITICO’s business team, including roles as account manager and customer success manager for the journalism company’s state news networks. Dowdall holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from Bucknell University, and is currently pursuing an MPA at American University.