The Facebook evangelist of Congress
Meet the guy teaching Congress to use FB
The face of Facebook in Washington is a young, one-time Democratic political aide who spends his days taking calls from Republicans and Democrats alike who want to learn more about how to use Facebook to reach their constituents.
Technically, he's a registered lobbyist (Facebook has a lobbyist? Yeah, EVERYBODY has a lobbyist in Washington), but in practical terms he's like a one-man help desk to Capitol Hill. Read The Washington Post story here.
Scott Montgomery, Congress.org
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