Retired Rep. Henry Waxman, who stepped down after 40 years as a prominent liberal voice in Congress in 2015, has joined his son's PR firm, Waxman Strategies, as chairman.
PR veteran Michael Waxman opened WS in 2013 after senior stints at Hyde Park Communications and Fenton. Previous stints included Charter Communications, FleishmanHillard and Falcon Cable TV.
Ws, which has four key staffers, has worked for veterans advocacy group DAV, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, accounting firm Baker Tilly and financial transaction technology company UC Group.
Legal Times reported that Waxman had shopped his services to K Street law firms but balked at work that would contradict his career as a progressive. The Times noted "Waxman's resume read like a hit list of corporate America."
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