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New top lobbyist at Realtors has GOP roots

McGahan to succeed Jerry Giovaniello; Gillespie named chief marketing officer McGahn, left, and Gillespie The $238M-revenue National Association of Realtors has tapped a longtime Republican operative with close ties to the Trump White House as its new chief lobbyist—one of two new additions to the group's leadership team. Shannon McGahn has been appointed SVP government affairs. She succeeds Jerry Giovaniello, who is retiring at the end of the year, and will be the first woman to lead the association's lobbying operations. McGahn most recently was staff director for the House Committee on Financial Services. Previously, she was counselor to Treasury Secretary Steven… Read More