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Richard E. Wiley

Born: c. 1933

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Attorney, Government
Party Affiliation: Republican [1]

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: FCC Chairman, 1974-77

Telecommunications lobbyist.


[1] National Co-Chair, Lawyers for Bush-Quayle, 1992. National Co-Chair, Lawyers for Bush-Cheney, 2000.

    University: BS, Northwestern University (1955)
    Law School: JD, Northwestern University School of Law (1958)
    Law School: LLM, Georgetown University Law Center
    Administrator: Advisory Board, Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia University

    Wiley Rein & Fielding Founding Partner (1983-)
    Kirkland & Ellis (1977-83)
    US FCC Chairman (1974-77)
    US FCC Commissioner (1972-77)
    Federal Communications Commission General Counsel (1970-72)
    American Bar Association
    Bush-Cheney '04
    District of Columbia Bar
    Dreier for Congress Committee
    Federal Bar Association President (1976-77)
    Federal Communications Bar Association President (1986-87)
    Friends of George Allen
    George W. Bush for President
    Illinois State Bar Association
    John McCain 2008
    McCain 2000
    McCain for Senate '98
    National Republican Senatorial Committee
    Practising Law Institute
    Republican National Lawyers Association Board of Directors
    Santorum 2006
    The Media Institute Trustee (as Chairman)
    Conflict of Interest Utah 1998, fined $150,000; fine overturned 2001
    Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
    Emmy 1997


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