Tucker C. Shumack

Tucker C. Shumack is a principal with Capitol Counsel LLC.  He brings to the firm nearly a decade of experience working on Capitol Hill in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Shumack served as the tax and finance counsel to Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship where she is ranking member.   As the tax advisor to a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, he was intimately involved in negotiating such legislation as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007, Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, and the Gulf Opportunity Zone Tax Act of 2005. 

Before working for Senator Snowe, Mr. Shumack was a legislative assistant from 2003 to 2005 for Congressman and then Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), a prominent member of the Commerce Committee as well as the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Foreign Relations, Small Business, and Veteran Affairs Committees.  Mr. Shumack advised Senator Isakson on a range of issues including tax, budget, social security, agriculture, foreign affairs, defense, veteran affairs, and immigration. 

Mr. Shumack began his career working from 1995 to 1999 for the late Senator Paul Coverdell (R-GA), a former member of Senate leadership and the Senate Finance Committee.  During his time with Senator Coverdell, Mr. Shumack served in a number of different capacities in both the Washington and state offices including legislative assistant, scheduler, and middle Georgia regional representative.