Craig Huseman Metz

Background

Metz, Craig Huseman was born on August 26, in Columbia, South Carolina. Son of Leonard Huseman and Annette (Worthington) Metz.

Education

Bachelor, U. Tennessee;

Juris Doctor, U. Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law;

Certificate in Negotiation and Leadership, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School;

Certified, United States House of Representatives Republican Leadership Parliamentary Law School, 1987.

Career

Canvass Coordinator/Liaison, Campaign to Re-Elect Congressman Floyd Spence, 1978;

Chairman, Shelby County Delegation to 1983 Tennessee Young Republican Federation Convention;

Vice Chairman, Shelby County Young Republicans, 1983-1984;

Chairman, Shelby County Young Republicans, 1984-1985;

Shelby County Administrator, Assistant to Tennessee State Executive Director, Reagan-Bush Campaign, 1984;

Field Representative, Campaign to Re-Elect Congressman Floyd Spence, 1986;

Special Assistant, Congressman Floyd Spence, Washington, DC, 1986-1988;

Counsel, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, 1988-1990;

Commissioner's Counsel, United States Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Washington, DC, 1990-1991;

Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Liaison, United States Department of Education, Washington, DC, 1991-1993;

Assistant Director, Division of Congressional Affairs, American Medical Association, Washington, DC, 1993;

Chief of Staff, Congressman Floyd Spence, Washington, DC, 1993-2001;

Government Relations Manager, EMC Corporation, Arlington, VA, 2001-2007;

Partner, Venable LLP, Washington, DC, 2007-2009;

Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough LLP, Washington, DC, 2009-2024;

Chief of Staff, Congressman Joe Wilson, Washington, DC, 2024-Present

Achievements

• Craig Huseman Metz has been listed as a noteworthy Legislative Administrator by Marquis Who's Who;
  
  The Order of the Palmetto;
  
  Palmetto Patriot Award of The Adjutant General of South Carolina;
  
  President's Award of the National Guard Association of South Carolina;
  
  Meritorious Service Medal of The Military Department of South Carolina;
  
  Legislative Award of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States;
  
  Honorary Washington Fellow of the Institute of Public Service and Policy Research of the University of South Carolina;
  
  Outstanding Leadership Award, Shelby County Young Republicans (TN), 1985;
  
  Award of Merit, Republican Party of Shelby County (TN), 1985;
  
  Judge for South Carolina, National Writing Competition of the United States Constitution Bicentennial, 1987-1988;
  
  U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT BEST LAWYERS, for Administrative/Regulatory Law, Legislative, and Government Relations
  
  

Membership

Member Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes, Washington; Member, Republican National Lawyers Association, State Chairman, South Carolina Chapter, 1987-1990; Order of St. John (Hospitaller), Chairman, Government Relations Committee, 2014-2020 and Co-Chairman, Washington, DC Region Committee, 2021-Present; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Chairman, National Government Relations Committee, 2015-2017; Phi Alpha Delta, Vice President, McKellar Chapter, Outstanding Service Award, 1983.

Connections

Married Karen Angela McCleary, August 11, 1984, Memphis, TN. 1 child, Preston Worthington Metz.

Father:

Leonard Huseman Metz

Mother:

Annette (Worthington) Metz

Spouse:

Karen Angela (McCleary) Metz

child:

Preston Worthington Metz