After honing diverse legislative and policy expertise on Capitol Hill and as a political appointee in the Obama Administration, Oscar Ramirez joined the Podesta Group, where he advises clients on issues ranging from financial services to telecommunications to health care. He also conducts outreach to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), as well as to Hispanic advocacy organizations.
In one of many examples of how Oscar melds his issue expertise with effective outreach, he successfully helped two biotechnology clients organize tri-caucus (CBC, CHC, CAPAC) opposition to a proposed rule that would have had an adverse impact on minorities.
Oscar joined the Podesta Group after serving as special assistant to Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, where he directed outreach to state and local governments, the business community and community-based organizations. A seasoned veteran of Capitol Hill, Oscar served as Chief of Staff to Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA), Deputy Chief of Staff to Rep. Al Green (D-TX) and Legislative Director to Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA). Oscar also has extensive campaign experience. He served as the Virginia policy director for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, as well as worked on the Kerry presidential campaign and the gubernatorial races of Governor Martin O’Malley (D-MD), Governor Mark Warner (D-VA) and Alex Sink (D-FL).
Oscar, who was named by Washington Life magazine as one of "Washington DC's most influential movers and shakers under 40," is also active in national and state Democratic politics. He is a member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the DNC's Hispanic Caucus. He is also the First Vice Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party and was appointed by Governor O’Malley to sit on the Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs. On Capitol Hill, he served two terms as president of the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association and is currently a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Hispanic Lobbyists Association.
