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Craig Brightup—Public policy

Craig Brightup is NRCA's vice president of government relations and opened its Washington, D.C., office in 1990. From 1987-90, Craig was director of congressional relations for the Federal Trade Commission—a position to which he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan. From 1983-87, he worked in Dallas doing government relations for the S&A Restaurant Corp., owner of Steak & Ale and Bennigan's, and later managing the Southwest regional political program for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Craig also was with the chamber in Washington, D.C., from 1981-83 and now serves on its Labor Relations and Regulatory Affairs committees. Craig began his career working for the Federal Election Commission from 1976-81 after graduating from Pennsylvania State University. In fall 2000, he was included on Fortune Small Business magazine's POWER 30 list of "influential insiders" in our nation's capital.