Potomac Flacks: EXCLUSIVE: Patel Departs Rep. Wilson for Rep. Boustany; Delleney Replaces Him

November 13, 2011

EXCLUSIVE: Patel Departs Rep. Wilson for Rep. Boustany; Delleney Replaces Him

Neal Patel, not to be confused with former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney and Daily Caller co-founder Neil Patel, recently departed as Communications Director for Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), where he’s served since December 2010. Monday, Nov. 14 is his first day in the same role serving Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA).

Patel has had a nontraditional career path to Hill flack, having created a private equity holdings company in 2007 and also practicing law in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Patel is a 2005 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a 2008 graduate of the Charleston School of Law. He is a native of Nichols, SC.

Replacing Patel with Rep. Wilson is Caroline Delleney, a native of Chester, SC. (PF tipster)

Posted by Matt Mackowiak on November 13, 2011 in Capitol Hill , People | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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