▁to ▁represent ▁a ▁district ▁with ▁a ▁non - li ber al ▁white ▁majority . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Children , ▁Youth , ▁and ▁Famil ies ▁ ▁After ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁John ▁Dan for th ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁election , ▁Whe at ▁chose ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁instead ▁run ▁for ▁Dan for th ' s ▁seat . ▁Whe at ▁lost ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁to ▁former ▁governor ▁John ▁Ash cro ft . ▁Kar en ▁Mc Car thy ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁succeed ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁Post - C ong r essional ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁Senate ▁race , ▁Whe at ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁Public ▁Policy ▁and ▁Government ▁Rel ations ▁at ▁CA RE . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁campaign ▁manager ▁of ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ' s ▁re - e lection ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Whe at ▁formed ▁the ▁lo bb ying ▁group ▁Whe at ▁Government ▁Rel ations . ▁Whe at ▁Government ▁Rel ations ▁is ▁a ▁full ▁service ▁lo bb ying ▁firm ▁representing ▁clients ▁on ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁issues ▁including : ▁Health ▁Care , ▁Energy , ▁Fin an cial ▁Services , ▁Education , ▁Tele communic ations , ▁Information ▁Technology , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Whe at ▁Government ▁Rel ations ▁represents ▁clients ▁on ▁the ▁issues ▁of : ▁ 1 ) ▁Health ▁Care ▁▁ 2 )