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Floyd Buford

Floyd Buford

Washington,D.C.

Summary

* Licensed to practice law in Georgia

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Writer

Daily Caller News Foundation
01.2025 - Current
  • Write and edit stories amassing 1M+ total page views. https://dailycaller.com/author/Floyd+Buford/
  • Beat primarily covers tariffs, welfare, and Chinese influence in American institutions.
  • Monitor 30+ sources daily for content relevant to conservative readers.
  • Draft FOIA requests for investigative reports team.
  • Articles shared by prominent conservatives and media outlets, including President Trump on 5/6/25. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114462406492811838

Senior Fellow, Welfare Policy

Foundation for Government Accountability
03.2022 - 05.2024
  • Met with hundreds of lawmakers in in 15 states and D.C. to advance policies pro-work policies. Areas of expertise included: work requirements, Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility, welfare fraud and improper payments.
  • Drafted legislation introduced in 6 states and D.C.: KY HB 367 - ending Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility; LA SB 195 - ending bureaucratic waivers of food stamp work requirements; TB HB 709 - ending bureaucratic waivers of food stamp work requirements; WV HB 5256 - loosening childcare staff ratios; SD SJR 501 - Medicaid work requirement ballot question; ID HB 419 - repealing Medicaid expansion; Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 §311(a)(1-3), §312, §313 - ending bureaucratic waivers of food stamp work requirements.
  • Testified in committee hearings against state agency directors.
  • Drafted numerous policy memos and research reports.
  • Submitted a federal regulatory comment.
  • Developed model TANF legislation and public housing legislation.
  • Spoke at conservative policy events around the country.

Consultant

FiscalNote
01.2021 - 03.2022
  • Led local tracking service monitoring commissions and councils in cities with population 50,000+.
  • Drafted more than 1,500 policy statements and bill analyses in response to new legislation in all 50 states and D.C.
  • Managed communications with GOP clients and led weekly policy calls with leadership at a large pro-life organization, DHS-ICE, and a leading gun rights group.
  • Set internal project deadlines, supervised client requests and approved documents for release.

Education

J.D. -

Mercer University School of Law
Macon, GA
05-2020

Bachelor of Science - Political Science

University of Georgia
Athens, GA
05-2017

Internships

Senator Johnny Isakson, Aug. 2019 - Dec. 2019


Georgia Attorney General's Office, Jan. 2020 - May 2020


Timeline

Writer

Daily Caller News Foundation
01.2025 - Current

Senior Fellow, Welfare Policy

Foundation for Government Accountability
03.2022 - 05.2024

Consultant

FiscalNote
01.2021 - 03.2022

J.D. -

Mercer University School of Law

Bachelor of Science - Political Science

University of Georgia

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