Chairman Upton Names New House Commerce Committee General Counsel

House Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) named Mike Bloomquist the General Counsel for the committee. Bloomquist succeeds Jim Barnette, who has served as General Counsel under four GOP chairmen during his time on the Commerce Committee staff. Currently the committee’s Deputy General Counsel, Bloomquist also served as General Counsel to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.