Comcast Names Former Manchin Aide Federal Lobbying Head

Lance West, former chief of staff to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., will head Comcast's Washington office, the cable company said Monday as it announced hiring West as executive vice president-federal government affairs starting Sept. 3. West most recently was American Petroleum Institute's vice president-federal government relations, overseeing its federal lobbying. Prior to that, he spent more than three years with Manchin. Previous Executive Vice President-Government Affairs Mitch Rose retired in May.