Allison Tuck helps clients navigate Washington by combining deep experience in election law and campaign finance with a practical understanding of how government works. She counsels companies, nonprofits and trade associations, political committees, and individuals on managing political risk and compliance obligations while advancing their policy and business interests, advising them on the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Foreign Agents Registration Act, federal and state lobbying and pay-to-play laws, and congressional and executive branch ethics, gift, and financial disclosure rules. Beyond compliance, Allison guides clients through Senate inquiries and investigations and the confirmation process. And when disputes over voting and elections, campaign finance, and donor privacy reach the courts, Allison represents parties and amici, including before the U.S. Supreme Court.
As Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Allison developed a close understanding of the legislative process and the formal and informal rules and procedures that govern the Senate. She advised Senators and staff on campaign finance and election administration legislation and Senate institutional reform, as well as oversight of the legislative branch, the Federal Election Commission, and the Election Assistance Commission. Allison led Senate efforts on key bipartisan initiatives, including the successful extension of the FEC’s administrative fine program and passage of the Confirmation of Congressional Observer Access (COCOA) Act of 2024, and helped advance legislation affirming Congress’s Article I authority, including the Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act, which was enacted within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. She also shaped Republican strategy for some of the Senate’s earliest hearings on artificial intelligence.
Allison has served as counsel to the Chairman and two Vice Chairmen of the Federal Election Commission and played a central role in the FEC’s first major rulemaking in over a decade, regarding regulation of internet political communications. She began her career as an associate at a leading international law firm, where she advised clients on the full range of political law compliance and represented them in congressional and executive branch agency investigations.
