Howard Liebengold

Howard S. Liebengood (born 1943 died 2005) had a career spanning law, the military, as U.S. Senate sergeant-at-arms, tobacco industry lobbyist, running his own lobbying firm and chief of staff for two Republican senators.

Between 1981 and 1983 Liebengood was U.S. Senate sergeant-at-arms before becoming the executive vice president for federal relations chief of the Tobacco Institute in 1983. In 1984 he formed the lobbying firm, Gold & Liebengood with Martin Gold. While the company In 1989 the company was bought out by Burson-Marsteller in 1989 Liebengood stayed with it for several years. He then moved to law firm Powell, Goldstein, Frazer and Murphy

In 1995, he became chief lobbyist for tobacco giant Philip Morris. In 2001 he was appointed as chief of staff for Tennessee Republican, Senator Fred Thompson. When Thompson retired Liebengood became chief of staff for Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.

Liebengood died from a heart attack aged 62 on January 13, 2005.