Sam Lauter is a fifth-generation San Francisco native and manages California-based Barnes Mosher Whitehurst Lauter & Partners’ (BMWL) public affairs and lobbying business. Early in his career, Sam worked for Congressman Philip Burton (D-CA) and Congresswoman Sala Burton (D-CA). He then went on to work on the presidential campaign and Senate staff for Joe Biden, where he served as the Senator’s personal assistant and later for California Lieutenant Governor Leo McCarthy on field strategy, fundraising and speechwriting. Lauter has been a key activist and fundraiser in the national pro-Israel community and the Democratic Party for over 30 years.