Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette

Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette is the director of government affairs at POGO. He joined POGO in 2018, and prior to that worked in government affairs for a disability rights organization. Dylan has degrees in economics and political science from the University of Southern Maine and a graduate degree in international relations from Northeastern University. In his time at POGO, Dylan has worked on a wide range of policy issues, including congressional stock trading; Pentagon accountability; federal spending issues; foreign influence and the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA); judicial ethics; and congressional capacity, among others. In his current role as director of government affairs, Dylan leads POGO’s lobbying and advocacy efforts and helps the organization’s policy and subject-matter experts design and execute policy advocacy campaigns and achieve policy change goals.

In recognition for his work, Dylan was named by the Hill as one of the top lobbyists in Washington for 2022 and 2023. While at POGO, Dylan has testified at congressional hearings on judicial ethics and foreign influence. He has also been interviewed and quoted in a variety of media outlets, including the Washington Post, Fox News, Federal News Network, the Washington Free Beacon, the Washington Examiner, and NPR, among others. Dylan has also written published pieces for NBC and Roll Call.

Dylan was born and raised in Maine and currently resides in the Baltimore area. He lives with his wife (Adelaida), son (Desmond), and three cats (Chevy, Callie, and Craig). He is a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan and an epic fantasy fiction reader. Dylan is also a fitness enthusiast, whisky aficionado, and a voracious consumer of podcasts.