Becky Bentson Weber

Ms. Weber is a Managing Director at BKSH & Associates who specializes in transportation and local government issues. She has held senior positions on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Ms. Weber previously served as counsel to Republican members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on all matters under the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Subcommittee. In that capacity, she advised members on a variety of surface transportation issues, including the federal-aid highway and transit programs, highway safety, motor carrier safety, motor carrier regulation, hazardous materials and pipeline safety.

During her eight year tenure on the Committee, she also participated in the annual appropriations and budget processes and collaborated in the drafting, negotiation and enactment of more than 40 laws. She was a frequent speaker on legislative issues before various industry and governmental groups.

Ms. Weber served in several capacities at the Department of Transportation. During her tenure in the Office of the General Counsel’s Legislative Division, she managed all legislative proposals of the Maritime Administration and the Research and Special Programs Administration and monitored legislation affecting those agencies. Previously, she served in the Office of the Chief of Counsel at the Research and Special Programs Administration, where she was responsible for drafting legislation and assisting with enforcement of hazardous materials and pipeline safety issues. She began her legal career in the Department’s Honors Attorney Program.

Prior to joining BKSH & Associates, Ms. Weber served as a consultant for a prominent bipartisan government relations firm specializing in transportation issues. There, she provided a full spectrum of government relations services, from providing comprehensive Washington representation on all legislative and regulatory issues of importance to a client, to lending targeted assistance to achieve a specific goal.

Ms. Weber served on the Bush/Cheney transition advisory team for the Department of Transportation in 2001 and was a National Campaign Founding Member for the Elizabeth Dole for President Exploratory Committee in 1999.

She holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas and a bachelor of arts degree from Baylor University.