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Thomas J. Bliley Jr.

Republican Representative from Virginia, co-sponsor of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2000 2010 2020 Congressional Committee U.S. House Committee on… Congressional Committee at U.S. House Committee on Financial Services (1995–present) 1995→ Contemporary/Regulatory Coun… Brooksley Born Contemporary/Regulatory Counterpart at Brooksley Born (1998–present) 1998→ Contemporary Context Long-Term Capital Manag… Contemporary Context at Long-Term Capital Management (1998–present) 1998→ Oversight Arthur Levitt Oversight at Arthur Levitt (1999–present) 1999→ Industry Beneficiary Sanford I. Weill Industry Beneficiary at Sanford I. Weill (1999–present) 1999→ Industry Beneficiary Citigroup Industry Beneficiary at Citigroup (1999–present) 1999→ Related Entity Travelers Group Related Entity at Travelers Group (1999–present) 1999→ Legislative Sponsor Glass-Steagall Act Legislative Sponsor at Glass-Steagall Act (1999–present) 1999→ Legislative Co-Sponsor Phil Gramm Legislative Co-Sponsor at Phil Gramm (1999–present) 1999→ Affiliation Alan Greenspan Affiliation at Alan Greenspan (1999–present) 1999→ Policy Counterpart Robert Rubin Policy Counterpart at Robert Rubin (1999–present) 1999→ Created Category Financial Services Hold… Created Category at Financial Services Holding Companies (1999–present) 1999→ Contemporary Policy Figure Larry Summers Contemporary Policy Figure at Larry Summers (1999–present) 1999→ Legislative Co-Sponsor Jim Leach Legislative Co-Sponsor at Jim Leach (1999–present) 1999→ Namesake Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Namesake at Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (1999–present) 1999→ Related Legislation Commodity Futures Moder… Related Legislation at Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (2000–present) 2000→ Related Entity President's Working Gro… Related Entity at President's Working Group on Financial Markets (2000–present) 2000→ Successor Beneficiary Chuck Prince Successor Beneficiary at Chuck Prince (2003–present) 2003→ Affected Entity Bear Stearns Affected Entity at Bear Stearns (2007–present) 2007→ Affected Entity Goldman Sachs Affected Entity at Goldman Sachs (2008–present) 2008→ Subject Of Inquiry Financial Crisis Inquir… Subject Of Inquiry at Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (2011–present) 2011→ Former Member House Energy and Commer… Former Member at House Energy and Commerce Committee (2026–present) 2026→

Conflict Zones (4)

CONFLICT ZONE · 1998–2026
Congressional Committee (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services) overlapping with Contemporary Context (Long-Term Capital Management)
CONFLICT ZONE · 1999–2026
Congressional Committee (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services) overlapping with Related Entity (Travelers Group)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2007–2026
Congressional Committee (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services) overlapping with Affected Entity (Bear Stearns)
CONFLICT ZONE · 2026–2026
Former Member (House Energy and Commerce Committee) overlapping with Contemporary Context (Long-Term Capital Management), Related Entity (Travelers Group), Affected Entity (Bear Stearns)

All Roles & Relationships (22)

Sector Role Entity Period
GOVERNMENT Congressional Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services 1995–present
OTHER Contemporary/Regulatory Counterpart Brooksley Born 1998–present
CORPORATE Contemporary Context Long-Term Capital Management 1998–present
OTHER Oversight Arthur Levitt 1999–present
OTHER Industry Beneficiary Sanford I. Weill 1999–present
OTHER Industry Beneficiary Citigroup 1999–present
CORPORATE Related Entity Travelers Group 1999–present
OTHER Legislative Sponsor Glass-Steagall Act 1999–present
OTHER Legislative Co-Sponsor Phil Gramm 1999–present
OTHER Affiliation Alan Greenspan 1999–present
OTHER Policy Counterpart Robert Rubin 1999–present
OTHER Created Category Financial Services Holding Companies 1999–present
OTHER Contemporary Policy Figure Larry Summers 1999–present
OTHER Legislative Co-Sponsor Jim Leach 1999–present
OTHER Namesake Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act 1999–present
OTHER Related Legislation Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 2000–present
OTHER Related Entity President's Working Group on Financial Markets 2000–present
OTHER Successor Beneficiary Chuck Prince 2003–present
CORPORATE Affected Entity Bear Stearns 2007–present
OTHER Affected Entity Goldman Sachs 2008–present
OTHER Subject Of Inquiry Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission 2011–present
GOVERNMENT Former Member House Energy and Commerce Committee 2026–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Thomas J. Bliley Jr. using dates recorded in the entity connection graph. Roles are classified into sectors (government, corporate, political) based on relationship type and target entity type.

Conflict zones are periods where government/institutional roles overlap with corporate positions. These overlaps are not inherently improper but represent structural conditions that merit public scrutiny — the same person simultaneously holds a position involving public trust and a position involving private financial interest.

Date precision varies: some connections record only a year, others a full date. Ongoing roles (no end date) are drawn to the present year. Committee memberships are drawn from official congressional records where available.