Adam Weissmann

Adam Weissmann is a veteran speechwriter and strategic advisor who spent fourteen years helping Congressional Democrats effectively communicate their policies and achievements.

From 2011 to 2023, Adam served as an advisor and directed the speechwriting operation for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, where he helped craft hundreds of speeches heard by audiences across the country and around the world. Along with op-eds placed in the New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, the Wall Street Journal, and other outlets, they helped Leader Hoyer and House Democrats shape the national discourse on issues running the gamut from economic policy to national security and from voting rights to health-care access.  After leaving Capitol Hill, Adam served as Chief Writer for the bipartisan, independent Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics, whose final report on improving safety, equitable access, and accountability in both elite and grassroots sports was released in March 2024.

From the snowy streets of Iowa to the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, Adam has traveled to key swing House districts to coach candidates on how to get their messages through to voters and win high-stakes radio, television, and live-streamed debates. In moments of crisis, he’s drafted statements that made news and helped drive the narrative. Understanding the critical intersection between traditional media and social media, Adam has collaborated on efforts to make sure that speeches delivered in Congress or at conferences resonate across different platforms to reach diverse audiences.

Earlier in his career, Adam served as a speechwriter to U.S. Senator Chris Coons and U.S. Senator Ted Kaufman. He worked on the 2008 Obama presidential campaign, successfully helping to coordinate national outreach to a key swing constituency across multiple states. Adam has an undergraduate degree in Classics and Political Science from the University of Chicago and a master’s in Political Science from Columbia University.

In addition to his work, Adam enjoys spending time mentoring those interested in pursuing careers in speechwriting or in government service. In 2021, he launched an innovative speechwriting fellowship in the House Majority Leader’s office that sought to help create opportunities for younger and more diverse writers to enter the field. Since 2018, Adam has also served on the board of directors for 3GDC, the nonprofit organization representing grandchildren of Holocaust survivors in the Washington, DC, area.

Adam lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and two children.