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Wanted: tech exec for “conservative outreach”

Google and other tech companies are looking at how to lobby a Trump Administration.

A self-driving car traverses a parking lot at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California on January 8, 2016. 
 
A self-driving car traverses a parking lot at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California on January 8, 2016.   
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It happens every time there’s turnover in Washington: industries are trying to figure out how they will fare under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

The tech industry has a lot to win or lose depending on how Trump positions himself on topics like net neutrality and self-driving vehicles, so perhaps no surprise that Google has a job posting for a manager of “conservative outreach.”

What kind of issues might tech companies like Google focus lobbying efforts around?

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