Jimmy Williams is an MSNBC Political Contributor and writes daily for jimmyspolitics.com.  He spent seven years as a senior staffer in the United States Senate, including nearly five years as the Senior Economic Policy Advisor to Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (IL). A former lobbyist, Jimmy represented multiple interests before the U.S. Congress and the Executive branch, including the real estate industry, the banking industry, the wine and spirits industry, and the speedracing industry. He lives in Virginia with his dog Moses and hails from the great State of South Carolina.