Paul D. Irving
Paul Douglas Irving is an American law enforcement officer currently serving as the Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives since January 17, 2012, succeeding Wilson Livingood in that post.Career
Irving's educational background includes a bachelor's degree in justice from American University, and a J.D. degree from Whittier Law School. He began his professional career briefly serving as a clerk in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Los Angeles, California field office in 1980, before transferring to the United States Secret Service in 1983.
During his 25-year-long career with the Secret Service, he served as a supervisory agent in the Presidential Protection Division, as Deputy Assistant Director for Congressional Affairs, and as Assistant Director for Administration.
In 2003, he was assigned to the Executive Office of the President at the White House during the Secret Service's transition to the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Following his retirement from the Secret Service in 2008, he became president and managing partner of his family's real estate investment firm, and subsequently joined Command Consulting Group, an international security and intelligence consulting firm, where he was a senior security consultant in the firm's Washington, D.C. headquarters, and managing director of the firm's Miami, Florida office before becoming House Sergeant at Arms in January, 2012.
He was a resident of Florida at the time of his appointment as Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives.
