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NextEra Energy hires Dem aide as election approaches

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 23, 2020

A Green New Deal cosponsor has lost an aide to NextEra Energy — one of the companies most predicted to flourish under a Joe Biden presidency.

Kevin Stockert will finish up work today with Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and move to the renewable-focused utility firm early next month. He was most recently a senior legislative assistant handling Blumenauer's energy and environment portfolios, among other legislative issues. Stockert previously worked for Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and the Senate Budget Committee.

NextEra recently overtook ExxonMobile as the country's most valuable energy company, as measured by market capitalization. As the world's biggest solar- and wind-energy provider, NextEra is expected to grow even more under a Biden presidency, which Biden claims would move the country toward renewable-energy sources.