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Transportation lobbyist takes fast track to Senate

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 10, 2021

As Congress begins to contemplate a massive infrastructure bill, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) has chosen a transportation lobbyist as his first revolving-door hire.

Mara Stark-Alcala is now the senator's legislative assistant handling appropriations and transportation issues. She comes from the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, where she spent the last year as a lobbyist and assistant vice president for congressional affairs.

Before that, Stark-Alcala was a lobbyist for Chambers, Conoln & Hartwell and for the American Public Transportation Association. She's also worked for the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.