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Lobbyist returns to Senate as chief of staff

Posted by Heavyn Lester on Sept. 12, 2024

After five years in the private sector, Pat Hayes is returning to his roots to serve as Sen. John Hickenlooper's (D-Colo.) chief of staff.

Hayes was most recently a partner at the lobbying firm Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid LLC. During his three and a half years at the firm, Hayes lobbied on behalf of numerous big-name clients, including Airbnb, T-Mobile and Best Buy.

Hayes gained over ten years of experience on the Hill before entering the private sector as senior vice president for government affairs at Altice USA Inc. in 2019. He held various positions in the offices of former Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) and Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), working his way up from Bayh's staff assistant to eventually become Manchin's chief of staff.