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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 23, 2019
Ex-Rep. Ed Royce's (R-Calif.) inaugural lobbying registration comes on behalf of an industry he's long supported.
Royce is working on behalf of the Credit Union National Association. The Brownstein Hyatt team is lobbying USAID on unspecified financial issues "relating to international credit unions," per a disclosure the law firm filed earlier this week. Royce retired from Congress at the end of last term and joined Brownstein Hyatt as a policy director in April.
In Congress, Royce gained a reputation for his strong support of credit unions, with industry bigwigs labeling him as a credit union "champion" and "friend" for his work on the Hill.
Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 22, 2019
A Republican Senate staffer has answered a Fortune 500 telecom company's call.
Lindsay Jensen started as director of federal legislative affairs at CenturyLink earlier this month. The company disclosed more than $3.7 million to lobby on technology, tax and government issues in the last year.
Jensen comes from the office of Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), where she worked as a legislative assistant. She's also worked in federal affairs for the Alaska-based General Communication Inc. and for Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).
Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 21, 2019
An LA to Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa) has moved to a trade group.
Alex Laska is now government affairs manager at Transportation Intermediaries Association. The professional organization represents the third-party logistics industry, which manages businesses' distribution, warehousing and fulfillment needs. TIA lobbies Congress and federal agencies on a host of transportation issues.
Before joining the freshman congresswoman earlier this year, Laska worked in public affairs at the American Wind Energy Association and for Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.).
Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 18, 2019
After a brief stint with the Department of Health and Human Services, a Republican aide has returned to his roots in the House.
Paul Hartman is now a legislative assistant to Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) handling the congressman's health portfolio.
He spent the last few months with HHS as a health policy adviser and previously worked for the House Energy and Commerce Committee and former Reps. Tom Garrett (R-Va.) and Tim Murphy (R-Pa.).
Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 17, 2019
Amid a growing trade war with China, an advocacy powerhouse has added a Republican Senate aide to its trade-policy team.
Ali Aafedt is now the National Association of Manufacturer's policy director for trade facilitation. NAM spent nearly $9.5 million on federal lobbying in 2018.
Aafedt had worked for Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) since 2014, most recently as a legislative assistant.
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