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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 23, 2019
A longtime Senate aide has taken to the cloud.
Julie Klein is now director of global public policy at Akamai Technologies, a Massachusetts-based content delivery network and cloud-computing provider. Monument Advocacy currently handles the S&P 500 company's lobbying work.
Klein comes from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where she served as national security policy director under ranking member Gary Peters (D-Mich.). She spent a cumulative 13 years working for Senate Democrats, including under former Sen. Claire McCaskill (Mo.) and former Minority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.).
Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 22, 2019
Rep. Mikie Sherrill's (D-N.J.) new chief of staff has returned to the Hill with four years of utility lobbying under her belt.
Jean Roehrenbeck joins Sherrill's office from National Grid USA, the American arm of British gas and electrical group National Grid plc, where she was director of federal government affairs. The utility company spends more than $1.9 million a year on federal lobbying.
Before joining National Grid in 2015, Roehrenbeck worked for Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) and Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.).
Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 19, 2019
An aide to Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) has taken a wild job off the Hill.
Emily Strombom is now a senior government relations representative at the Wilderness Society, a nonprofit that lobbies mainly on natural resources issues.
The California native had worked for Lowenthal's office since 2015, most recently as a legislative assistant.
Posted by Neil Lothamer on July 18, 2019
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) has hired a former health-care lobbyist.
Caitlin Van Sant previously worked for the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association, where she lobbied on pediatric healthcare issues.
Because of her experience, she's now a senior policy adviser working on matters of education, health, and social welfare for Butterfield's office. She holds a law degree from George Mason University.
Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 17, 2019
A high-ranking Democratic Senate aide has retired to the AARP.
Bill Sweeney comes from the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, where he was staff director. He previously served as chief of staff to Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.).
Sweeney joins AARP as senior vice president for government affairs. The advocacy group has disclosed nearly $8 million in federal lobbying expenses in the last year.
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