Job Tracker is a roundup of the latest job changes in the lobbying world, from turns of the revolving door to moves between firms. Send information about new hires by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to Influence at (202) 457-0718.
Name | From | To | Notes |
Rep. Ken Bentsen (D-Texas) | Public Strategies | Equipment Leasing Association | Congressman who served from 1995 to 2003 replaces Michael Fleming as association’s president. |
Ron Christie | Executive Office of the President | DC Navigators | Former special assistant to the president and deputy assistant to the vice president jumps to K Street for his second stint as a lobbyist (he did prior stints at Ruder Finn and Patton Boggs). |
Kimberly Nelson Hill | Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Homeland Security | Capitol Solutions | Hill heads downtown after stints on the Appropriations Committee and as a legislative assistant in Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-Miss.) office. |
Rep. Chris John (D-La.) | Arent Fox | Federalist Group | Former Louisiana rep is second Democrat to join the formerly GOP-only firm. |
Kyle Mulroy | Holt, Mulroy & Germann | Washington Strategic Consulting | Former staffer in ex-Sen. Robert Torricelli’s (D-N.J.) office leaves his namesake firm to start as a partner at new firm. |
Larry Noble | Center for Responsive Politics | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | Campaign finance and lobby regulation expert leaves as president of watchdog group to advise clients on compliance. |
Julie Pawelczyk | Julie Pawelczyk | Washington Strategic Consulting | Former staffer in Rep. Jack Davis’ (R-Ill.) office leaves solo consulting gig to start new firm. |
Yier Shi | Food and Drug Administration | Dittus Communications | Former FDA senior adviser joins food, agriculture, and nutrition practice. |
Gordon Taylor | Arent Fox | Federalist Group | Former chief of staff to Rep. Chris John (D-La.) jumps ship to Federalist along with his old boss. |
Michelle Vogel | Immune Deficiency Foundation | Washington Strategic Consulting | Former VP of government affairs leaves foundation to start new firm. |
Mike Waldron | Department of Energy | Dittus Communications | Former deputy director of public affairs joins Dittus’ crisis communications practice. |