More Than 130 Top Congressional Staffers Are Former Lobbyists

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ig Gurian, Remapping Debate, 212-346-7600

At least 130 current congressional chiefs of staff and legislative directors are former lobbyists, new research by the Center for Responsive Politics and Remapping Debate indicates.

And some of these powerful staffers -- both Democrats and Republicans -- have worked multiple lobbying jobs prior to working in their current congressional capacities, the project finds.

The majority of chiefs of staff and legislative directors represented corporations, trade organizations, or worked for lobbying firms that represented corporations, but a wide range of entities were represented: from the National Right to Work Committee to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; from King & Spalding to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group; and from the American Insurance Association to Human Rights Campaign.

New Study: More Than 130 Top Congressional Staffers Are Former Lobbyists - OpenSecrets Blog | OpenSecrets

 

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next you'll tell me that retired military types get jobs in the defense industry.