The revolving door

2,397 lobbyists who used to be on the inside

Every lobbyist must list the government jobs they held in the previous 20 years. In the filings behind this section, 49 are former members of Congress, 2,092 are former congressional staff and 256 came from the executive branch. 1476 name the member they worked for, so each politician's page shows whose former aides now lobby them.

Former members of Congress

49

now lobbying the body they sat in

Former congressional staff

2,092

chiefs of staff, counsels, legislative directors, aides

Former executive branch

256

White House, departments and agencies

Former members, now lobbying

Who they were, and who pays them now.
  • Alan WheatFormer member of Congress

    Former Member of Congress from Missouri

    Reported clients: American Association Of Nurse Practitioners, American Nurses Association (Labor unions), American Association Of Nurse Anesthetists, American Association Of Colleges Of Nursing and 5 more · via Wheat Shroyer Government Relations LLC, Polsinelli Pc

  • John BreauxFormer member of Congress

    US Senator (18 yrs), US Representative (2 yrs)

    Reported clients: The Boeing Company (Defense contractors), Exxon Mobil Corporation (Oil, gas and coal), Pernod Ricard USA, Raytheon Technologies Corporation (Tech and AI) and 4 more · via Crossroads Strategies, LLC

  • Don NicklesFormer member of Congress

    U.S. Senator

    Reported clients: Koch Government Affairs, LLC (Oil, gas and coal), Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Federal Express Corporation, Oracle Corporation (Tech and AI) and 4 more · via The Nickles Group, LLC

  • Albert WynnFormer member of Congress

    U.S. Congressman (1993-2008)

    Reported clients: Conocophillips (Oil, gas and coal), Amerihealth Caritas (Pharma and health care), Dell Technologies, INC. (Tech and AI), Maximus, INC. and 2 more · via Greenberg Traurig, LLP

  • Bart GordonFormer member of Congress

    U.S. Congressman

    Reported clients: Trans-Atlantic Business Council, Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC, American Maritime Partnership, The First Church Of Christ, Scientist and 2 more · via K&l Gates, LLP

  • Kurt SchraderFormer member of Congress

    Former member of Congress.

    Reported clients: Pfizer (Pharma and health care), Eli Lilly & Company (Pharma and health care), Elevance Health, INC. (formerly Reported As Anthem, INC.) (Pharma and health care), Centene Corporation (Insurance) and 1 more · via Williams And Jensen, Pllc

  • Martha RobyFormer member of Congress

    Former Member of U.S. House of Representatives

    Reported clients: Samson Extracts, LLC, Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association, Kropp Holdings, INC., Montgomery Area Chamber Of Commerce and 1 more · via Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

  • Collin PetersonFormer member of Congress

    Former Member U.S. House of Representatives

    Reported clients: International Dairy Foods Association (Agriculture, food and retail), Combest, Sell And Associates On Behalf Of Southwest Council Of Agribusiness (Agriculture, food and retail), Bayer U.S. LLC, Combest, Sell And Associates On Behalf Of American Sugar Alliance (Agriculture, food and retail) and 1 more · via The Peterson Group INC

  • Edward WhitfieldFormer member of Congress

    U.S. Representative (21 yrs.)

    Reported clients: T-Mobile Association (Telecom and media), Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America (Pharma and health care), Enterprise Mobility · via Farragut Partners LLP

  • Jack FieldsFormer member of Congress

    Former Member of Congress.

    Reported clients: Verizon Communications INC And Various Subsidiaries (Telecom and media), Chainalysis INC., Albanians For America, Farm Credit Bank Of Texas (Wall Street and hedge funds) · via Twenty-First Century Group, INC.

  • Blanche LincolnFormer member of Congress

    U.S. Senator and Congresswoman--Arkansas

    Reported clients: Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), The Blockchain Association (Crypto), Yum! Brands, INC., Pfizer (Pharma and health care) · via Lincoln Policy Group

  • Jeffrey DenhamFormer member of Congress

    Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives

    Reported clients: Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC (Wall Street and hedge funds), World Dog Alliance, Inspired Seedlings (Agriculture, food and retail), Fedex Corporation (Agriculture, food and retail) · via Dentons US LLP

  • Chester LottFormer member of Congress

    US Senator (19 yrs), US Representative (1 yr)

    Reported clients: The Boeing Company (Defense contractors), Raytheon Technologies Corporation (Tech and AI), Airlines For America (Agriculture, food and retail) · via Crossroads Strategies, LLC

  • Edward RoyceFormer member of Congress

    Representative, U.S. House of Representatives

    Reported clients: Exxon Mobil Corp (Oil, gas and coal), Conservation International Foundation, Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba Americas Credit Unions (Wall Street and hedge funds) · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

  • Richard BurrFormer member of Congress

    U.S. Senator

    Reported clients: Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America (Pharma and health care), Novartis (Pharma and health care), Duke University · via Dla Piper LLP (us)

  • Robert GoodlatteFormer member of Congress

    Member of Congress 1993-2019

    Reported clients: U. S. Chamber Of Commerce Institute For Legal Reform, Protect The 1st, INC., Project For Privacy And Surveillance Accountability, INC. · via Goodlatte Group, LLC F.K.A. Robert Goodlatte

  • Peter RoskamFormer member of Congress

    Member of Congress, 2007-2019.

    Reported clients: AT&T Services, INC. (Telecom and media), Archer Daniels Midland Company (Agriculture, food and retail) · via Baker & Hostetler LLP

  • Greg WaldenFormer member of Congress

    US Congressman 1999-2021

    Reported clients: Verizon Communications, INC. (Telecom and media), T-Mobile USA, INC. (Telecom and media) · via Alpine Advisors, Alpine Group Partners, LLC.

  • Kendrick MeekFormer member of Congress

    U.S. Representative (FL-17), 2002-2010

    Reported clients: Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Microsoft Corporation (Tech and AI) · via King & Spalding LLP

  • Philip EnglishFormer member of Congress

    U.S. Representative (1995-2009)

    Reported clients: Computer & Communications Industry Association (Tech and AI), National Farmers Union (Labor unions) · via Arentfox Schiff LLP

And 29 more in the filings.

Whose staff went to K Street

Members with the most former aides lobbying in these filings. Open a member to see each one.

Which industries hire the insiders

Ex-insiders among the lobbyists each industry's clients used.
  • Pharma and health care

    588 ex-insiders

    Alan Wheat, Albert Wynn, Kurt Schrader

  • Tech and AI

    526 ex-insiders

    John Breaux, Don Nickles, Albert Wynn

  • Telecom and media

    392 ex-insiders

    Don Nickles, Albert Wynn, Edward Whitfield

  • Wall Street and hedge funds

    371 ex-insiders

    Bart Gordon, Jack Fields, Jeffrey Denham

  • Defense contractors

    302 ex-insiders

    John Breaux, Chester Lott, Chris Stewart

  • Agriculture, food and retail

    269 ex-insiders

    John Breaux, Collin Peterson, Jeffrey Denham

  • Oil, gas and coal

    233 ex-insiders

    John Breaux, Don Nickles, Albert Wynn

  • Crypto

    175 ex-insiders

    Blanche Lincoln, Mike Conaway, Dean Rosen

  • Tobacco, alcohol and gambling

    175 ex-insiders

    George Butterfield, Joseph Eannello, Chris Miller

  • Insurance

    162 ex-insiders

    Kurt Schrader, Collin Peterson, Dean Rosen

  • Real estate and construction

    103 ex-insiders

    Joseph Eannello, Wally Burnett, Thomas Hawks

  • Labor unions

    61 ex-insiders

    Alan Wheat, Philip English, David Vitter

  • Gun lobby

    13 ex-insiders

    Michael Williams, Martin Delgado, John Scofield

  • Pro-Israel groups

    4 ex-insiders

    Jonathon Jones, David Goldfarb, Arie Dana

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (lda.gov REST API)Lobbyists' covered positions, from Senate LDA filings. Client expense reports include payments to retained firms. Each tracked name group uses its largest client expense report per quarter; firm income is used only when that quarter has no client expense report. Firm income shown separately overlaps those expenses. Covered positions are reported history, not proof of contact with a former employer. See About the data.