The revolving door
2,397 lobbyists who used to be on the inside
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
Alan WheatFormer member of Congress
Former Member of Congress from Missouri
Now lobbies for 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)
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for 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)
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for 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.
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for 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.)
Now lobbies for 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.
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for 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)
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for 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.
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for 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
Now lobbies for Comcast Corporation (Telecom and media), Microsoft Corporation (Tech and AI) · via King & Spalding LLP
Philip EnglishFormer member of Congress
U.S. Representative (1995-2009)
Now lobbies for 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
- Charles Schumer17 ex-staffAT&T Services, INC.
- John Cornyn16 ex-staffLockheed Martin Corporation
- Mitch McConnell14 ex-staffPfizer, INC.
- Roy Blunt13 ex-staffAmerican Bankers Association
- John Boehner13 ex-staffMerck
- Ted Cruz13 ex-staffMicrosoft Corporation
- John Boozman12 ex-staffAmerica'S Health Insurance Plans
- Nancy Pelosi12 ex-staffAmgen USA INC
- Roger Wicker12 ex-staffCharter Communications, INC.
- Richard Burr12 ex-staffUnitedhealth Group
- Marsha Blackburn11 ex-staffMerck & Co., INC.
- Harry Reid11 ex-staffAmgen USA INC
- Kirsten Gillibrand11 ex-staffTyson Foods INC
- Thad Cochran10 ex-staffKoch Government Affairs, LLC
- Patty Murray10 ex-staffHumana
Which industries hire the insiders
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. Spend is the amount on each quarterly report (a firm's income from the client, or an in-house registrant's expenses), latest amendment only. Clients are matched by name, so subsidiaries filing separately are not included. Covered positions are as the lobbyists wrote them. See About the data.