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Ex-rep. registers as lobbyist on Russia trade issues

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 23, 2019

A former GOP congressman has newly registered as a lobbyist — the third to do so in the last ten days.

Jeff Denham (Calif.) is lobbying through K&L Gates on behalf of PPG Industries. He's working on "customs and enforcement issues in Russia" for the Fortune 500 company, according to a recent filing. The Pennsylvania-based paint and coatings supplier has two administrative facilities and three manufacturing plants in Russia, including a $49 million facility completed in 2017 in Lipetsk.

Denham joined K&L Gates as a government-affairs counselor earlier this year after losing his 2018 reelection bid.

Denham joins former Reps. Pat Meehan (R-Pa.) and John Culberson (R-Texas) as the newest ex-members to file as federal lobbyists. Meehan recently registered as a lobbyist on tariff issues for Almo Corp., a Pennsylvania wholesaler, while Culberson registered on behalf of a pair of tech companies and an oil-and-gas firm.

Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:

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Lauren Canfield, Professional Staff Member, Senate Budget Committee (current staffer) – Bravo!
Dressed for the job
Susie Wiles, District Director, Rep. Tillie Kidd Fowler (R-FL) (former staffer) – Uh oh!
Severed

Hill Hires

Claire Mullican, Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA), Scheduler
Alex Phillips, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Deputy Chief of Staff
Melika McKinnis, House Freedom Caucus, Communications Director

Hill Departures

Veronica Bonilla, formerly Press Secretary to Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA)
(now Media Director at Aerospace Industries Association of America)
Katie McKeogh, formerly Deputy Press Secretary to House Republican Whip
(now Press Secretary at Department of Health and Human Services)

Hill Moves and Promotions

Jeff Billman, now Legislative Director for Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
(formerly Deputy Chief of Staff to Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK))
John Porter, now Chief of Staff for Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
(formerly Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff to Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX))
Molly Harris, now Scheduler for Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN)
(formerly Operations Director to Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL))

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