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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 20, 2019 The U.S. subsidiary of Venezuelan-owned voting-systems company with ties to electoral controversies has hired a lobbying firm. Jake Perry + Partners began its lobbying work for Smartmatic USA in March, according to a pair of recent filings. David Perry, firm founder and a former finance director to big-name Democratic campaigns, is lobbying on unspecified legislation regarding election-security on Smartmatic USA's behalf. Electronic-voting systems of Smartmatic USA's parent company, Smartmatic Corp., are connected to several mishaps, including the 2016 Utah GOP presidential caucus, which was the first-ever online presidential primary and in which some experienced trouble with the voting process. Smartmatic further embroiled itself in electoral issues in the 2017 Venezuelan presidential election, when the company reported that the government had manipulated vote counts. Smartmatic pulled out of Venezuelan operations the next year. Hill Hires - Matt Hutson, Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA), Chief of Staff
- Luke Jackson, Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Communications Director
- Karly Moen, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Digital Director
Hill Departures - Dante Cutrona, formerly Chief of Staff to Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA)
(now Government Relations Director at American Flood Coalition) - Eboni Malone, formerly Scheduler/Executive Assistant to Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
(now Deputy Director at No Labels)
- Clinton Jones, formerly Senior Counsel to House Financial Services Committee
(now Senior Adviser for Legal Affairs and Policy at Federal Housing Finance Agency)
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(formerly Legislative Assistant) - Lauren M. Wodarski, now Press Secretary for Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
(formerly Deputy Press Secretary) - Catherine Edmonson, now Chief of Staff for Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
(formerly Deputy Chief of Staff)
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