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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 23, 2021 Google's heavily funded advocacy team has a new addition from the Senate. Piper Stretz comes from the office of Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and most recently worked as his digital-media assistant. She joined the tech behemoth this month as a public-policy and government-relations analyst. Google has disclosed spending more than $8.8 million on its federal lobbying program in the last year. Google and Alphabet subsidiaries spent another $2.2 million. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:Hill Hires - Elise Phillips, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Legislative Assistant
- Scott Gilfillan, Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Communications Director
- Bob Carretta, Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Chief of Staff
- Matt VanHyfte, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Press Secretary
- Vetan Kapoor, Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Counsel
LegiBells Aug. 22: Darby McQueen, Legislative Correspondent to Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), married Tyler Dever, Legislative Correspondent to Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL), in Huntsville, Alabama
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