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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 5, 2023 Republican staffers are more likely than their Democratic counterparts to pass through the revolving door, according to LegiStorm data. So far this year, 415 partisan ex-staffers have registered as federal lobbyists or foreign agents. Of those, 225 (54%) were Republicans, and 190 (46%) were Democrats. Republicans made up 53% of partisan staffers who registered as lobbyists in 2022. For over a decade, Republicans have made up the majority of staffers-turned-lobbyists every year except 2021, when numbers were virtually tied. Congressional Republicans also more likely than Democrats to add ex-lobbyists to their staffs. Of the 96 former lobbyists who have moved to partisan Hill offices this year, 61 (64%) are Republicans and 35 (36%) are Democrats. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:
Hill Departures - Patrick Fergusson, formerly Senior Counsel to the House Financial Services Committee
(now Senior Counsel at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) - Rachel Sheffield, formerly Senior Policy Adviser to the Joint Economic Committee
(now Research Fellow for Welfare and Family Policy at the Heritage Foundation)
Hill Moves and Promotions - Tracee Sutton, now Chief of Staff to Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
(formerly Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director) - Jacqueline Baggett, now Legislative Director to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
(formerly Legislative Assistant) - Clara Tibbetts, now Legislative Assistant to Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY)
(formerly Materials Research Society/Optical Society of America Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow)
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