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Follow sourced career paths across government, lobbying, federal contractors, and other powerful institutions. “Documented career transition” describes the order of verified roles; it does not imply misconduct or influence.
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Former government officials
Lobbyists with former government service
Institutions represented
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Government → Industry
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Government → Lobbying
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Congress → Lobbying
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Industry → Government
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Government → Federal Contractor
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Notable Documented Paths
Prioritized by the depth of meaningful sourced paths, then by the date the relationship was documented.
Congress To Lobbying
Legislative aide, U.S. House of Representatives · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Rep. Steven Palazzo - Chief of Staff; House VA Committee - Professional Staff; Rep. Jeff Miller - LA · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Sr. Professional Staff Member and Subcommittee Staff Lead, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House; Dep. Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, ODNI; Director, Office of Congressional & Public Affairs, NRO; Director, Office of Strat Comm, NCTC · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Government To Lobbying
LD, Office of Dana Rohrabacher · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Chief of Staff, Rep. Robert Latta (2019-2022); Comms Dir, Rep. Robert Latta (2016-2019); Press Sec, Rep. Erik Paulsen (2014-2016); Press Sec, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2013-2014); Staff Asst, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2011-2013) · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Staff Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research Subcommittee; Professional Staff Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Government To Lobbying
Acting Team Chief for A&S, OSD/LA, Pentagon (2022); Special Asst., A&S, OSD/LA, Pentagon (2021-2022); Rep Garamendi: Sr. Defense & Foreign Policy Advisor (2019-2021); Military Leg. Asst. (2017-2019); Leg. Correspondent (2015-2017) · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Professional Staff Member, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2025); Health Legislative Aide, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2023-2025) · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Senior Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2017 - 2021); Legislative Assistant/Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2013 - 2017); Legislative Fellow, Rep. Ted Deutch (2012 - 2013) · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
COS, International Security Affairs, Office of the Sec. of Defense (19-21); COS, U.S. Mission to UN, DOS (18-19); Sr Advisor, U.S. Mission to UN, DOS (17-18); Sr Policy Analyst, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Staff Lead, House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee (June 2017-March 2020) · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
House Armed Services committee: Staff Dir. (2019-2022), Minority Staff Dir. (2011-2019), Staff Dir. (2009-2011), Deputy Staff Dir. (2008-2009), Professional Staff Member (2004-2008); DOD Humanitarian Demining training center: Dir. (2001-2004) · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Where Government Experience Goes
Destination sectors among structured government-to-organization paths.
Organizations With Government Connections
People whose structured career paths connect prior government service to each organization.
0 executives/directors · 14 lobbyists
0 executives/directors · 11 lobbyists
0 executives/directors · 9 lobbyists
0 executives/directors · 5 lobbyists
0 executives/directors · 4 lobbyists
0 executives/directors · 3 lobbyists
0 executives/directors · 3 lobbyists
0 executives/directors · 2 lobbyists
0 executives/directors · 2 lobbyists
Government Institutions in Documented Paths
Deterministic findings · calculated September 23, 2026
What Stands Out
218 lobbyists in published Paper Trail records have structured former-government positions.
Leidos has 14 documented people with previous government service.
Federal government appears in documented paths for 218 people.
Source: published, confirmed or high-confidence People positions and derived career paths in the Paper Trail database.
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9 matching published records
Documented career path
BRYAN MAXWELL
Senior Defense Policy Advisor, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen; Military Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen; Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dan Maffei; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. John Hall; Staff Assistant, Rep. John Hall · Federal government
3 documented positions · 2 institutions
Documented career path
LAINE EVANS STRIEGEL
Legislative aide, U.S. House of Representatives · Federal government
3 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
NICHOLAS VANCE
Professional Staff Member - House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee · Federal government
3 documented positions · 2 institutions
Documented career path
MICHAEL BAIN
Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations; Staff Assistant, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
CAROLINE CANFIELD
Staff Director, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs; Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Jerry Moran; Military Legislative Assistant and Appropriations Advisor, Senator Jerry Moran; Special Assistant to White House Liaison, Department of Defense · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
CAROLINE CANFIELD
Staff Director, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs; Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Jerry Moran; Military Legislative Assistant and Appropriations Advisor, Senator Jerry Moran; Special Assistant to White House Liaison, Department of Defense · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
MICHAEL HIGDON
Rep. Hal Rogers: Chief of Staff/Appropriations Associate 2011-2013, Legislative Director 2007-2011; Legislative Asst 2003-2007; Rep. Roscoe Bartlett: Legislative Asst 2002-2003; Rep. Ron Packard Legis. Correspondent 1999-2001 · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
STEPHEN MOFFITT
Deputy Asst Sec of Defense for Senate Affairs · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
JEFFREY SCOTT NANCE
Senate Appropriations Committee: Professional Staff 2003-2021; Rep. Steny Hoyer: Appropriations Associate 1999-2003; Departments of Treasury and Commerce: various 1990-1999. · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Recently Documented Career Transitions
Meaningful sourced paths ordered by the most recently updated underlying relationship—not random newly created People rows.
Congress To Lobbying
Sr. Professional Staff Member and Subcommittee Staff Lead, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House; Dep. Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, ODNI; Director, Office of Congressional & Public Affairs, NRO; Director, Office of Strat Comm, NCTC · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Government To Lobbying
LD, Office of Dana Rohrabacher · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Chief of Staff, Rep. Robert Latta (2019-2022); Comms Dir, Rep. Robert Latta (2016-2019); Press Sec, Rep. Erik Paulsen (2014-2016); Press Sec, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2013-2014); Staff Asst, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (2011-2013) · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Staff Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research Subcommittee; Professional Staff Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Government To Lobbying
Acting Team Chief for A&S, OSD/LA, Pentagon (2022); Special Asst., A&S, OSD/LA, Pentagon (2021-2022); Rep Garamendi: Sr. Defense & Foreign Policy Advisor (2019-2021); Military Leg. Asst. (2017-2019); Leg. Correspondent (2015-2017) · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Professional Staff Member, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2025); Health Legislative Aide, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2023-2025) · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Senior Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2017 - 2021); Legislative Assistant/Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2013 - 2017); Legislative Fellow, Rep. Ted Deutch (2012 - 2013) · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
COS, International Security Affairs, Office of the Sec. of Defense (19-21); COS, U.S. Mission to UN, DOS (18-19); Sr Advisor, U.S. Mission to UN, DOS (17-18); Sr Policy Analyst, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign · Dates not reported
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
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