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2,798

People documented

218

Documented career transitions

218

Former government officials

218

Lobbyists with former government service

16

Institutions represented

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A pathway appears only when confirmed or high-confidence structured positions establish the sequence.

Notable Documented Paths

Prioritized by the depth of meaningful sourced paths, then by the date the relationship was documented.

JOSEPH VEALENCIS

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

L3Harris Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

DREW GRIFFIN

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

KRISTOPHER BREAUX

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

L3Harris Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Government To Lobbying

Federal government

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

Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

KAETLYN FANNING

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

Professional Staff Member, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2025); Health Legislative Aide, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2023-2025) · Dates not reported

Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

JOEL SCOTT RICHARD

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

MORGAN LORRAINE VINA

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

PAUL ARCANGELI

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

Palantir Technologies

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.

Leidos

0 executives/directors · 14 lobbyists

Palantir Technologies

0 executives/directors · 11 lobbyists

Cardinal Health

0 executives/directors · 9 lobbyists

Cencora

0 executives/directors · 5 lobbyists

L3Harris Technologies

0 executives/directors · 4 lobbyists

McKesson

0 executives/directors · 3 lobbyists

Northrop Grumman

0 executives/directors · 3 lobbyists

Lockheed Martin

0 executives/directors · 2 lobbyists

BWX Technologies

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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18 matching published records

Documented career path

LOUIS AGNELLO

Snr Cnsl, Joint Econ Committee, Mar 17-Nov 17; Leg cnsl, Sen Heinrich, Apr 14-Mar 17; Leg Asst, Rep Doris Matsui, Dec 11-Apr 14; Leg Asst, Senate Judiciary Committee, May 09-Aug 09; Research Analyst, Senate Small Business Committee, Jun 07-Aug 08 · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

ERIC BERGREN

Chief of Staff, Rep. Brett Guthrie; Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Chief of Staff - Rep. Ron Lewis; Intern, Rep. Bill Baker · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

JOSE BORJON

CoS, Rep V.Gonzalez, Jan 17- Feb 21; Snr Advsr/Dpty CoS, Rep F.Vela, Jun 14- Jan 17; Comm Drctr, Rep Gallego, Dec 13- Jan 15; Drctr Strtgy/Comm, Rep Reyes, Nov 11- Jan 13; Press Sec, Rep Cuellar, Jan 11- Nov 11; Comm Drctr, Rep Ortiz, Mar 09- Jan 11 · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

KATHERINE FLEMING COTTON

Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant - U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

CHARLES DENT

Member of Congress · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

PAUL EDATTEL

Chief Health Counsel, House Energy & Commerce Committee; Policy Assistant, Office of the Speaker; Professional Staff Member for the Majority at the House Energy & Commerce Committee; Legislative Assistant & Legislative Director, Rep. John Shadegg · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

TED LEHMAN

Chief of Staff, Senator Tillis; Senate Judiciary Committee-Counsel, then Chief Counsel for Nominations and Senior Counsel; Senate Judiciary Committee-Staff Assistant and Legislative Assistant · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

KIMBERLY LINTHICUM

Legislative Director, Representative Bob Franks; Legislative Correspondent, Representative Charles Taylor; Legislative Correspondent, Representative Bill Martini · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

JEFF LUCAS

Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Cassidy; Legislative Assistant/Sr. Legislative Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, Representative Larry Bucshon · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

NICOLAS MAGALLANES

Senior Advisor - House Republican Conference; Policy Advisor/Professional Staff Member - U.S. Representative Lee Terry/Energy and Commerce Committee; Legislative Correspondent/Legislative Aide - U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

SLOANE SALZBURG

Health Policy Fellowship, Rep. Phil Gingrey · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

TAYLOR SEXTON

Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, HHS; Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Legislation, HHS; Health Care Policy Fellow, Representative Michael Burgess · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

JENNIFER STEGER

Scheduler/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jean Schmidt; Executive Assistant/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Gerlach · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

DANIEL M TODD

Senior Health Counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Special Assistant, Office of Admin. Ct. - Medicare & Medicaid · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

NICHOLAS UEHLECKE

Senior Advisor, Dept. of Health and Human Services; Professional Staff/Sr. Legislative Assistant, House Ways and Means Subcommittee · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

JOEL WHITE

Former Staff Director, House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee; L.A. for Rep. Chris Shays · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

DARREN WILLCOX

Asst. for Policy, Speaker Dennis Hastert; Admin. Asst., Legislative Director, Legislative Asst., Cong. Porter Goss; House Rules Comm. Assoc., Subcommittee Staff Director · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

Documented career path

JESSICA WOOLLEY

Legislative Assistant to Reps. Bean, Schuler, Loebsack, Hill and Obey · 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.

JOSEPH VEALENCIS

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

L3Harris Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

CHRISTOPHER LEE MINAKOWSKI

Government To Lobbying

Federal government

LD, Office of Dana Rohrabacher · Dates not reported

BWX Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

DREW GRIFFIN

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

KRISTOPHER BREAUX

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

L3Harris Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Government To Lobbying

Federal government

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

Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

KAETLYN FANNING

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

Professional Staff Member, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2025); Health Legislative Aide, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (2023-2025) · Dates not reported

Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

JOEL SCOTT RICHARD

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

MORGAN LORRAINE VINA

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

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

Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

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