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3,460

People documented

218

Documented career transitions

583

Former government officials

583

Lobbyists with former government service

33

Institutions represented

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Explore the Revolving Door

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.

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

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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

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Palantir 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

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Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

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

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L3Harris 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

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Palantir 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

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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 November 7, 2026

What Stands Out

583 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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41 matching published records

Documented career path

MICHAEL HIGDON

Office of Rep. H. Rogers: Chief of Staff/Approps Assoc (2009-2011); Legislative Dir. (2005-2009); Legislative Assist (2003-2005); Office of Rep R. Bartlett: Legislative Assist (2003-2005); Office of Rep. R. Packard: Leg Correspondent (1999-2001) · Federal government

4 documented positions · 2 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

3 documented positions · 2 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

3 documented positions · 2 institutions

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

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

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

STEPHEN MOFFITT

Deputy Asst Sec of Defense for Senate Affairs · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

MANICA NOZIGLIA

Legislative Assistant for Senator Mark Warner - Jan 2009 - June 2013; Military Legislative Assistant for Jim Moran - June 2013 - Dec. 2014 · Federal government

4 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

WILLIAM THOMAS RICE

Military Legislative Assistant, - Rep. Bud Cramer - 2003 to 2004; Military Legislative Assistant for Rep. Bonilla - 2004 to 2006; and Military Legislative Assistant for Rep. Young - 2007 to 2010 · Federal government

4 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

STEPHEN JONES

Senate Liaison, Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaison (2023-2024) · Federal government

3 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

HUNTER MOORHEAD

Policy Advisor, Sen. Thad Cochran; Special Asst to the President, WH National Economic Council; Professional Staff, Senate Approps Committee; Legislative Asst, Sen. Cochran; Subcommittee Staff Director/ Legislative Asst, House Agriculture Committee · Federal government

3 documented positions · 2 institutions

lobbyist

BARTON ROPER

Chief of Staff for Rep. Scarborough - Dec. 1994 to Sep. 2000 · Federal government

3 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

SALIM ALAMEDDIN

Registered lobbyist · Google

2 documented positions · 2 institutions

lobbyist

KATHERINA DIMENSTEIN

Legislative Assistant for Senator Joni Ernst - March 2016 to January 2017 Legislative Director for Rep. David Schweikert - January 2017 to June 2018 Chief of Staff for Rep. David Schweikert - July 2018 - December 2020 · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

JASON GLEASON

Registered lobbyist · Google

2 documented positions · 2 institutions

lobbyist

NORA KHALIL

PSM-House Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee (2023-2024); PSM-Senate Energy & Water Appropriations Committee (2020-2023);Associate Administrator for External Affairs, National Nuclear Security Administration (2017-2020) · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

MARC NUMEDAHL

Legislative Director, Rep. Dave Loebsack; Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Rick Larsen · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

LUCIA PANZA

Counsel, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer; Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer; Law Clerk, Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee; Law Clerk, Senate Judiciary Committee · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

CHRISTOPHER PEACE

Legislative Director (January 1999 to October 2000) for Rep. Hobson · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

EVAN POLISAR

Senior Legislative Assistant and Rules Committee Associate for Rep. Alcee Hastings - Aug 2019 to Dec 2020; Communications Director & Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Alcee Hastings - May 2016 to July 2019 · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

IVELISSE ALEXANDRA PORROA-GARCIA

Registered lobbyist · Google

2 documented positions · 2 institutions

lobbyist

CASSANDRA ELAINE ROPER

Staff Assistant for Rep. Miller - Oct 2013 to Dec 2014; Military Legislative Assistant for Rep. Hunter - Dec 2014 to Feb 2019; Lead Program Analyst for Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

HANNAH KELLY SHEA

Staff-Rep. David Valadao (2016-2017); Staff-Rep. Steve Womack (2017-2019) · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

JACKSON KENDRIC STUTEVILLE

Legislative Intern, Rep. Kendra Horn · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

MICHAEL L TELSON

CFO, Dept. of Energy - Oct. 1997 to May 2001 · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

JASON BENJAMIN VAN PELT

Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Asst, Legislative Asst, Staff Asst: Rep. Ed Whitfield · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

TIMOTHY WOLVERTON

Legislative Director for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith - (April 2018-December 2024); Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Thad Cochran - (November 2017-March 2018); Legislative Assistant for Senator Thad Cochran - (December 2013-October 2017) · Federal government

2 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

SAMUEL ADCOCK

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

CHERYL NICOLE COTTERELL

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

KYLE EGAN

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

BRIAN GLACKIN

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

AMY R HAMMER

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

GARY HOPPER

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

MATHEW LAPINSKI

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

BEN LEE MCMAKIN

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

CHRIS J MILLER

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

JOHN ANDREW MUELLER

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

LEIGH PARKER PROSS

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 documented positions · 1 institutions

lobbyist

MADELINE CLAIRE SHEFFLER

Registered lobbyist · General Atomics

1 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.

CHRISTOPHER LEE MINAKOWSKI

Government To Lobbying

Federal government

LD, Office of Dana Rohrabacher · Dates not reported

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BWX 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

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Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

JACK SCHULER

Congress To Lobbying

Federal government

Budget Director, House Armed Services Committee (2009-2019) · Dates not reported

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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

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Palantir 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

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Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

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

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L3Harris 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

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Palantir 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

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Palantir Technologies

Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported

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