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Lobbyists with former government service
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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
Federal government
↓Legislative Aide, Representative Phil Roe · Dates not reported
General Atomics
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Rep. Steven Palazzo, Chief of Staff; House VA Committee, Professional Staff; Rep. Jeff Miller, LA · Dates not reported
Jacobs Solutions
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Government To Lobbying
Federal government
↓LD, Office of Dana Rohrabacher · Dates not reported
BWX Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
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
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Budget Director, House Armed Services Committee (2009-2019) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
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
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
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
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
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
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Counsel, House Armed Services Committee · Dates not reported
BWX Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Staff Assistant, House Armed Services Committee (2004-2006) · Dates not reported
BWX 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
14 people
Palantir Technologies
0 executives/directors · 11 lobbyists
11 people
Cardinal Health
0 executives/directors · 9 lobbyists
9 people
Cencora
0 executives/directors · 5 lobbyists
5 people
L3Harris Technologies
0 executives/directors · 4 lobbyists
4 people
McKesson
0 executives/directors · 3 lobbyists
3 people
Northrop Grumman
0 executives/directors · 3 lobbyists
3 people
Lockheed Martin
0 executives/directors · 2 lobbyists
2 people
BWX Technologies
0 executives/directors · 2 lobbyists
2 people
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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107 matching published records
Documented career path
MICHAEL BARBERA
Chief of Staff, Rep. Curt Weldon · Federal government
3 documented positions · 2 institutions
Documented career path
JAMES W. DYER
Staff Director, House Appropriations Committee · 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
DAVID J URBAN
Chief of Staff, Senator Arlen Specter · Federal government
3 documented positions · 2 institutions
Documented career path
NICHOLAS VANCE
Professional Staff Member - House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee · Federal government
3 documented positions · 2 institutions
Documented career path
RODNEY DAVIS
Member, U.S. House of Representatives; Projects Director, Rep. John Shimkus IL · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
CHARLES TOWNER FRENCH
Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House Committee on Homeland Security; Staff, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart; Staff, Rep. Judy Biggert · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
CHARLES TOWNER FRENCH
Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House Committee on Homeland Security; Staff, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart; Staff, Rep. Judy Biggert · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
GARY HOITSMA
Professional Staff, Senator Jim Inhofe · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
PETE LANDRUM
Senior Defense Policy Advisor Sen. Session · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
BRYCE MATTHEWS
Intern, Congressman Mike Conway; Intern, Senator John Cornyn; Staff Assistant, Congressman August Pfluger; Legislative Correspondent, Congressman August Pfluger; Legislative Aide, Congressman August Pfluger · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
MOSHE M SCHWARTZ
Analyst, Congressional Research Service · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
DAVID J. URBAN
Chief of Staff, Senator Arlen Specter; Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission; Board of Visitors, USMA · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
DAVID URBAN
COS Sen. Specter; 11th Chair of the Ame. Battle Monuments Comm.; USMA Board of Visitors · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
CARLISLE CLARKE
Maj Clerk/Prof Staff, Senate Comm on Appropriations; Legislative Asst, Senator Thad Cochran;Prof Staff/Assoc Prof Staff/Staff Asst/Leg Corresp,Senate Comm on Ag, Nutrition and Forestry *No lobby activity or contact made to US Senate Members and Staff · Federal government
4 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
ERIADE WILLIAMS
Deputy Chief of Staff/Legis. Dir., Rep Brady; Sr. Policy Adviser/Counsel, Rep. Brady; Legis. Assistant, Rep. Brady; Press Secretary, Rep. Wynn; Intern, Rep. Wyn · Federal government
4 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
ALEXANDER ANGELSON
Registered lobbyist · Microsoft
3 documented positions · 3 institutions
lobbyist
SUDAFI HENRY
Registered lobbyist · Lockheed Martin
3 documented positions · 3 institutions
lobbyist
PRESTON HILL
Registered lobbyist · Lockheed Martin
3 documented positions · 3 institutions
lobbyist
TOM QUINN
Legislative Director/Legislative Assistant/Legislative Correspondent/Staff Assistant, Congressman Peter Visclosky; and Intern, Congressman Jim McGovern · Federal government
3 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
BRITTAN SPECHT
Registered lobbyist · CVS Health
3 documented positions · 3 institutions
lobbyist
JASON YAWORSKE
Registered lobbyist · Microsoft
3 documented positions · 3 institutions
lobbyist
BOBBY JOSEPH BABCOCK
Senior Legislative Assistant/Legislative Assistant, Congressman Steve King; and Legislative Aide/Legislative Correspondent/Staff Assistant, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
BINTA BEARD
Health Leg. Assistant, Sen. Dick Durbin · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DWAYNE BOLTON
Sr. Advisor, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, Dept. of Energy; Sr. Policy Advisor, Rep. Mike Rogers · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DAVID BRIDGES
Tax Counsel, Sen. John Barrasso; Tax Counsel, Rep. Tom Reed. · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JACK MACGREGOR CAMPBELL
Deputy Staff Director, Senate Finance Cmte.; General Counsel, Senate Finance Cmte.; Leg. Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Tax Counsel/ Legislative Assistant, Sen. Blanche Lincoln; Asst. U.S. Trade Rep. for Congressional Affairs, President Obama. · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
PAUL CARLINER
Subcmte. Staff Director, Senate Approps. Cmte · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
LAUREN HENRY COWLES
Appropriations Legislative Assistant, Senator Mark Pryor; Professional Staff Member; Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; and Legislative Correspondent/Staff Assistant, Senator Mark Pryor · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
ALFONSE D'AMATO
Member, US Senate · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
ALFONSE M. D'AMATO
Member, US Senate · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
CHRISTOPHER D'AMATO
Sr. Counsel, US Securities & Exchange Commission · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
LINDA HALL DASCHLE
FAA Acting/Deputy Administrator · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JENNIFER DEBES BANG
Associate Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee; Legislative Director, Sr. Legislative Assistant and Legislative Correspondent, Congressman Ander Crenshaw. · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JOSEPH EANNELLO
Legislative Director, Rep. Kevin Yoder; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jerry Weller. · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JONATHAN ETHERTON
Registered lobbyist · Leidos
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
CHARLES TOWNER FRENCH
Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House Committee on Homeland Security; Staff, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart; Staff, Rep. Judy Biggert. · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
HARRY J. GLENN
Chief of Staff/Press Secretary, Congressman C.W. Bill Young · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
GRAHAM HALL
Intern, Senator Jeff Sessions; Intern, Congressman Robert Aderholt · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
MATT HENKEN
Legislative Director, Congressman Ed Perlmutter; Associate Staff, House Committee on Rules; and Congressional Aide, Congressman Mark Udall · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
ANN JABLON
Chief of Staff, Rep. Richard E. Neal; Legislative Director, Rep. Richard E. Neal; Administrative Assistant, Rep. Richard E. Neal; Executive/ Legislative Assistant, Rep. Richard E. Neal. · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
RACHELLE M. JOHNSON
Senior Legislative Adviser/Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee // Staff Assistant/Legislative Aide/Legislative Assistant, Sen. Thad Cochran · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
KEVIN W. JONES
HASC Committee · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
ROYAL KASTENS
Legislative Assistant, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Paul C. Kirk; and Special Assistant to the Senator, Senator Edward M. Kennedy · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
GEORGETTE MICHEL KERR
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
DAVID KEYSOR
Registered lobbyist · AECOM
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
JESSICA LAWRENCE-VACA
Legislative Aide/Legislative Assistant/Sr. Policy Advisor, Rep. Albio Sires // Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Patty Murray // Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Steve Rothman · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DAVID JOSEPH LEITER
Registered lobbyist · BWX Technologies
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
HOWARD P MCKEON
U.S. Representative · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DARIS D MEEKS
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Domestic Policy for the Vice President · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DAVID MORGENSTERN
Leg. Director / CoS, Sen. Lamar Alexander · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
ELIZABETH ANN MORRA
Comm. Director, House Appropriations Cmte. · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DAVID OLANDER
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Wally Herger; Tax & Policy Counsel, Rep. Thomas Reynolds; Tax Counsel & Chief Tax Counsel, House Committee on Ways and Means. · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
AMY PELLEGRINO
Sr. Health Policy Adv'r, Sen. Olympia Snowe // Leg. Asst., Rep. Rob Simmons · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
STEVEN PRUITT
Former Staff Director, House Budget Committee · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
CHAD SCHULKEN
Clerk/Staff Dir/Prof Staff, Mil Construction, VA, and Rel Agencies Subcomm,Comm on Approps; Prof Staff, Commerce, Justice, State&Judiciary Subcomm,Comm on Appropriations *No lobby activity or contact made to US Senate Members and staff thru 1/27/20 · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
AL SIMPSON
2011-2017 COS REP Mick Mulvaney US Representative 1997-2005 US Representative, 2001-2013 · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
KRAIG M SIRACUSE
Staff Member, US Senate · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
KRAIG SIRACUSE
Staff Member, US Senate · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JARED STOUT
Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff, National Space Council · 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.
Government To Lobbying
Federal government
↓LD, Office of Dana Rohrabacher · Dates not reported
BWX Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
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
Congress To Lobbying
Federal government
↓Budget Director, House Armed Services Committee (2009-2019) · Dates not reported
Palantir Technologies
Registered lobbyist · Dates not reported
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
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
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
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
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
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