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Former government officials
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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24 matching published records
Documented career path
DAVID SCHNITTGER
Dep. Chief of Staff, Speaker Boehner, 2006-2015; Press Secr., Rep. John Boehner 1994-2001; Communications Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce 2001-2005 · Federal government
5 documented positions · 3 institutions
Documented career path
LAWRENCE SPIVEY
Professional Staff, Senate Appropriations Committee · Federal government
4 documented positions · 3 institutions
Documented career path
RYAN CARNEY
Chief of Staff, Rep. Tom MacArthur; Chief of Staff, Rep. Bryan Steil; Staff Director, House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth; Senior Advisor, Committee on House Administration · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
SCOTT NELSON
Sen. Byron Dorgan - Asst. Chief of Staff, Leg, Assistant, Dep. Chief of Staff; Dept. of Energy - Deputy Director of Scheduling & Advance · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
Documented career path
ANDREW HILLERICH TABLER
Research Assistant, House Armed Services Committee; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Senate Affairs · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JOHN BREAUX
USCongress 9/1972-01/1987;USSenate 01/1987-01/2005 · Federal government
5 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
BRET BOYLES
Staff Assistant, Deputy Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, Sen.Lott, 1996-97, 2005-07 · Federal government
4 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
PABLO ENRIQUE CARRILLO
Feb. '00-Feb.'03: Maj. Coun., House Com. Govt Ref. and Oversight; Feb. '03-Jan. '07:Chief Invest. Counsel, Sen. Com. Indian Affairs, Sen. Commerce Com; Jan. '07-Jan. '13: Min. GC, Sen. Com. Armed Services Jan '13-Sept 17-COS, Sen McCain · Federal government
4 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
JOHN FLYNN
1998-2004, Legislative Assistant and Congressional Fellow, Sen. John Breaux · Federal government
4 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
CHESTER TRENT LOTT
US Senator, January 1989-December 2007; US Congressman, January 1972-December 1989 · Federal government
4 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
RICARDO BERNAL
Congressman Rodney Davis, Senior Advisor; Congressman Stevan Pearce, Press Secretary/Senior Legislative Assistant · Federal government
3 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JASON SCHENDLE
Legislative Counsel, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) · Federal government
3 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
MATTHEW CUTTS
Registered lobbyist · Westinghouse Electric Company
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
CALLIE FUSELIER HICKOX
Sen. Breaux staff 99-04, Sen. Reid staff 04-05 · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
PATRICK KIRBY
Aug-Dec 2014: Legal Extern, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; May-Aug 2013: Legal Intern, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; May-Aug 2008: Regulatory Intern, CFTC; May-Aug 2007: Foreign Affairs Intern, US State Department · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
DAVID LESSTRANG
1996 -2001: Dep. COS and LD, Rep. Jerry Lewis; Jan. 2005- Jan. 2007: Dep. Staff Dir., Com. on Approps; Jan. 2007-Jan. 2011: Professional Staff, House Com.on Approps; Jan. 2011-Aug. 2018: Clerk, Sub. on Interior, Environ. and Related Agencies. · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
GREG MEANS
Chief of Staff, Representative Dennis Eckart · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
TIM PECKINPAUGH
Registered lobbyist · Leidos
2 documented positions · 2 institutions
lobbyist
KATIE STRANGIS
Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Non-proliferation and Arms Control; Advisor · Federal government
2 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
SCOTT ALIFERIS
Registered lobbyist · Westinghouse Electric Company
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
MICHAEL DOYLE
Registered lobbyist · Westinghouse Electric Company
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
MATTHEW LEGGETT
Registered lobbyist · Westinghouse Electric Company
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
JEANNE T LOPATTO
Registered lobbyist · Westinghouse Electric Company
1 documented positions · 1 institutions
lobbyist
PAUL YOST iii
Registered lobbyist · Westinghouse Electric Company
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.
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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