Roll Call reports on recent lobbying firm revenue here. Lobbying firms that once specialized in securing earmarks for their clients appear to be weathering both the economic downturn and public outrage over the “Bridge to Nowhere” and other pet projects that have been cast as a misuse of federal tax dollars.
Month: October 2009
Lobbyist revolving door
Roll Call reports on some lobbyists who leave firms to go to Capitol Hill. Last year, Jeff Connaughton made about $750,000 in salary and bonuses at the lobby shop Quinn Gillespie & Associates, according to his report to Congress. Connaughton is on pace to make roughly $125,000 this year as chief of staff to Sen. […]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, undisputed self-financed campaign spending champion
The Times reports on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign spending. He has now spent more of his own money than any other individual in United States history in the pursuit of public office.