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* (B) Bundler <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/bundlers.php?id=N00009638 Bundlers] Open Secrets</ref>{{cquote| ''"Bundlers are people with friends in high places who, after bumping against personal contribution limits, turn to those friends, associates, and, well, anyone who's willing to give, and deliver the checks to the candidate in one big "bundle."''}} | * (B) Bundler <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/bundlers.php?id=N00009638 Bundlers] Open Secrets</ref>{{cquote| ''"Bundlers are people with friends in high places who, after bumping against personal contribution limits, turn to those friends, associates, and, well, anyone who's willing to give, and deliver the checks to the candidate in one big "bundle."''}} | ||
* (R) Revolving Door is an individual that rotates working for the private sectors and the federal government. | * (R) Revolving Door is an individual that rotates working for the private sectors and the federal government. | ||
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* [http://www.nypost.com/seven/11222008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/obamas_futile_war_on_lobbyists_140163.htm NY Post OBAMA'S FUTILE WAR ON LOBBYISTS] | * [http://www.nypost.com/seven/11222008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/obamas_futile_war_on_lobbyists_140163.htm NY Post OBAMA'S FUTILE WAR ON LOBBYISTS] | ||
Revision as of 22:49, January 9, 2009
Lobbyists ties to the Obama administration describes the undisclosed [1] deal-makers and the people they have represented, that are likely to benefit from working in the upcoming Obama Administration. “Your voices should speak louder than the whispers of lobbyists,” Senator Obama told a crowd in Green Bay, Wis., in September.
- (B) Bundler [2]
| “ | "Bundlers are people with friends in high places who, after bumping against personal contribution limits, turn to those friends, associates, and, well, anyone who's willing to give, and deliver the checks to the candidate in one big "bundle." | ” |
- (R) Revolving Door is an individual that rotates working for the private sectors and the federal government.
Lobbyists
| Lobbyist: | Obama assignment: | On behalf: | Relationships with: | Additional info: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Wheeler | Science, Tech, Space and Arts Team | Telecom Services & Equipment | Telecom Co. | B, R | |
| Robert Sussman | Energy and Natural Resources Team | Latham & Watkins | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Navistar International, Business Roundtable [1] | B, R | |
| Tom Daschle | Healthcare Policy Group | Alston & Bird | Mostly Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Clients | R, (Spouse is a Lobbyist for Amgen, Philip Morris, Lockheed Martin) | |
| Todd Stern | Executive Office of the President Team | Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering | Pharmaceutical Clients | R | |
| David Hays | Energy and Natural Resources Team | Latham & Watkins | Sempra Energy | R | |
| Michael Huerta | Transportation Team | Salt Lake Winter Olympics Org Cmte | International Olympic Committee | R | |
| Tom Donilon | National Security Team | Telecom Services & Equipment | Fannie Mae | R (reporting more than $40 million in lobbying activity during 1999-2005) | |
| Theodore M. Shaw | Justice and Civil Rights Team | NAACP Legal Defense Fund | NAACP | R | |
| Keith Harper | Energy and Natural Resources Team | Kilpatrick Stockton | Frank's Landing Indian Community, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Elouise Cobell | R | |
| Jim Kohlenberger | Science, Tech, Space and Arts Team | Kohlenberer Strategic Consulting | Voice on the Net Coalition | R | |
| Melody Barnes | Agency Review Co-Chairs | Raben Group | American Constitution Society | R | |
| Steven Beckman | Executive Office of the President Team | . | . | . | |
| Bart Chilton | Energy and Natural Resources Team Leads | National Farmers Union | Farmers Educational Cooperative Union | . | |
| Christopher Cooper | Justice and Civil Rights | Airports Council International & Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition | Airports Council International & Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition | R | |
| Diane Cornell | Science, Tech, Space and Arts Team | Inmarsat | Inmarsat | . | |
| Bill Corr | Department of Health and Human Services Team | Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids | Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids | R | |
| Carol Carmody | Transportation Team | Carmody, Carol J | Air Transport Assn of America | R | |
| Patricia Campos | Executive Office of the President Team | UNITE HERE | UNITE HERE | . | |
| Michael Deich | Executive Office of the President Team | Van Scoyoc Assoc | Sacramento County Airport System | R (4th largest lobbying firm in America, $198,348,000. from '98 to '08)[3] | |
| Gary Epstein | Economics and International Trade Team | . | . | R | |
| Sally Ericsson | Science, Tech, Space and Arts Team | Ericsson, Sally | Pacific Forest Trust | . | |
| Michael Fitzpatric | Government Operations Team | . | . | R | |
| Pamela Gilbert | Department of Health and Human Services Team | Cuneo, Waldman & Gilbert | American Assn of Justice, Barr Laboratories, Center for Justice & Democracy, Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws, Korein Tillery | R | |
| Stephanie Foster | Government Operations Team | Planned Parenthood Action Fund | Planned Parenthood | . | |
| Ralph Everett | Science, Tech, Space and Arts Team | Paul, Hastings et al | American Moving & Storage Assn, Assn of Public Television Stations, AT&T Inc, City of Tallahassee, FL., Clear Channel Communications, General Electric, Optimal Group, Philips Electronics North America, Progress Energy | R | |
| Jane Garvey | Transportation Team | APCO Worldwide | Steris Corp | R | |
| Al Lenhardt | Executive Office of the President Team | National Crime Prevention Council | National Crime Prevention Council | . | |
| Judith Lichtman | Justice and Civil Rights Team | Natl Partnership for Women & Families | Natl Partnership for Women & Families | . | |
| Mona Mohib | Education & Labor Team | Peyser Assoc | City of Macon, GA., City of Seattle, WA., Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, US Transit Suppliers Coalition | . | |
| Scott Harris | Science, Tech, Space and Arts Team | . | . | B, R | |
| James Halpert | Science, Tech, Space and Arts Team | . | . | . | |
| Sally Katzen | Working Group Members; Government Operations Team; Executive Office of the President Team | Katzen, Sally | Amgen | R | |
| Paul Kurtz | National Security Team | Cyber Security Industry Alliance | Cyber Security Industry Alliance | . | |
| Miriam Nisbet | Government Operations Team | American Library Assn | American Library Assn | . | |
| Helen Norton | Justice and Civil Rights Team | Natl Partnership for Women & Families | Natl Partnership for Women & Families | . | |
| Daniel Restrepo | National Security Team | Center for American Progress | Center for American Progress | . | |
| Marcie Roth | Justice and Civil Rights Team | National Council on Independent Living | National Council on Independent Living | . | |
| Mara Eve Rudman | Executive Office of the President Team | Quorum Strategies | American Insurance Assn | R | |
| Henry M. Rivera | Science, Tech, Space and Arts Team | Shook, Hardy & Bacon | Catholic Television Network | R | |
| David Tucker | Department of Health and Human Services Team | . | . | . | |
| Peter Umhofer | Executive Office of the President Team | Kanner & Assoc | Missouri River Energy Services, Northern California Power Agency, Ohio Municipal Electric Assn | R | |
| Bert Steele III | National Security Team | . | . | R | |
| Maria Echaveste [4] | Adviser on Immigration | United Farm Workers | United Farm Workers | . | |
| Mark Gitenstein | Transition Management Issues | . | U.S. Chamber of Commerce, AT&T Inc., Ernst & Young LLP, Merrill Lynch & Co | . | |
| John Podesta | Co-chairman of Transition | Center for American Progress | Center for American Progress | R | |
| Thomas Perrelli | Justice Department Advisor | Jenner & Block LLP | Fannie Mae, General Motors, Hollywood Studios | (worked on behalf the husband of Terri Schiavo) | |
| Cassandra Butts | Deputy White House Counsel | Center for American Progress | Center for American Progress, NAACP Legal Defense Fund | . | |
| Carol Browner | Energy Coordinator (Czar) | Citizen Action | Center for American Progress, Alliance for Climate Protection, Citizen Action, APX, Inc, League of Conservation Voters, Albright Group | R, (Spouse is a lobbyists for a dozen firms on energy policy)(Carol is a member of Socialist International) [5] | |
| William Lynn | Deputy Defense Secretary | Raytheon [6] | Raytheon | R |
External Links
References
- ↑ How complete are this candidate's campaign finance reports? Open Secrets
- ↑ Bundlers Open Secrets
- ↑ Top Lobbying Firms Open Secrets
- ↑ AP IMPACT: Donors, lobbyists help Obama get ready AP, December 6, 2008
- ↑ [http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticleID=1845&&ModuleID=34 Socialists International
- ↑ Obama names former Clinton officials for Pentagon Reuters, January 8, 2009