Sentences with phrase «working as lobbyists»

39 % supported a complete ban on former ministers working as lobbyists.

If he has political ambitions, he works on Hillary Clinton's senate campaign in New York, and ends up living in suburban Washington, working as a lobbyist.

Of particular note to me are the direct ties of two of the appointees to Big Food: Tkacz most recently worked as a lobbyist for the Corn Refiners Association, the trade group representing manufacturers of high fructose corn syrup, and previously lobbied for the Snack Food Association.

Vanecko, who also works as a lobbyist, did not play any role in the new deal, although he was involved in arranging the current five - year contract with the district, the spokeswomen said.

The race had hinged in large part on two different visions: Faso was knocked by Teachout for his work as a lobbyist and tenure as a state lawmaker in the Democratic - led Assembly.

Howe also worked as a lobbyist on behalf of COR Development, the Syracuse - based commercial real estate firm whose executives, Aiello and Gerardi, are accused of bribing Percoco with $ 35,000 for his help on a host of issues related their projects in Syracuse and Central New York.

Howe, the star witness in the corruption trial of a top governor's aide, worked as a lobbyist in Albany.

An inside player working as a lobbyist and long out of office, D'Amato is not exactly a big - ticket endorsement but it must nonetheless sting for Pataki.

In addition, Howe worked as a lobbyist for CPV.

As federal lawmakers continue to try to reach a budget deal, Sheehan and Adirondack Council Executive Director William Janeway traveled to Washington, D.C., where they met with members of the North Country delegation, including Rep. Paul Tonko (D - Amsterdam) and former army secretary and Rep. John McHugh, who now works as a lobbyist.

He is the son of a civil servant and worked as a lobbyist before being elected.

Walsh now works as a lobbyist for the Washington law firm K&L Gates.

He currently works as a lobbyist, pulling $ 4,000 a month for representing Dart Container Corporation on business matters before the City Council.

He most recently worked as a lobbyist.

Teachout, meanwhile, struck a note of economic populism, calling for stricter banking regulations, higher corporate taxes and renegotiation of foreign trade deals, while painting Faso, who served 15 years in the state Assembly and has worked as a lobbyist, as a standard - bearer for the status quo.

Clegg also worked as a lobbyist for GJW between 1992 and 1994.

«He's quickly learning what Mike Bloomberg, Rudy Giuliani and everyone before him learned: you can be mayor of the biggest city in the state but still have no say about what happens in Albany,» said David Catalfamo, an adviser to former Governor George Pataki who now works as a lobbyist and political consultant.

Heastie remains close to Schlein, who also works as a lobbyist and has been licked by scandal in the past.

He's also worked as a lobbyist for the horse industry.

He has since worked as a lobbyist for the aerospace community.

She worked as a lobbyist for Planned Parenthood for nearly 30 years, literally fighting for the healthcare and rights of so many needing humans in our country.

Nick works as a lobbyist for «Big Tobacco» as a vice president of the «Academy of Tobacco Studies».

Mr. Willink earned his B.A. in economics from Cornell University and worked as a lobbyist for the Navajo Nation Washington Office representing the tribe in economic development and education.

You could make a case that the principle purpose of Rule 5.4 is to permit retiring Congress people to remain in DC and work as lobbyists.

When attorney Preston Halliburton of Buckhead, Georgia is not operating his growing law practice, he might be working as a lobbyist at the state capitol for Preston Group Inc., the government relations firm his mother, Julianna McConnell, founded.

Not exact matches

Microsoft, which counts cloud computing and software as core businesses, had as many as 13 lobbyists working on NAFTA, according to the CRP database.

Cisco Systems, a networking hardware company, had as many as 10 lobbyists working on NAFTA issues.

Frank Maisano, an energy lobbyist who has worked with utilities and other companies, said Bay's departure «only underscores the need to get a new slate of FERC commissioners in place as quickly as possible.»

He has previously worked with AT&T, as a lobbyist for the company from 2007 to 2008, but he has also opposed the telecom giant, as a lawyer who fought AT&T's unsuccessful bid to buy T - Mobile on behalf of companies like Dish.

Before joining the White House this year, Delrahim served as an antitrust lobbyist for Comcast *, which purchased NBCUniversal in 2011, and he also worked the halls of Congress and the federal government on behalf of Qualcomm, federal records show.

The national income accounts initially were designed by statisticians, but now they're designed by lobbyists, and the lobbyists work in Congress to say here's how we want to depict the economy as if it's actually benefiting the voters instead of specifically benefiting the FIRE sector — Finance, Insurance and Real Estate — which depicts itself as contributing to growth rather than being a parasite on growth, as I've described in Killing the Host.

Being the center of political activity in the U.S. means that this city is shaped by people from all over the country who move here to work as congressional aides, lobbyists, policy analysts, reporters, elected officials, bureaucrats, organizers, etc..

The divorce papers of Democratic lobbyist super couple Tony and Heather Podesta show that for a certain class of people government is not a public service or a field for settling partisan disagreements so much as an opportunity for self promotion: «As a married couple who both lobbied they strategically cultivated their public image,» one document reads, «and worked to build the «Heather and Tony Podesta» brand for the success of their shared enterprise.&raquas an opportunity for self promotion: «As a married couple who both lobbied they strategically cultivated their public image,» one document reads, «and worked to build the «Heather and Tony Podesta» brand for the success of their shared enterprise.&raquAs a married couple who both lobbied they strategically cultivated their public image,» one document reads, «and worked to build the «Heather and Tony Podesta» brand for the success of their shared enterprise.»

Former representative Steve LaTourette, an Ohio Republican who now works as a Washington lobbyist, said in an interview with USA Today that the Freedom Caucus has «the ability to throw sand in the gears and keep things from happening but they are not a big enough block to make something happen.»

The City Council last February ordered that anyone working to influence city business register as a lobbyist in Highland Park.

Yesterday the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) AgMag Blog offered a much closer look at those corporate ties, as well as the role of SNA's lobbyists which, in addition to representing SNA, boast a roster of Big Food clients that includes General Mills, Kraft Foods, the North American Meat Association, the National Confectioners Association and the National Frozen Pizza Institute (whose members include Con Agra and Schwan.)

The very fact that we need such a definition, the very fact that social scientists need to work so hard to be included in policy discussions to the same extent as, say, economists (held in high esteem as being infallible, such as they are these days, naturally...), could be symptomatic of something deeper than social scientists being bad lobbyists.

● Prohibit any former high level federal employees — including elected officials — from ever working as a foreign lobbyist.

Hussain started out in public affairs working for Refugee Council and cemented his credentials as a top voluntary sector lobbyist when stepped up to his present post at the end of last year.

I am working with Mr. Phil Gram, lobbyist for UBS, who will be my replacement as Ministry of the Treasury in January.

The Campaign Finance Board does have different, lower contribution limits for individuals who are categorized by them as doing business with the city — registered lobbyists, those applying for land use actions, grants or contracts — but neither Herrera nor his relatives who worked at MJM or Masonry were categorized as such.

While the earlier lawsuits concerned Terry's personal dealings, Sidney B. Bowne & Son LLP, a Mineola engineering firm that has had public contracts with North Hempstead Town and Nassau County, filed a lawsuit against Terry, who worked for the firm as a lobbyist, and others in 2007.

He worked for Andrew Cuomo for two years at HUD before leaving for a career as a lobbyist in the private sector.

John Murphy, who had worked as a political organizer and lobbyist for the Public Employees Federation of white collar state workers, contends in court papers that he was «ridiculed, harassed and humiliated» after he had to cut back his duties and hours to attend physical therapy sessions following an August 2014 accident.

Hamilton is a director at FTI Consulting who previously worked as a senior lobbyist at Bell Pottinger.

Melissa DeRosa, the first woman to serve as secretary to the governor — the equivalent of the chief of staff post for a president in the executive chamber — recounted that despite her resume as a top official in Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office and role in the state campaign for President Barack Obama, she has been defined in the media by her relationship to her lobbyist father and husband, a former Cuomo spokesman who now works for Uber.

Howe, who was a lobbyist who also worked as an adviser to state officials on development projects, has reportedly pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, extortion, and wire fraud, and is cooperating with authorities.

* May 15, 2007 - The Republican Conference names Tom Feeney - under investigation for his work with convicted lobbyist Republican Jack Abramoff — to replace Calvert as the senior Republican on the Space Subcommittee of the Science Committee.

«I'm not sure why it matters so much right now as [Albany] lobbyists won't be at work until January and the Legislature is not in session right now.»

A Cuomo campaign spokesperson didn't directly address the allegations, but alleged that Cox worked as an unregistered lobbyist for an oil company several years ago.