K Street Lines Up for Romney The firms and lobbyists that will gain the most from a Romney victory

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1 Author: Alexander Bronstein-Moffly Researcher: Christina Wu Published by: First Street Research Group K Street Lines Up for Romney The firms and lobbyists that will gain the most from a Romney victory Throughout the GOP nominating process, each candidate accused the other of being a Washington insider. As each candidate distanced themselves from Washington, their opponents worked to highlight their ties. But one thing is clear - every candidate received some support from K Street. With their dollars, advice, and endorsements, K Street definitively lined up in support of one candidate - Mitt Romney. Romney has never been a registered lobbyist, but he seeks advice and contributions from more lobbyists than any of the other candidates, and has a long list of lobbyist supporters, advisors, and contributors. This select group of Washington insiders is quietly positioning themselves to benefit from a Romney presidency. Highlights Mitt Romney Ten current and former lobbyists are directly affiliated with the Mitt Romney campaign as advisors and staffers. These lobbyists have represented 256 clients who paid their firms over $88.0 million since registered lobbyists are acting as bundlers to Romney s campaign. These lobbyists have represented 324 organizations and a combined $196.9 million in lobbying expenses since In 2011 bundler s and advisors to the Romney campaign represented 174 organizations and $54.7 million in lobbying expenses (see Appendix G). 332 lobbyists have donated to a current GOP candidate in Romney dominates the field, receiving 304 contributions Two lobbying firms are positioned to gain from a Romney presidency: o Dutko employs lobbyists that are Romney advisors, bundlers, and contributors o DLA Piper has multiple lobbyists that have contributed heavily to the Romney campaign. Several corporations will be well-connected with a Romney victory: o Microsoft leads the pack, having Romney campaign advisors, bundlers, and contributors who represented the company. o Two of the top finance companies, Charles Schwab and CitiGroup, have lobbyists who are bundlers and contributors. o The two biggest telephone companies, Verizon and AT&T, also stand to gain from a President Romney. Rick Santorum Rick Santorum is not nearly as directly connected to K Street as Mitt Romney; however, the health care industry is best positioned to gain a connection to his presidency since the only two active lobbyists tied to his campaign are currently lobbying for the industry. Santorum has received only 21 contributions from a current lobbyist. This ironically is a very low number for someone who was reported to have been involved with the K Street Project. There are 14 current lobbyists who are former Santorum staffers; surprisingly, 9 of them have not donated to his presidential campaign. Methodology: First Street Research Group examined all of the advisors and staffers of the Romney campaign and matched them to First Street s database of registered lobbyists. The list of lobbyist bundlers comes from the FEC and the list of lobbyist contributors comes from First Street which uses the 2011 LD-203 filings. All client activity, lobbying totals and other data was analyzed using First Street. 1

2 Scorecard: Client and Firm Connections to Romney These two scorecards examine which lobbying firms and corporations are the most connected via their lobbyists to Romney s campaign. The scorecards tally the number of lobbyists that are advising the Romney campaign, acting as bundlers for his campaign or have contributed to the campaign and have acted as a lobbyist for the firm or client listed at some point. Lobbying Firms with the Most Ties to Romney Campaign Firm Lobbyists Affiliated with Romney Campaign Lobbyist Bundlers for Romney Lobbyists Contributors to Romney Dutko DLA Piper Ogilvy Podesta Group Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Cypress Advocacy Clients with the Most Ties to Romney Lobbyists (Advisors, Bundlers, Contributors) Client Client of Campaign Lobbyist Client of Lobbyist Bundler In-House Lobbyists Contributors to Romney Microsoft Charles Schwab Citi Group Deloitte Pfizer AT&T Verizon

3 Lobbyist Campaign Officials The two GOP frontrunners, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, never registered as lobbyists; this statement, though, does not apply to their campaign officials. Rick Santorum counts just three people affiliated with his campaign who have been registered lobbyists, two representing major healthcare companies and one who was involved in the Abramoff scandal. James A D'Alessio: A lobbyist for BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Jennifer Vesey Rossman: A lobbyist at Jeffrey J. Kimbell and Associates representing major health care clients. Key Clients: Roche; Abbott; Covidien; Astellas James Hirni: A former lobbyist, who was involved with the Abramoff scandal. Mitt Romney boasts the most lobbying connections to his campaign, with nine advisors and one official campaign staffer who has registered as lobbyists in the past. The Romney-affiliated lobbyists are anything but ordinary lobbyists: these professionals represent some of the heavy hitters on K Street. They boast impressive resumes of government experience, six of whom swung through the revolving door working for the government, and are among the leaders at their firms. Collectively these lobbyists affiliated with Romney have represented 256 clients who have paid their firms over $88.0 million since 2004 for their services (See Appendix C). Of the 256 clients, 22 of them have spent over $1.0 million since 2004 with a Romney campaign-affiliated lobbyist. In 2011 these lobbyists have represented 42 clients paying over $5.0 million for their services (See Appendix D). While no organization can claim to have hired three or more Romneyaffiliated lobbyists, eight organizations have hired two Romney-affiliated lobbyists. Mitt Romney s Campaign Lobbyists Gene Schaerr Justice Advisory Committee Mitt Romney Lobbyist - Winston & Strawn, LLP ( ) Key Client: American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges & Universities Lee A. Casey Justice Advisory Committee Mitt Romney Lobbyist - Baker & Hostetler LLP ( ) Key Clients: Tyco; ESP Global; Southern Company Richard F. Wiley Justice Advisory Committee Chair Mitt Romney Lobbyist- Wiley Rein LLP ( ) Key Clients: A.H. Belo; Gannett Richard Williamson Foreign Policy & National Security Advisor Mitt Romney Lobbyist - Winston & Strawn, LLP ( ) Lobbyist - Mayer Brown LLP ( ) Key Clients: Boeing; Pfizer; Roche Roderick DeArment Justice Advisory Committee Chair Mitt Romney Lobbyist - Covington & Burling LLP (2004- present) Key Clients: Amazon; John Hancock; Alcatel- Lucent Ronald Kaufman Senior Advisor Mitt Romney Lobbyist - Dutko Worldwide, LLC ( ) Key Clients: Eisai; Allergan; American Pacific James Talent (former Senator ( ) and Representative ( ) from Missouri) Economic Policy Team Mitt Romney Lobbyist Arent Fox ( ) Stephen Rademaker Foreign Policy & National Security Advisor Mitt Romney Lobbyist - Podesta Group, Inc. (2011 Present) Lobbyist - Barbour Griffith & Rogers, LLC ( ) Key Clients: Textron; Raytheon; Kurdistan Regional Government (former Representative ( ) from Minnesota) Foreign Policy & National Security Advisor Mitt Romney Lobbyist - Clark & Weinstock (now known as Mercury/Clark & Weinstock) (2004-Present) Key Clients: Hyundai; Sallie Mae; ebay Lanhee Chen Policy Director Mitt Romney Lobbyist - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) ( ) 3

4 Top Paying Organizations that hired a Romney Campaign Advisor Lobbyist since 2004 Lobbyist(s) Firm(s) Client(s) Total Amount Paid to Firm(s) Period Represented Clark & Weinstock BNP Paribas $2,220, Roderick DeArment Covington & Burlington John Hancock Financial Services $2,210, present Clark & Weinstock Health Net, Inc. $2,130, Clark & Weinstock Sallie Mae $1,950, present Clark & Weinstock LeadingAge $1,860, Clark & Weinstock Microsoft $1,810,000 Roderick DeArment Covington & Burlington Roderick DeArment Covington & Burlington Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. $1,590, Clark & Weinstock Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation $1,510, (Freddie Mac) Roderick DeArment Covington & Burlington PMX Industries $1,470, Richard Williamson Mayer Brown Pfizer, Inc. $1,380,000 Clark & Weinstock Pharmaceutical Research Clark & Weinstock and Manufacturers of $1,360, America Clark & Weinstock Ebay $1,350, present Stephen Rademaker Barbour Griffith & Rogers Kurdistan Regional Government $1,310, American Pacific Ronald Kaufman Dutko $1,310, Corporation Ronald Kaufman Dutko AT&T $985,000 Clark & Weinstock Clark & Weinstock; Unisys $ 830,000 Roderick DeArment Covington & Burlington Roderick DeArment Covington & Burlington Stephen Rademaker Barbour Griffith & IBM $770,000 Rogers Clark & Weinstock Deloitte LLP $420,000 Stephen Rademaker Podesta Barbour Griffith & Stephen Rademaker Rogers American Chamber of $150,000 Commerce In Shanghai Clark & Weinstock Lee A. Casey Baker & Hostetler LLP Tyco $60,000 Stephen Rademaker Podesta

5 Legislation Lobbied by a Romney Campaign Affiliated Lobbyist On behalf of their clients the Romney-associated lobbyists have lobbied 357 bills on a range of topics, from Free Trade Agreements to Appropriations (See Appendix B). Interesting Bills Lobbied by Romney Campaign Affiliated Lobbyists in 2011: Lobbyist(s) Legislation Client(s) Stephen Rademaker 112 H.R.1540: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Roderick DeArment; Vin Weber 112 H.R.3179: Marketplace Equity Act of H.R.3080: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Roderick DeArment 112 S.1551: Medicare Common Access Card Act of H.R.3581: Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of S.734: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 General Dynamics Corp; Textron, Inc Amazon Corporate LLC; Ebay, Inc. Hyundai Motor Company Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society, Inc. Sallie Mae, Inc. Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association 5

6 Lobbyist Bundlers The only current GOP candidate reporting any lobbyist bundlers is Mitt Romney. He has 16 lobbyists actively bundling contributions for him. These lobbyists represent some of the top lobbyists in DC, including two that were named to the First Street 30. Collectively the Romney lobbyist bundlers have raised $2.2 million for Romney s campaign, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. These bundlers have represented 324 organizations that spent $196.9 million on the lobbying services with these lobbyists since 2008 (See Appendix F). Only one organization Verizon Wireless has hired three Romney bundlers from different firms, but three others have hired two Romney bundlers from different firms: Microsoft, CitiGroup and Charles Schwab. Additionally, eight organizations have directly hired a Romney lobbyist bundler since 2008 to act as an in-house lobbyist. Mitt Romney s Lobbyist Bundlers David Beightol Lobbyist - Dutko Worldwide, LLC (2004 Present) Key Clients: MPI Corporate; Johnson Controls Patrick Durkin Lobbyist - Barclays (2009-Present) T. Martin Fiorentino, Jr. Lobbyist - The Fiorentino Group (2007-Present) Key Clients: Lender Processing Services; Escape Media Group Robert T. Grand Lobbyist - Barnes & Thornburg (2004-Present) Key Clients: Indianapolis; Allen County Judith Rhines Lobbyist - The Rath Group (2008-Present) Key Client: New Hampshire Hospital Association William Simmons Lobbyist - Dutko Worldwide (2004-Present) Key Clients: Google; Accenture; HNTB Companies Austin Barbour Lobbyist - Capitol Resources (2004-Present) Key Clients: Gulf Lng Energy; Enerkem Lobbyist - Ogilvy Government Relations (2004- Present) Key Clients: Blackstone; Chevron; Visa; Hilton First Street 30 Profile Thomas Boyd Lobbyist - DLA Piper (2007-Present) Key Clients: Charles Schwab; Experian; Discover Bruce Gates Lobbyist - Altria (2008-Present) Ralph W. Hardy, Jr. Lobbyist - Dow Lohnes (2004-Present) Key Clients: Overstock.com; Intel R. Edward Ingle Lobbyist - Microsoft (2005-Present) Ignacio E. Sanchez Lobbyist DLA Piper (2004-Present) Key Clients: Starwood; Diageo; General Cigar Co David Tamasi Lobbyist - Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications (2009-Present) Key Clients: First Wind Energy; Steward Health Care Joseph Charles Wall Lobbyist - Goldman Sachs (2010-Present) Drew Maloney Lobbyist - Ogilvy Government Relations (2004- Present) Key Clients: Verizon; American Petroleum Institute; Kosmos; Viacom First Street 30 Profile Organizations that Employed a Romney Lobbyist Bundler as an In-House Lobbyist since 2008 Altria Client Services Inc. Microsoft Corporation Ogilvy Government Relations Barclays PLC and its U.S. Affiliates The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Microsoft Corporation New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc 6

7 Top Paying Clients hiring a Romney Lobbyist Bundler Since 2008 Lobbyist(s) Firm(s) Client Total Amount Paid to Firm(s) Period Represented Ogilvy The Blackstone Group $14,180, present Ignacio Sanchez DLA Piper The Medicines Company $3,400, Ogilvy ; Verizon Wireless $3,100,000 Ignacio Sanchez DLA Piper Bruce Gates Ernst & Young Ignacio Sanchez DLA Piper Diageo North America $2,880, present Ogilvy Highstar Capital $2,450, present Ogilvy Chevron $2,350, present Ogilvy Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association $1,650, present Ogilvy Hess Corporation $1,520, present Tom Boyd DLA Piper National Business Coalition on E- Commerce and Privacy $1,360, present Ogilvy American Petroleum Institute $1,320, present 7

8 Lobbyist Contributors Lobbyist Donations to Presidential Candidates in 2011 Mitt Romney dominates his rivals, counting 311 lobbyists as donors to his presidential campaign, including 39 lobbying organizations have had more than one lobbyist donate (see Appendix E). This number is eleven times higher than all the other lobbyist donors to the other candidates. It is clear that K Street is placing their bets with who they think the winner will be. Of course just as telling as the number of lobbyists donations to the Romney campaign is the number of former staffers of the other candidates who have not donated to their campaigns. Rick Santorum has 14 current lobbyists who used to be his staffers, yet only five of them have donated to his presidential campaign. Organizations with the Most Lobbyists Donating to Romney in 2011 Firm Number of Lobbyists Donating Dutko Worldwide 7 Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck 6 Cypress Advocacy 6 Chamber of Commerce of The U.S.A. 5 DLA Piper 4 Podesta Group 4 Patton Boggs 4 IBM 3 J.P. Morgan Chase Bank 3 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 3 Ernst & Young LLP (Washington Council Ernst & Young) 3 Ogilvy Government Relations 3 Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications 3 Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association 3 The Goldman Sachs Group 3 The Nickles Group 3 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America 3 8

9 Lobbyist Donations to Current GOP Candidates in

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