http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/k-street-just-cant-get-enough-democrats-2007-05-01.html K Street just can’t get enough Democrats
By Jim Snyder
May 02, 2007
Demand for top-flight Democratic lobbyists is outpacing supply, leaving trade groups, associations and firms with holes on their staffs as they try to make inroads to the new majority.
Corporations and other lobbying groups already have shifted their political donations to Democrats, a popular way to make friends on Capitol Hill. But some are finding that the pool of Democratic lobbyists with ties to the key members is running dry.
Dan Mica, a former Democratic congressman who now runs the Credit Union National Association, said he’s tried for six months to find a replacement for a Democratic lobbyist who left to run a mid-sized trade group.
“I haven’t found anyone close to what I’m looking for,” Mica said.
Colleagues have told Mica of similar experiences. There is a standing agreement among them that if someone finds “an extra one,” meaning a Democrat, he or she will pass the name along, Mica said.
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