THE LOBBYISTS PURGE IN PRESIDENT-ELECT TRANSITION TEAM

Lobbyists are purged from official roles in President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team. The move to get rid of lobbyists in key roles was one of the first decisions made by Vice President-elect Mike Pence in his role overseeing the construction of a Trump administration.

List

1. Bud Albright: Lobbyist with Ogilvy Government Relations Clients: Calpine Corporation, Delta Star, Deltic Timber, National Association of Water Companies
2. Rich Bagger: Lobbyist for Celgene Corporation
3. David, Bernhardt: Lobbyist with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Clients: Westlands Water District (in California) Former clients: Freeport LNG, Rosemont Copper
4. Jim Carter: Lobbyist for Emerson manufacturing company
5. Mike Catanzaro: Lobbyist with CGCN Group Clients: American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, Hess, Encana, Noble Energy, Devon Energy
6. William Austin Chatfield:  Owned a lobbying firm, Kindness & Chatfield Clients: Software firms
7. Christine Ciccone: Lobbyist for Centrus Energy and formerly lobbied for Honeywell
8. Rob Collins: Lobbyist with S-3 Group Clients: Google, JPMorgan, United Launch Alliance (Lockheed Martin + Boeing joint venture), Council for Investor Rights and Corporate Accountability
9. Jeffrey Eisenach: Consultant to telecom industry who’s been paid by Verizon and AT&T
10. Mike Ference: Lobbyist with S-3 Group Clients: Halliburton, Koch Industries, Marathon Oil
11. Mike Ferguson: Lobbyist with Ferguson Strategies LLC Clients: Lilly, Roche, Merck, Genentech, Verizon
12. Cindy Hayden: Lobbies for Altria, the tobacco giant
13. Steven J. Hart:  Lobbyist with William & Jensen Clients: Anthem, Cheniere Energy, Coca-Cola, General Electric, Visa,, PhRMA, United Airlines, and the American Council of Life Insurers.
14. Rick Hohlt: Lobbyist with the Hohlt Group Clients: Sallie Mae, Bristol Myers, Chevron, the Federalist Group, JPMorgan Chase, Nuclear Energy Institute
15. Michael Korbey: Formerly lobbied for the United Seniors Association, a group that spent millions to support former President George W. Bush's privatization plan
16. Rolf Lundberg: Lobbies for Choice Hotels and the International Franchise Association
17. Machida, Ado: Lobbies for defense giant BAE System, formerly lobbied for Hitachi America, UPS
18. McKenna, Michael: Lobbyist with MWR Strategies Clients: Engie, Southern Company, Dow Chemical
19. Palatucci, William: Lobbyist with Dughi, Hewit and Palatucci Clients: Aetna and Verizon
20. Pitcock, Josh: Lobbyist for the State of Indiana
21. Torrey, Michael: Lobbies for the American Beverage Association, Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau.
22. Whitmer, Martin: Lobbyist with Whitmer & Worrall Clients: American Association of Railroads, the National Asphalt Pavement Association, Utilities Technology Council

Entities Listed

1. Aetna
2. Altria
3. American Association of Railroads
4. American Beverage Association
5. American Council of Life Insurers
6. American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers
7. Anthem
8. AT&T
9. BAE System
10. Bristol Myers
11. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
12. Calpine Corporation
13. Celgene Corporation
14. Centrus Energy
15. CGCN Group
16. Cheniere Energy
17. Chevron
18. Choice Hotels
19. Coca-Cola
20. Council for Investor Rights and Corporate Accountability
21. Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau
22. Delta Star
23. Deltic Timber
24. Devon Energy
25. Dow Chemical
26. Dughi, Hewit and Palatucci
27. Emerson manufacturing company
28. Encana
29. Engie
30. Ferguson Strategies LLC
31. Freeport LNG
32. Genentech
33. General Electric
34. Google
35. Halliburton
36. Hess
37. Hitachi America
38. Hohlt Group
39. Honeywell
40. International Franchise Association
41. JPMorgan Chase
42. Kindness & Chatfield
43. Koch Industries
44. Lilly
45. Marathon Oil
46. Merck
47. MWR Strategies
48. National Asphalt Pavement Association
49. National Association of Water Companies
50. Noble Energy
51. Nuclear Energy Institute
52. Ogilvy Government Relations
53. PhRMA
54. Roche
55. Rosemont Copper
56. S-3 Group
57. Sallie Mae
58. Southern Company
59. State of Indiana
60. Federalist Group
61. United Airlines
62. United Launch Alliance (Lockheed Martin + Boeing joint venture)
63. United Seniors Association
64. UPS
65. Utilities Technology Council
66. Verizon
67. Visa
68. Westlands Water District (in California)
69. Whitmer & Worrall
70. William & Jensen 

Note:

1. Appointees to President-elect Donald Trump’s Administration will be asked to sign a form barring them from being a registered lobbyist for five years after they leave government office.
2. Trump transition members would be barred from lobbying about the issues they had worked on for six months after their departure.