Forum Name General Discussion: Primaries
Topic subject Donation Bundlers for Obama Registered as Federal Lobbyists:
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4455957#44559574455957, Donation Bundlers for Obama Registered as Federal Lobbyists:
Posted by Tellurian on Thu Feb-07-08 08:57 AM
...so you think it's small donations raised at consistently staggering amounts in Obama's campaign....John Edwards must have found out about Obama's "dirty little secret"...I have to commend Edwards for his honesty!
Bundlers for Barack Obama Who Have Registered as Federal Lobbyists
Lobbyist: Frank Clark
State: IL
Employer: Commonwealth Edison
www.exeloncorp.com/ExelonInternet/Templates/StandardPage.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2faboutus%2fmanagement%2f&NRNODEGUID=%7b32364CEC-B05E-440D-B090-6F88AD6DC26B%7d&NRCACHEHINT=Guest#clark
Commonwealth Edison is a subsidiary of Exelon, the nuclear energy company to whom Barack Obama is beholden. Clark is Commonwealth Edison’s chief legislative strategist. Clark is also a Board member of Aetna, a health insurance company.
Scott Harris
DC
Harris Wiltshire and Grannis
www.harriswiltshire.com/whoweare.aspx?menu=1&seccionIzq=64&seccionIzqImage=67&seccionCen=65&seccionDer=66
Lobbies the FCC on behalf of international foreign governments and foreign telecommunications providers.
Allan J. Katz
FL
Akerman Senterfitt
akerman.com/public/attorneys/aBiography.asp?id=716
Katz is a member of the Florida Democratic Committee and the Democratic National Committee. Perhaps he will convince Obama to seat the Florida delegates at the convention. He sits on the Board of Citizens Property Insurance, and he lobbies legislators on behalf of insurance companies. Is Katz a superdelegate?
Robert S. Litt
MD
Arnold & Porter
www.arnoldporter.com/attorneys.cfm?u=LittRobertS&action=view&id=286
Litt is a white collar criminal defense attorney who previously worked at the Department of Justice. He has represented a range of clients, including pharmaceutical companies, who were the subjects of Congressional investigations. He also has extensive experience in national security matters.
Thomas J. Perrelli
VA
Jenner and Block
www.jenner.com/people/bio.asp?id=306
Perrelli is a lobbyist who represents the recording industry who served as counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno. He was also highly engaged in litigation surrounding reapportionment of Congressional districts in 2000.
Thomas A. Reed
VA
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP
www.klgates.com/professionals/detail.aspx?professional=3176
Reed, an attorney who hails from Chicago, specializes in product liability, business litigation and antitrust defense. He also served in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
Paul N. Roth
NY
Schulte Roth & Zabel
www.srz.com/attorneys/attorneyDetail.aspx?attorneyId=61
Roth is a finance attorney who specializes in mergers, investment management and business transactions.
Miriam Sapiro
DC
Summit Strategies
www.summitstrategies.com/aboutsummit/org_overview.htm
Summit Strategies is an institutional investment consulting firm.
Alan Solomont*
MA
Solomont Bailis Ventures
www.tbf.org/tbfgen1.asp?id=1713
Solomont is a former Finance Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He served as a delegate of Massachusetts to the national convention during the 1990s, and he was appointed by former President Bill Clinton to serve on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service. He is also heavily engaged in various health care ventures.
Tom E. Wheeler*
DC
Core Capital Partners
www.core-capital.com/tom_wheeler.aspx
Wheeler is an expert in telecommunications policy and business development who specializes in cable, wireless and video communications. He lobbies state and federal legislators on matters of telecommunications policy.