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Caught Our Eye

Former lobbyists are in top spots on Toomey's staff

Posted by LegiStorm on Oct. 20, 2011

Some of the top spots on Sen. Pat Toomey's (R-Pa.) staff are occupied by former lobbyists.

The lawmaker is one of 12 members on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or "super committee." LegiStorm is profiling the revolving door ties of these dozen members.

LegiStorm has identified at least four of Toomey's current staffers who previously lobbied, including his chief of staff, Chris Gahan. We have also found an additional 14 former Toomey staffers who have also registered as lobbyists, moving through the revolving door between K Street and Capitol Hill.

Gahan was a lobbyist for Latham and Watkins, where he represented several cigar and tobacco companies. Toomey's senior financial services counsel, Dina Ellis Rochkind, was a lobbyist for Chrysler before joining the senator's staff in April.

Toomey's regional managers for Northwest Pennsylvania and Central Pennsylvania also lobbied before joining the Senate staff.

You can see all of our posts on the super committee's revolving door ties here.