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Ex-Rep. John Katko makes lobbying debut

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 28, 2023

Former Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) is officially a registered lobbyist.

According to a new disclosure, Katko is part of a team at HillEast Group lobbying on behalf of information-security firm SecurityScorecard. Katko came on board with HillEast as a senior adviser after leaving Congress at the end of last term and joined SecurityScorecard as an adviser in March.

HillEast signed SecurityScorecard last month for work on "cybersecurity initiatives within federal agencies," per the filing. Firm founder Brad Gentile and partner Zach Howell, both former Katko chiefs of staff, are also working on the account.

Former members are required to wait one year from the time they leave Congress before lobbying the House or Senate, per ethics rules, but are not prohibited from lobbying the executive branch before the one-year mark.