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LegiStorm tracks 169 staffers through the revolving door so far in 2015

Posted by Jenna Ebersole on April 27, 2015

More Republican staffers than Democratic staffers have made the jump from the Hill to K Street so far in 2015.

With the first quarter lobbying registration deadline last week, LegiStorm has tracked 169 former staffers who have filed this year. Of the group, which includes former staff who have received congressional salaries, 96 of the former staffers were Republicans, 72 were Democrats and one was not designated by party.

Republican staffers have moved to K Street in larger shares than their Democratic counterparts since 2011, when the divide was almost even, slightly in favor of Democrats. In 2014, Republicans also took top billing in the number of new staffers on the Hill who have filed past lobbying registrations.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) remains in the lead in Congress for most staffers who have passed between K Street and the Capitol in the last 15 years with 44. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is in second with 40, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is in third with 39, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is in fourth with 37 and Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) rounds out the top five with 36.

LegiStorm's revolving door data is conservative, counting only staffers who have filed lobbying or foreign agent registrations but excluding others who work in the influence business but do not file.