The Congressional Record is a fixture on Capitol Hill, but if Patrick Velliky keeps going through the revolving door at this pace, he may end up with his own congressional record.
Velliky moved to Anthem Inc. as its director of congressional affairs from the office of Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) adding his second lobbying job to a six-year career that included jobs in both the House and Senate and on both sides of the aisle. It was his third time through the revolving door. His first filing with Anthem showed he's covering health care and tax issues related to the Affordable Care Act among others.
Velliky first joined Congress as an intern to Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) yet soon after gained a salaried position as floor monitor with Sen. Arlen Specter. At the time Velliky came on board, Specter was a Republican but within less than a week, the moderate senator switched to be a Democrat. In 2010, Velliky became Specter's deputy legislative director.
In 2011, Velliky returned to the House as legislative assistant for Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) but left late that year to become a manager of federal affairs with Humana Inc. Over the next two and a half years, he lobbied on issues related to health care and Medicaid. Velliky then returned to Renacci's office as legislative director, a position he held until his move to Anthem.
