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Fischer LA now a lobbyist for Verizon

Posted by Steve Shapiro on Dec. 3, 2015

Perhaps following the motto of "never settle," a former legislative assistant for Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) has left Congress to take a new position as a lobbyist for Verizon.

Josh Lynch left Fischer's office this fall and didn't waste time filing a lobbying filing for the telecommunications giant. Lynch has a background covering telecom issues in Congress and took several industry-sponsored trips while working for Congress. He also served as a staffer on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee of which Fischer is a member.

Lobbying disclosures reveal that Lynch will be covering issues related to spectrum usage policies and privacy/data security issues for Verizon.

He joined Fischer at the end of 2013 from Rep. Marsha Blackburn's (R-Tenn.) office where he had also worked as a legislative assistant since 2011. Prior to his stint in the House, Lynch had previously worked in the Senate under Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) beginning in 2008.