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Ways and Means Dems hire ex-lobbyist and HHS appointee

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 17, 2023

An Obama appointee-turned-JUUL lobbyist has found his way to the Ways and Means Committee.

Jim Esquea is new to committee Democrats as a senior adviser working on worker and family-support issues. He was most recently vice president of public affairs at Scotts Miracle-Gro and is a former lobbyist for JUUL Labs, maker of the JUUL e-cigarette.

Esquea spent six years as Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for legislation during the Obama administration. He's also an alumnus of the Senate Budget Committee and Bill Clinton's Office of Management and Budget.