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Staffer leaves Walsh's office for government affairs job

Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Dec. 16, 2014

A legislative assistant for Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.) has found a new home outside the closing office and on the other side of the revolving door.

Katie Cordingley became government affairs specialist this month at Lewis-Burke Associates LLC, a lobbying firm. She first came to the Hill as a Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) staffer, beginning as staff assistant in 2010 and rising to legislative correspondent until her departure in 2012.

Between her congressional jobs, Cordingley worked in Boston and Helena, Mont. In Helena, she was an education assistant at the Montana Office of Public Instruction, dealing with issues including public outreach on Common Core.

For Walsh beginning in February, Cordingley handled issues ranging from education to banking and consumer protection. She has a journalism degree from the University of Washington and a master of education from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education.

Lewis-Burke is a longtime lobbying firm with universities across the country among its clients.