Jon Causey left Congress last month to take a job in the private sector, but if history is any indication, he might be back. This recent departure marks Causey's fifth trip through the revolving door.
Causey became a senior director of federal government relations at GlaxoSmithKline in October after leaving his position as chief of staff for Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.). He had been with Bucshon for over four-and-a-half years before moving to the pharmaceutical giant and once again heading through the revolving door.
Causey started his congressional career in 1999 as a staff assistant with the late Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.). He left Coble the next year to make his first switch to the private sector as an analyst for Rasmussen Research. Causey then returned to Congress in 2001 to become a legislative correspondent for former Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.).
Causey stayed in Congress for the next eight years. He joined the House under former Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.) in 2003 as a legislative assistant. Causey then moved to Rep. Pat McHenry's (R-N.C.) office as legislative director in 2005 and became his chief of staff later that year. In 2007, he switched back over to the Senate to become legislative director for former Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.), who took Helm's seat when he retired in 2003.
Causey's third trip through the revolving door came in 2009. When Dole retired, he took a position as assistant director of government relations at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for a year and then moved to the American College of Radiology as director of congressional affairs. In both positions, Causey lobbied Congress on health care issues.
In 2011, Causey returned to Congress once again as Bucshon's chief of staff, a position he held until October.
