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GOPer joins all-Democratic lobbying firm

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Dec. 5, 2016

Rep. Ken Calvert's (R-Calif.) former chief of staff has joined Kadesh & Associates as the small lobbying firm's only Republican — and indeed, the only non-alumnus of the office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).

Dave Ramey, Calvert's chief of staff from 1997 until earlier this fall, started as a principal at the lobbying firm in November. He had worked on the Hill since 1985, when he joined the House Republican Policy Committee as a foreign policy analyst.

Mark Kadesh, Feinstein's chief of staff from 1998 to 2006, and Chris Kierig, her former legislative assistant, make up the rest of the firm's federal lobbying team. Warren Weinstein, also a Feinstein alumnus, left the California-focused firm earlier this year.

Dave Kennett, formerly a lobbying at and president of Capitol Alliance Consulting, replaces Ramey as Calvert's chief of staff.