Revolving door
Government to private. Private to government.
Career moves between U.S. government roles and the private sector — lobbying firms, law firms, trade associations, corporate offices. Sourced from sworn LDA filings under penalty of perjury. Methodology →
Spotlighthighest-notability transition
Nicholas Cargas, former Deputy Chief of Staff to Rep. David Scott, registered as a lobbyist for American Dental Association.
Notability 85/100
Transitions
3,635
Gov → Private
2,491
Persons
12,393
Organizations
20,953
Flow direction
Gov → Private69%Gov → Gov21%Private → Private11%
3,635 transitions · sorted by notability
William Tranghese
Date unknown
Gov → Private85
From: Legislative Assistant, Communications Director, Chief of Staff at Office of Representative Richard Neal
gov to privatefrom legislativesenior roleto lobbying
Page PhillipsStrickler
Date unknown
Gov → Private85
gov to privatefrom legislativesenior roleto lobbying
Chelsey PenrodHickman
Date unknown
Gov → Private85
gov to privatefrom legislativesenior roleto lobbying
Ilyse Schuman
Date unknown
Gov → Private85
From: Chief Labor Counsel, Minority Staff Director at Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
gov to privatefrom legislativesenior roleto lobbying
Patricia ("trish") Reilly
~13y gap
Gov → Private85
gov to privatefrom legislativesenior roleto lobbying
Christopher Silayan Devore
Date unknown
Gov → Private85
gov to privatefrom legislativesenior roleto lobbying
Sarah Kuehl Egge
~14y gap
Gov → Private85
From: Legislative Assistant to Senator Bob Kerrey; Senior Budget Analyst for Democratic Staff of the Senate Budget Committee; Deputy Staff Director, Joint Select Committee for Deficit Reduction at U.S. Senate
gov to privatefrom legislativesenior roleto lobbying
Sources: lda.gov LDA filings · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence floor: confirmed only.