How much is Mr. D'Amato earning by lobbying for his client -- M/A-Com, a Tyco International subsidiary -- to win this $1 billion contract?
Over four decades in national politics, Gillespie rose to the highest ranks of Washington's ruling class, chairing the Republican National Committee, counseling President George W. Bush and earning millions lobbying for corporate clients seeking entree to his rarefied Rolodex.
President Obama's first year in office was the best year ever for the special interests industry, which earned $3.47 billion lobbying the federal government.
It should also set tight caps on what former officials, including former lawmakers, can earn from lobbying before they must register as lobbyists.
Also working at BPC is former Clintonite Chris Jennings, who used his Clinton administration clout to earn millions lobbying for several health and drug companies.
That's actually a pay cut from the $190,000 Evans used to earn from lobbying powerhouse Patton Boggs where he worked for nearly 14 years.
He and his firm have earned $300,000 to lobby on behalf of AHIP in 2009, as well as $960,000 overall.
The adviser, Marty Rutherford, her deputy commissioner of natural resources, earned about $40,000 lobbying the state government for a TransCanada subsidiary in 2003.
McBee Strategic — founded in 2002 by former Democratic aide Steve McBee — earned $10.4 million in lobbying revenue in 2013, and has about 50 employees.
Besides Black, at least four other McCain staffers or major fundraisers, including the campaign's finance director and a former national finance chairman, have earned tidy sums lobbying for the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
The company reportedly earned $1.4 million in lobbying and consulting fees between February and August for work related to issues of security, government relations, antitrust regulation and corporate ethics.
