Lobbying on the Hill.Democrat Jarvis Stewart forms bipartisan lobbying firm Success in a town like Washington, D.C., particularly in the political arena, often depends on who you know. Jarvis Stewart, former chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr., D-Tenn., and special assistant to Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, is counting on the people he's gotten to know over the past several years to help him unlock doors in the White House and on the Hill. Earlier this year, Stewart, 31, joined forces with Brett Scott, 37, former counsel to Sen. John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. , R-Ariz., and Amy Mehlman, 31, former government affairs liaison at the law firm Wiley, Rein & Fielding, to form Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Coalitions Inc., a government affairs firm. Talk about diversity, Stewart, who is African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. and a Democrat, and Scott, who is white and a Republican, came up with the idea for their coalition over drinks and steaks at the Capitol Grille grille, in architecture, a system of bars, usually of decorative metalwork, forming an openwork barrier or enclosure. In its usual materials of wrought iron or bronze, it has been favored for decorative treatment in all periods. , a favorite watering hole for Washington's power brokers, where almost nothing is politically incorrect politically incorrect adj. Disregarding or unconcerned with political correctness. political incorrectness n. Adj. 1. . Together with Mehlman, they provide a combination of high-level access and legislative and lobbying experience they believe will serve their clients well on both sides of the aisle. "You've got to have bipartisan representation if you're going to survive in Washington," says Houston Councilman Carroll Robinson. The city's Committee on Transportation, Technology and Infrastructure, which Robinson chairs, has hired the firm to lobby Washington on airport issues. "Initially, it was hard, as it is for any small business trying to get off the ground," says Stewart. "In this industry, it's harder. You hear white lobbyists talk about their brother's cousin who is the president of company `X,' and they essentially hand out great retainers to friends. To have a guy like me pitch a client has to take a little bit more arm twisting." Stewart anticipates the firm will take in $1.3 million in its first year. Clients include Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications Inc. and Corning Inc. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion