TPM Editor’s Blog

Shadow Congress

With the historic exodus of Democrats from the House after the 2010 midterms, the revolving door into the lobbying biz has been spinning like a top. So we’ve updated our interactive Shadow Congress feature — a state-by-state breakdown of which former members of Congress have become lobbyists. The total size of this formerly elected Shadow Congress is now almost 200.

One notable wrinkle: We had to take two former Members of Congress off the list because they left the lobbying biz and went back to Congress. The revolving door goes round and round …

Check out which of your state’s former lawmakers are now plying the K Street trade:

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David Kurtz

David Kurtz is Managing Editor and Washington Bureau Chief of Talking Points Memo where he oversees the news operations of TPM and its sister sites.

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