Lobby shop strikes gold with Wyden hire

The Hill:

A conservative-leaning K Street firm has landed one of the industry’s hottest commodities: a former staffer to new Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).

BGR Government Affairs hired Joshua S. Lamel, becoming one of the few lobby shops with a veteran of Wyden’s office on its payroll.

The firm, formed by former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R), only has one other Democratic lobbyist: campaign operative Jonathan Mantz.

Lamel will begin at the firm on March 3 as a vice president. He currently serves as the vice president of the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCI), and the executive director of the group’s foundation.

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