Bud Cramer, a nine-term Democratic Congressman from Alabama who left the House in 2009, has moved to FTI Consulting in Washington as a managing director in its strategic communications operation.
He joins FTI's public affairs operation and will focus on government affairs assignments. FTI acquired lobbying shop C2 Group in March 2013 to boost its lobbying and PA capabilities.
Cramer, a Blue Dog Democratic during his time on the Hill, represented Alabama's 5th Congressional district before declining to seek another term in 2008. He has been chair of Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates and vice chair of Capitol Hill Consulting Group since leaving the House.
FTI strategic communications chief Ed Reilly praised Cramer's "deep understanding of the intersection of market forces and government policy."
Maggie Moran, who is well-connected in New Jersey and New York Democratic politics, has established Moxie Strategies in Asbury Park, NJ.
Husch Blackwell Strategies has added FleishmanHillard alum Michael Slatin as a principal in its public affairs group.
Rory Cooper, a veteran Republican operative and policy specialist, has joined Teneo’s Washington office as senior managing director in its strategy & communications practice.
Brian Fallon, who served as national press secretary for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential run, is signing on next month as Vice President’s Kamala Harris’ campaign communications director.
TikTok is nothing more than a Chinese propaganda tool that poses “a grave threat to America’s national security and, in particular, impressionable children and young adults,” say two Congressmen who want the platform registered as a foreign agent.
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