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H+K Strategies has recruited from the political and cable TV precincts to bolster its Washington, D.C office. The PR agency on Wednesday named Matthew Felling, who previously worked for the U.S Senate, as a VP, and Patrick Ryan, formerly with Fox Business Network and CNBC, as a senior account supervisor.

Prior to joining H+K, Felling was strategic communications director for Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). He ran her day-to-day and long-term messaging on policy areas including health care and military issues. Prior to that, he was a print and broadcast journalist, working as the anchor and chief political reporter for KTVA-CBS (Anchorage, Alaska).

Ryan most recently worked at Braithwaite Communications, where he was responsible for managing media relations and crisis communications. Before that Ryan worked at the Fox Business Network as a producer, as well as CNBC Thomson Reuters.

“Matthew and Patrick bring that mixture of politics and media that is always such a compelling complement, and we’re thrilled to welcome them to our team,” said Ellen Moran, executive VP and general manager of H+K Strategies’ Washington, D.C., office, in a statement.