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BGR Government Affairs has hopped on Anheuser-Busch Cos.’ Washington lobbying team, providing strategic guidance and counsel on issues impacting the St. Louis-based brewer.
Bob Wood, BGR GA president and former chief of staff to Tommy Thompson when he served as Wisconsin governor and Dept. of Health & Human Services secretary, spearheads the five-member lobbying team.
He’s joined by Dave Boyer, former lobbyist at Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America; Brent Del Monte, aide to former Virginia Republican Senator John Warner; John Stone, former staffer for Michigan Republican Congressman Fred Upton; and Rob Walton, ex-aide to Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy.
A-B spent $1.3M in first-quarter lobbying for issues such as Anheuser-Bush InBev's merger with SABMiller, tax reform and the Craft Beverage Modernization Act.
The brewer has used the firms of Missouri politicos Kit Bond (ex-Republican Senator of the Show Me State) and Dick Gephardt (former Democratic Congressman from St. Louis).
Haley Barbour, former Republican National Committee chairman and Mississippi Senator, founded BGR.
Brett Horton, who was chief of staff to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, has joined the American Hotel & Lodging Assn. as its chief advocacy officer, a new position.
Daimler Truck North American Dealer Council has hired Crossroads Strategies for representation on tariff issues.
BGR Government Affairs has picked up Denmark’s Orsted for strategic counsel and advocacy on issues regarding off-shore wind development.
Tesla has hired Trump-connected Continental Strategy for DC representation.
Ballard Partners has landed Breitling, the Swiss luxury watchmaker, for guidance related to trade and tariffs.
