 David Vitter |
David Vitter, the retired Louisiana Senator who joined Omnicom’s Mercury global strategy firm in February, is lobbying former colleagues and the Trump administration on flood-related matters.
The Republican, who gained first-hand disaster management experience through Hurricane Katrina response and recovery, has lined up Placquemines Parish government, Placquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District and Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority as clients.
Vitter served nearly two decades on Capitol Hill in both the House and Senate and exited in 2015 for a failed run for governor of the Pelican State.
He helped pass key legislation such as the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act, Water Resources Reform and Development Act and Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act.
At Mercury, Vitter co-chairs its DC office and spearheads development of its Gulf South operations.
Anthropic, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence start-up, has retained Republican powerhouse firm Fierce Government Relations for DC representation.
Chad Horrell, who was senior manager for government relations at DoorDash, has joined BGR Group as VP in its state and local practice.
Continental Strategy, which has close ties with the Trump administration, has registered Geneva-based Rolex as a client for services regarding the tariffs on watch imports.
Kimberly-Clark calls on Ballard Partners as it moves to acquires Kenvue, maker of Tylenol. 
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.
