 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.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
