 Izzy Klein |
Two Podesta Group alums have joined forces to launch Klein/Johnson Group in DC, boasting of their close ties to leaders of both parties in the Senate.
Izzy Klein made his mark as communications director for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), while Matt Johnson worked as chief counsel to Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX).
Klein is a former principal at Podesta who most recently was managing partner at Roberti Global: Irizarry Klein Roberti. Johnson is a veteran of Podesta and McBee Strategic Consulting.
The new shop says it will maintain a "level-headed disposition" and offer "clear-eyed, creative, and comprehensive strategies" during this turbulent times that feature 24/7 breaking news, frenzied legislative action, and unprecedented political uncertainty.
K/J launches Oracle, First Data and Civitas Capital Group as charter clients.
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.
Public Strategies Washington has added Abbie Sorrendino, a former aide to now Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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