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Originally from Alice, Texas, Whitley earned his bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Texas at Austin. [5] In 2004, he began working for Abbott, who was at that time Attorney General of Texas. When Abbott was elected Governor of Texas, he appointed Whitley as Acting Secretary of State to succeed Rolando Pablos, on December ...
The Suite 8F Group, also referred to as the 8F Crowd, was a network of politically active businessmen in Texas from the 1930s into the 1960s. [1] " Suite 8F" refers to Herman Brown's Suite at the Lamar Hotel (demolished) in Houston.
Members of Congress who became lobbyists (366 P) Pages in category "American lobbyists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 451 total.
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Since 1990, Akin has contributed $19.84 million to federal candidates, and since 2003 has spent $8 million on lobbying. [14] The firm's clients includes the governments of Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the Maldives, and Nicaragua. [15] [16]
Stephen Prentiss Payne (born May 8, 1964) is an American lobbyist from Houston, Texas. [1] He has also served as a governmental, energy, international affairs, and international business development consultant, corporate and political adviser, foreign diplomat, businessman, fundraiser, and former adviser (June 2007 to July 2008) to two of the United States Department of Homeland Security's ...
Lena Guerrero Aguirre (November 27, 1957 – April 24, 2008) was a Texas political figure who served in the Texas House of Representatives, and was later the first woman and first non-white member of the Texas Railroad Commission, [2] which regulates the oil and natural gas industry.
The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is a business association advocacy group.It is the largest lobbying group in the United States. The group was founded in April 1912 out of local chambers of commerce at the urging of President William Howard Taft and his Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel.