Politics

Blue Dog Lobbyist Caucus

By Paul Blumenthal

It appears as though the Blue Dog Caucus, decimated in the 2010 midterms, is reestablishing itself in more comfortable environs. Roll Call:

With more Blue Dogs out of Congress than in, the power center of the moderate Democratic coalition has shifted from under the Capitol Dome to downtown Washington, D.C.

Members of the fiscally conservative group are struggling to find their influence on Capitol Hill, but the Blue Dog brand thrives on K Street. And some of the downtown Blue Dogs are trying to give their 26 remaining on-the-Hill colleagues a way to re-energize the potentially endangered species in Congress.

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For all the political peril of Blue Dogs, their expats are fitting in well on K Street. That?s because their typically moderate, frequently pro-business views mesh well with pragmatic corporate America.

Pomeroy has joined Alston & Bird, while former Rep. Charlie Melancon (La.) has become a top lobbyist for the International Franchise Association. And ex-Rep. John Tanner (Tenn.) joined the Prime Policy Group.

Full post as published by Sunlight Foundation on March 07, 2011 (boomark / email).