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Thread: This week's top 10 "sludgiest" people in politics! readsludge.com/2019/03/14/slu…

10. π—˜π—— π—₯π—’π—¬π—–π—˜, former California GOP rep, has already joined a corporate lobbying firm after leaving Congress in January.
9. π—¦π—§π—”π—™π—™π—˜π—₯𝗦 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗒𝗕 𝗖𝗒π—₯π—žπ—˜π—₯, former Tennessee GOP senator

Five former Corker staffers have started a Tennessee-based lobbying firm.
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8. π‚π‡π‘πˆπ’π“πˆπ€π πŒπ€π‘π‘πŽππ„, former chief of staff to former Homeland Security Sec. Jeh Johnson

After working for the Defense and Homeland Security departments, Marrone just took a job at weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin. readsludge.com/2019/03/14/slu…
7. π—”π—‘π——π—˜π—₯ 𝗖π—₯π—˜π—‘π—¦π—›π—”π—ͺ, former Republican Florida rep

Since leaving Congress in 2017, Crenshaw's been using his old campaign account to purchase Apple products, eat at expensive restaurants, and visit Disney World πŸ˜‘
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6. π— π—œπ—žπ—˜ 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗨𝗔𝗑𝗒, former Democratic Massachusetts representative

Capuano was a progressive in Congress but now he's joined a lobbying firm that lobbies against Medicare for All on behalf of a number of health care companies and trade groups. readsludge.com/2019/03/08/cap…
5. π—₯π—œπ—–π—›π—”π—₯𝗗 𝗕𝗨π—₯π—₯, North Carolina Republican senator

Burr opposed FDA commissioner, who's resigning.

π˜›π˜°π˜΅π˜’π˜­π˜­π˜Ί 𝘣𝘺 𝘀𝘩𝘒𝘯𝘀𝘦 NC is the biggest tobacco producer in the nation & NC-based Reynold American is his top campaign donor, by far. readsludge.com/2019/03/14/slu…
4. 𝗠𝗔π—₯π—ž π—žπ—˜π—Ÿπ—Ÿπ—¬, astronaut and 2020 Arizona Senate candidate

Kelly's rejecting corporate PAC money, but he's got a D.C. fundraiser in the works, hosted by a major corporate lobbying firm with clients such as Exxon, J.P. Morgan, & Lockheed Martin.
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3. 𝗖𝗛𝗔π—₯π—Ÿπ—œπ—˜ π—¦π—£π—œπ—˜π—¦, corporate lobbyist, & π—‘π—˜π—œπ—Ÿ 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗛, Jeb’s brother

Spies & Bush were behind a Chinese company illegally donating to Jeb's super PAC

Get thisβ€”Neil is on the company board & solicited the money from the company’s owners readsludge.com/2019/03/14/slu…
2. π—Ÿπ—œ π—¬π—”π—‘π—š, Florida spa owner and Trump donor

πŸ††πŸ…ΎπŸ††. Yang runs an investment company that offers to sell access to Trump & his family to Chinese clients, & it appears to be working. readsludge.com/2019/03/14/slu…
At #1 is...π”»π•£π•¦π•ž 𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕝...

π—π—’π—˜ π——π—’π—‘π—‘π—˜π—Ÿπ—Ÿπ—¬, former Democratic Indiana senator

Donnelly joined the GOP & other moderate Dems to cosponsor a bank deregulation bill in 2018. Now he's joined a lobbying firm to work for financial services clients readsludge.com/2019/03/14/slu…
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