Super Committee's Revolving Door Ties Run Deeper Than Previously Disclosed

As a deadline draws near for the congressional "super committee's" deficit reduction plan, attention is focusing on the lobbyists with the best ties to super committee members. And what's clear from our data is that far more lobbyists have worked for super committee members than have previously been disclosed publicly.

The stakes couldn't be higher with decisions that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, as the super committee is formally known, make. Lobbyists across Washington are hoping to shield their clients from any cuts. Which lobbyists have the best access to the 12 members on the super committee may depend on the personal and professional ties gained from working for a member before going through the revolving door and becoming a lobbyist.

Over the next three weeks, Monday through Thursday, LegiStorm will use our revolving door data to highlight the connections between K Street and the staff of the super committee members. More details and the full list of all revolving door connections in our database are available to our LegiStorm Pro subscribers.

Today we feature Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), who has one of the larger stables of former staffers who have worked as lobbyists, given his length of tenure and powerful position as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.

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