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Cory Alexander and peter Jacoby,Unitedhealth Group inc. The nation’s largest private health in-surer is adapting to rapid change with the help of these Capitol Hill veterans.

bryan Anderson, southern co. Lobbying for one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, Anderson has his hands full as the government moves to cut car-bon emissions from power plants.

sid Ashworth, northrop Grumman corp. Ashworth has had over 25 years of Wash-ington experience and steered Northrop’s successful effort to expand the Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk drones.

bill barloon, sprint corp. Despite a setback when regulatory opposition forced Sprint to drop its plans to buy T-Mobile, the No. 3 wire-less company is known for having a strong presence in Washington.

Wayne berman, blackstone Group lP. Berman is a household name in Re-publican circles as a well-connected donor who wields influence in the presidential process.

Abigail blunt, Kraft Foods Group inc. Blunt is maintaining strong ties for Kraft in Washington as the company reduces its products’ calorie and sodium content.

stephen brown, tesoro corp. Brown brings a background in politics, policy and law to his job represent-ing the fuel refiner on pollution rules, ethanol and pushing to end the ban on crude oil exports.

Will Carty, twitter inc. The company ramped up its lobbying over the past year and has emerged as a vocal critic of federal surveillance.

pablo Chavez, linkedin corp. Chavez was lured away from Google at the beginning of the year to lead LinkedIn’s Washington push.

Jim Cicconi and tim McKone, at&t inc. AT&T’s planned $48 billion purchase of DirecTV has drawn significantly less opposition than Comcast’s planned merger with Time Warner Cable, the other major media merger of the year.

Maria Cino, hewlett-Packard co. Cino came to HP after a career path that went from Pfizer to the Transportation Department to a stint as CEO of the 2008 Republican National Convention.

peter Cleveland, intel corp. The former chief aide to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has been working hard to spur action on patent reform and trade deals with the United States.

Ken Cole, Pfizer inc. With the Obama administration weighing further action on inversion deals, Cole is a key advocate for Pfizer as the company eyes a deal overseas.

Gregory Dahlberg, lockheed Martin corp. Dahlberg — who has experience at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill — leads the in-house team that aims to protect the company’s programs, including the Joint Strike Fighter and the Litto-ral Combat Ship.

peter Davidson, Verizon communications inc. The nation’s top wireless company successfully challenged the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality regulations in court and is making its voice heard in the debate over next year’s airwave auction.

Nancy Dorn,General electric co. Dorn, former deputy director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, seamlessly manages the giant company’s policy initiatives.

theresa Fariello, exxon Mobil corp. Fariello, a former Democratic con-gressional aide and Clinton-era En-ergy Department official, keeps the oil and gas giant ahead of the curve.

bob Filippone, Merck & co. inc. After nearly a decade with the Pharma-ceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Filippone went corporate, land-ing at a pharmaceutical giant with a strong record of developing new treatments.

tucker Foote, Mastercard inc. Foote is on the front lines of the effort to keep consumers safe from hackers seeking to swipe personal information.

Nate Gatten, JPMorgan chase and co. The former Fannie Mae lobbyist turned bank lobbyist is a force on the regulatory landscape.

Matt Gelman and Fred Humphries, Microsoft corp. Microsoft relies on an all-star team with deep connections to Capitol Hill when engaging in battles over data storage and the National Security Agency.

Rich Glick, iberdrola. Glick is the main man in Washington for the second-largest producer of wind power in the United States.

Rick Graber, honeywell international inc.The former U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic helped negotiate two treaties between the two countries, and now leverages that expertise at the multi-national conglomerate.

bob Helm, General dynamics corp. Helm uses his executive and congres-sional know-how to steer the com-pany’s many successful programs, including in information systems, submarines and space.

Guy Hicks, airbus Group. Hicks is a longtime defense aerospace industry player, representing Eu-rope’s top defense and space company and its vast contracting portfolio.

Ed Hill, bank of america corp.Hill has fought for Bank of America on everything from Dodd-Frank imple-mentation to transportation-related issues to financial regulations.

Robert Hoffman, Motorola solutions inc. Hoffman brought his talents to Mo-torola early this year after stints at the Information Technology Industry Council and on Capitol Hill.

Joel Kaplan, Facebook inc. Kaplan, a former aide to President George W. Bush, was given a promo-tion to the social networking giant’s head of global policy in October after leading its U.S. team.

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From corner offic-es all over town, the members of The Hill’s

Top Lobbyists list are the advocates, lobbyists and professional agitators who shape the policy decisions made in the nation’s capital.

While some fit the mold of

a traditional lobbyist, oth-ers have made public rela-tions, grassroots advocacy and even data-crunching the tools of their trade.

The broad sweep of The Hill’s list means that only a portion of the people listed here are officially regis-tered to lobby the govern-ment, but that doesn’t di-

minish their clout.From “hired guns” who

run into battle for clients, to association heads who wield the power of indus-tries, to union leaders who exert might through mem-bership, the names below are all players to know in the competitive world of Washington advocacy.

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Tim Keating, Boeing Co. Keating, a former aide to President Clinton, was at the controls as Boeing navigated through the turbulent de-bate over the Export-Import Bank.

Kent Knutson, The Home Depot Inc. Knutson has spent more than a decade lobbying for Home Depot and has be-come one of the most dynamic movers-and-shakers for the retail industry.

Bill Lane, Caterpillar Inc. Lane is an instrumental player in the push to approve new international trade deals and represents the equip-ment giant with vigor.

Melissa Lavinson, PG&E Corp. Lavinson is out front for the utility company as it seeks to shape public policy on energy generation, trans-mission, natural gas and more.

Melissa Maxfield, Comcast Corp.Maxfield and Comcast are hard at work convincing regulators to ap-prove a proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable.

Susan Molinari, Google Inc. The former congresswoman is leading the way as Google broadens its policy focus to include everything from self-driving cars to surveillance reform to wind power. Ziad Ojakli, Ford Motor Co. Ojakli’s tight-knit lobbying team can turn on a dime for the Fortune 500 company.

Michael Paese, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Paese’s experience on the House Financial Services Committee and later the Securi-ties Industry and Financial Markets Asso-ciation is an asset for the investment giant.

Dean Pappas, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.Pappas, who made the switch to Nationwide from Allstate, is deeply involved in Dodd-Frank insurance regulations, terrorism risk insurance, patent reform, flood insurance and tax treatment for life insurance and retirement plans.

Joe Seidel, Credit Suisse Group. AG. Seidel has been a fixture at Credit Su-isse for more than a decade and heads the bank’s public policy strategy for the Americas.

Matthew Stanton, Beam Suntory Inc. Beam is lobbying to increase both en-ergy and water efficiency, and Stanton is key to efforts to promote responsible drinking.

Sarah Thorn, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Thorn focuses on international policy and trade issues at the world’s largest corporation, and emphasizes empowering women-owned busi-nesses within Wal-Mart’s global sup-ply chain.

Gregg Ward, United Technologies Corp. Ward runs one of the largest in-house government affairs shops in town for UTC, which owns aerospace companies Goodrich and Pratt & Whitney, and helicopter manufac-turer Sikorsky.

Jonathan Weisgall, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co. Weisgall boasts substantial energy chops, having dabbled in efficiency, renewables, geothermal and law.

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HIRED GUNSJosh Ackil and Matt Tanielian, Franklin Square Group. The all-star team at the boutique shop lobbies for some of tech’s hottest com-panies.

Andy Barbour, Smith-Free Group. Barbour has spent more than a decade lobbying on financial services issues, and is dabbling in tech policy now that data breaches are becoming a concern for the industry.

Haley Barbour, Lanny Griffith and Loren Monroe, BGR Group.The historically Republican firm contin-ues to thrive in an unpredictable K Street environment by staying nimble, recently hiring its third Democratic lobbyist.

Doyle Bartlett, Eris Group LLC. The firm Bartlett co-founded is still go-ing strong after more than 10 years in the lobbying game.

Hunter Bates and Geoff Davis, Republic Consulting, LLC. Bates, the former chief aide to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and Davis, an ex-Republican congressman from Ken-tucky, have built a small but mighty shop with an impressive client roster.

Jeff Berman and David Russell, Bryan Cave LLP. Russell, a former aide to the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), is adept at the appro-priations process, while Berman is a con-

nected Democrat who earned his stripes on several presidential campaigns.

Dan Boston, Health Policy Source Inc. The former top lobbyist for the Federa-tion of American Hospitals is a go-to guy on the Affordable Care Act and worked as the sole outside lobbyist this year for the craft store Hobby Lobby, which won a battle over the employer birth control mandate.

Chuck Brain, Capitol Hill Strategies LLC. Brain served as a congressional liaison in the Clinton White House and now helps blue-chip companies — in-cluding Citigroup and Merck — navigate Congress.

Dan Bryant and Holly Fechner, Covington & Burling LLP. With the deft advocacy of Bryant and Fechner, Covington leaves no public policy issue untouched.

David Castagnetti, Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen Bingel & Thomas.The die-hard Red Sox fan takes a no-nonsense approach to advocacy, going to bat with a bipartisan firm that has con-nections all over Capitol Hill.

Manus Cooney, American Continental Group. With experience at Napster in the private sector and time on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Cooney comes armed and ready for the battle over patent reform.

Al D’Amato, Park Strategies LLC. The former New York senator has as-sembled a shop with a diverse client ros-ter that includes several large defense companies.

Linda Daschle, LHD & Associates Inc. Daschle, the former acting administra-tor of the Federal Aviation Administra-tion, brings a command of the issues to big names in the airline, aerospace and defense industries.

Licy Do Canto, The Do Canto Group. Do Canto is an ardent defender of public health programs and makes disadvan-taged communities his main focus.

Ken Duberstein and Marti Thomas, The Duberstein Group Inc. From America’s Health Insurance Plans to Goldman Sachs and The Weather Co., Duberstein has a flourish-ing book of business.

Steve Elmendorf and Jimmy Ryan, Elmendorf | Ryan LLC. The Democratic heavyweights had a hand this year in everything from patent reform to Dodd-Frank implementation to immigration.

Victor Fazio, Joel Jankowsky, Scott Parven and Bill Paxon, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. The new king of K Street rose to power on the strength of this core team of lob-byists who help keep the firm front and center in every major policy debate on Capitol Hill.

Mitchell Feuer, Rich Feuer Anderson. Feuer is a number to have on speed dial when it comes to the complexities of fi-nancial regulatory policy.

Elizabeth Frazee and Sharon Ringley, TwinLogic Strategies LLP. Business is booming at the boutique shop that Frazee and Ringley built to-gether.

Sam Geduldig and Steve Clark, Clark Geduldig Cranford & Nielsen.Clients can’t get enough of this well-

rounded Republican firm, which con-tinually breaks its revenue records.

Chris Giblin and Moses Mercado, Ogilvy Government Relations. While Ogilvy has downsized, the leader-ship of Giblin and Mercado ensures that it remains mighty.

Nick Giordano, Washington Council Ernst & Young. Giordano is a leading expert in all things taxes, the policy area where there is never a shortage of work.

Rich Gold, Kathryn Lehman and Gerry Sikorski, Holland & Knight, LLP. Holland’s bustling lobbying operation looks for new ways to solve old prob-lems.

Fred Graefe, Law offices of Frederick H. Graefe. Healthcare clients trust Graefe with all their Medicare and Med-icaid policy needs.

J. Steven Hart, Williams & Jensen PLLC. Hart, the chairman and chief executive of the law and lobby shop, has charted a smooth course at a time of industry turmoil.

Ralph Hellmann and David Lugar, Lugar Hellmann Group LLC. Hellmann has close ties to the new House Republican leadership, making him a dynamite partner with Lugar, who knows his way around the Senate.

Michael Herson, American Defense International Inc. Herson, a former White House and Pen-tagon official, pounds the pavement for the capital’s premiere defense contrac-tors.

Mike House, Hogan Lovells. House is a time-trusted guide for clients as they maneuver through the legislative and regulatory mazes of Washington.

Mark Isakowitz, Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock.The GOP-leaning shop has the glow of success as it surges toward its highest earnings ever.

Joel Johnson, The Glover Park Group. In addition to his work for corporate clients, the former Clinton White House aide serves as a go-between with the Egyptian government.

Mark Kadesh, Kadesh & Associates LLC.Kadesh has channeled his experience as a top Senate and campaign staffer into a vibrant practice that represents corporations, foundations and mu-nicipalities.

Matt Keelen, The Keelen Group LLC. Keelen’s campaign prowess has helped elect a slew of new members to the House and Senate, helping his firm cast influence across Capitol Hill.

Rick Kessler, Levick Strategic Communications. Kessler and his team have brought a larger lobbying presence to Levick, giv-ing the strategic communications firm another arrow in its quiver.

Ken Kies, Federal Policy Group LLC. Kies, who worked on the 1986 over-haul of the tax code as a congressional aide, is looking after the interests of Caterpillar, General Electric and Mi-crosoft as Washington gives reform another go.

Lisa Kountoupes, Kountoupes | Denham. Kountoupes is a woman taking charge on K Street, blazing a trail with work for high-profile companies and trade groups.

Blanche Lincoln, Lincoln Policy Group. Huge clients were already lining up to work with the former senator before she opened her own shop last year.

Bob Livingston, The Livingston Group LLC. The former Republican congress-man from Louisiana is a master of the appropriations process.

Chuck Loveless, NVG LLC. With more than a decade at labor power-house AFSCME, Loveless brings sharp-ness and smarts to this small K Street outpost.

Steve McBee, McBee Strategic Consulting LLC. Infused with the Silicon Valley spirit, McBee’s shop offers the total public affairs package.

Dan Mica, The DMA Group LLC.The former Florida congressman was on the front lines for the Credit Union Na-tional Association for 14 years and still advocates on the group’s behalf.

Al Mottur, Marc Lampkin and Manuel Ortiz, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP. This bipartisan super group has ties to prominent policymakers; Lampkin, a former aide to Speaker John Boehner, is now the co-chairman of the firm’s lobby shop.

Edward Newberry, Micah Green, Kevin O’Neill, Trent Lott, John Breaux, Squire Patton Boggs. With an A-list crew of lobbyists, Squire Patton Boggs is reasserting its domi-nance on K Street after a tumultuous year.

Larry O’Brien, The OB-C Group LLC.With a roster of hot companies and an active presence on the fundraising cir-cuit, O’Brien is a Democratic lobbyist to watch. Tom O’Donnell, Gephardt Group Government Affairs. O’Donnell helped former Rep. Dick Ge-phardt hang a shingle seven years ago and has been scoring high-profile clients ever since.

Marty Paone, Prime Policy Group.Paone’s Senate knowledge has been an asset as he advocates for the Keystone XL oil pipeline project.

Jeff Peck, Peck Madigan Jones.Peck is a financial services guru at a firm known for its verve and versatility.

Steve Perry, Grayling.With a globe-spanning reach, Grayling relies on Perry to keep the firm’s moving parts in harmony.

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Jim pitts and Chris Cox, navigators Global llc. Having served in several Re-publican presidential administrations, Pitts and Cox have a Rolodex to envy among GOP lobbyists.

Heather podesta, heather Podesta + Partners llc.Podesta is a familiar face in Silicon Val-ley, where she’s scoring one innovative client after another.

tony podesta, Podesta Group The Podesta brand is often associated with Democratic politics, but his firm in unquestionably a bipartisan force. Jack Quinn, Quinn Gillespie & associates llc. The former adviser to Bill Clinton has recently thrown his weight behind immigration reform and helping the families of terrorist attack victims.

thomas Quinn and Robert smith, Venable llP. Quinn, a longtime Democratic operative, believes in classic shoe-leather lobbying, and Smith, a Republican, is adept at fos-tering bipartisan consensus.

Robert Raben, The raben Group.Raben added LGBT Strategies to the fold earlier this year, further burnish-ing his reputation as a lobbyist who champions social causes.

John Raffaelli, Jim McCrery, shannon Finley, John o’Neill, capitol counsel llc.The sky’s the limit for this bipartisan team of advocates, and the shop’s rev-enue growth shows no signs of slowing down.

barry Rhoads and Kai Anderson, cassidy & associates. Rhoads and Anderson are following in the footsteps of Gerry Cassidy, a K Street pio-neer who became chairman emeritus of his namesake firm last year.

ilia Rodriguez, dla Piper. An alum of the White House and the Labor Department, Rodriguez is ac-tive on health and education issues.

Emanuel Rouvelas, bart Gordon and Jim Walsh, K&l Gates llP. Rouvelas has been a powerhouse at the firm for decades, while Gordon and Walsh, a bipartisan duo of former members, anchor its stellar lobbying team.

scott segal, bracewell & Giuliani llP. Segal, who founded the firm’s strate-gic communications practice, leads the way on energy and environment policy.

Rhod shaw, The alpine Group. Shaw’s portfolio is wide-ranging but tilts toward technology; he works tire-lessly to make more spectrum avail-able for mobile users.

Rick shelby, capitol hill consulting Group. The Republican operative has a senior advisory role with the American Gas Asso-ciation, which is helping utility companies safeguard their facilities from attack.

tom sheridan, The sheridan Group. Sheridan fights to secure federal funding for initiatives like special education programs and anti-AIDS campaigns, and earlier this year began pushing for a long-awaited overhaul of toxic substances regulations.

tracy spicer, avenue solutions. Spicer and the boutique Democratic healthcare shop are on track for their best year ever.

Charles stenholm, olsson Frank weeda Terman Matz Pc.The former Democratic congressman is active on budget issues, bringing au-thority and expertise to the task.

Alexander sternhell, sternhell Group. An alum of the Senate Banking Com-mittee, Sternhell helps keep Wall Street clients ahead of the game.

sandi stuart, stuart Murray Group.Stuart, who worked at the Defense De-partment during the Clinton adminis-tration, has Google’s back as it works on privacy and cybersecurity issues.

linda tarplin, Tarplin, downs & young. Tarplin specializes in healthcare pol-icy with skills that were honed during two Republican administrations.

Rich tarplin, Tarplin strategies, llc. After helping to draft legislative strat-egies at the Department of Health and Human Services, Tarplin is well positioned to advocate for the health sector.

Dan tate Jr., Forbes-Tate. Once tapped by the Clinton White House to work with Congress on legis-lation, Tate now does the same for his stable of clients.

Mark Rayder, alston & bird. Rayder has been both an aide on Capi-tol Hill and a campaign operative, now devoting his Washington know-how to healthcare.

billy tauzin, Tauzin consultants, llc. The former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee left Alston & Bird earlier this year to work at the lobby shop founded by his son.

Carl thorsen and Alec French, Thorsen French advocacy. Thorsen and French often work for clients whose issues fly under the radar of the major policy battles in Congress, as well as clients with large caseloads such as Comcast and Human Rights Campaign.

Robert Van Heuvelen, Vh strategies. A former chief aide to ex-Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Van Heuvelen keeps his nose to the grindstone for healthcare and energy clients.

stu Van scoyoc, Van scoyoc associates. Van Scoyoc has a knack for anticipating what’s needed to keep his firm near the front of the pack.

stewart Verdery and Jessica Herrera-Flanigan, Monument Policy Group. Verdery and Herrera-Flannigan have a wide-reaching practice that includes a coalition of tech companies push-ing reforms to the National Security Agency.

Alex Vogel, holtzman Vogel Josefiak Pllc. Vogel left another K Street firm to strike out on his own, now manning a political intelligence shop while remaining active in the government affairs space.

Vin Weber, Mercury.The former Minnesota congressman stays at the center of the action in Re-publican politics.

Jonathan yarowsky, wilmer cutler Pickering hale and dorr. Yarowsky is among the elite lobby-ists for tech, but also works for several industry groups, including the Beer Institute and the American Association for Justice.

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paul bailey, american coalition for clean coal electricity. As the coalition’s point man for policy, Bailey is essential in crafting the ACC-CE’s response to what the industry heavyweight has dubbed the Obama ad-ministration’s “war on coal.”

Mitch bainwol, alliance of automobile Manufacturers.Bainwol, who has represented automak-ers in Washington since 2011, helped steer the industry through a bumpy pe-riod after manufacturing giant General Motors issued multiple recalls resulting in contentious congressional hearings.

Mark baker, aircraft owners and Pilots association.Baker is the drumbeat behind the often-overlooked general aviation industry in Washington using his experience as a 36-year flight veteran to tout private jets in the Capitol.

Meredith Attwell baker and Jot Carpenter, ctia-the wireless association.Since taking over the wireless trade group earlier this year, Baker — formerly of the Federal Communications Commission — has worked with Carpenter and the rest of her team to be a loud voice on spectrum, phone “unlocking” and other issues.

Richard baker, Managed Funds association.The longtime Republican House mem-ber from Louisiana now helps the hedge fund industry keep Congress’s attention.

Ken bentsen Jr., securities industry and Financial Markets association.Former Rep. Bentsen (D-Texas) has kept the group an essential industry player in Washington following the de-parture of former New Hampshire Gov. Judd Gregg (R).

b. Dan berger and brad thaler, national association of Federal credit Unions. Berger, who has led the group since 2013, and Thaler work to ensure credit unions retain a voice amid talk of financial rules and regulations.

Marion blakey, aerospace industries association. The former Federal Aviation Adminis-tration head is leading the defense indus-try’s efforts to grow its markets overseas, as U.S. spending on defense decreases.

John bozzella, association of Global automakers.Bozzella took the helm of the group rep-resenting international carmakers this year, following a career in the auto indus-try that stretches back to 1994.

tom buis, Growth energy.In the raging battle over the federal etha-nol mandate, Buis is tasked with stand-ing up for the farmers who provide etha-nol’s feedstock.

Kevin burke, airports council international - north america.Burke’s first year atop the lobbying group for the nation’s airports has thrust him into the international Ebola crisis.

steve Caldeira, international Franchise association. Caldeira and the IFA are on the front

lines of an industry push against the Obama administration’s minimum wage effort, which remains stalled in Congress.

Nicholas Calio, airlines for america. Calio and the airlines have an eye on con-vincing Congress to pass a new funding package for the Federal Aviation Admin-istration next year.

Kateri Callahan, alliance to save energy. Callahan is president of the Alliance to Save Energy, which is bent on advancing energy efficiency policy.

John Castellani, Pharmaceutical research and Manufacturers of america. Castellani is using his clout as the former head of the Business Roundtable to call attention to promising new drugs and vaccines now in development.

Dan Danner, national Federation of independent business. Danner is working to ensure that small businesses are treated fairly on mini-mum wage issues, healthcare, regula-tions and taxes.

Richard Deem, american Medical association. Deem is relaying doctors’ concerns about the Physicians Payments Sunshine Act payments database to the Obama admin-istration.

scott DeFife, national restaurant association. DeFife has been a key player in the res-taurant lobby’s top policy priorities, including efforts to stop a federal mini-mum wage increase.

bob Dinneen, renewable Fuels association.Defending ethanol nowadays can mean fighting the Obama administration, Con-gress, oil interests and others; Dinneen battles them all.

Chris Dodd, Motion Picture association of america.Former Connecticut Sen. Dodd has been a vocal defender of copyright licenses and critic of piracy during more than three years as head of Hollywood’s lob-bying arm.

tom Donohue and R. bruce Josten, U.s. chamber of commerce.The prominent business lobby remains a sometimes-ally of the White House — fighting for immigration reform, while slamming the administration’s rhetoric and actions on tax inversions.

Cal Dooley,american chemistry council.The face of the chemicals industry, Dool-ey leads a team that is pushing to reform the nation’s decades-old chemical laws.

Charles Drevna,american Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers.Drevna is a 12-year veteran of the fuel re-finers group, which is focusing its atten-tion on pollution regulations and beating back renewable fuel mandates.

Marty Durbin, america’s natural Gas alliance.Natural gas has come a long way in recent years thanks to unconventional drilling techniques, and Durbin is fighting for policies that allow it to continue.

Martin Edwardsinterstate natural Gas association of america.Pipelines ensure that the natural gas boom reaches where it needs to go, and Edwards works with agencies like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to make that happen.

John Engler, business roundtable.Engler is pressing for tax and immi-gration reform, along with measures meant to foster fiscal stability, close the workforce skills gap and expand global trade.

Camden Fine, independent community bankers of america.Representing the banking industry’s lit-tle guy, Fine has helped keep the heat on “too big to fail” competitors while accu-mulating bipartisan support in Congress.

Alex Flint, nuclear energy institute.Flint, a former aide on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is a seasoned political warrior tasked with touting nuclear energy as the adminis-tration charts a path forward in a clean-energy economy.

Geoff Freeman, american Gaming association. Online gambling remains a tricky issue for Freeman, but it’s far from the only part of an eclectic portfolio that also touches on immigration and patent re-form, as well as terrorism insurance.

David French, national retail Federation.French is leading the retail industry’s efforts on data and payment security, patent reform and online sales tax legis-lation.

lee Fuller, independent Petroleum association of america.A former Senate aide, Fuller is tasked with protecting the interests of oil and gas producers in the association.

Dean Garfield,information technology industry council.The influential trade group represents industry giants including Apple, Google, Microsoft and Sony.

Jack Gerard,american Petroleum institute.Gerard has led the oil industry’s most powerful trade group since 2008, wag-ing important energy policy battles sur-rounding the renewable fuel mandate, offshore drilling, the Keystone XL pipe-line and more.

Jerry Giovaniello, national association of realtors.Giovaniello remains focused on housing finance reform and a tax code overhaul — in particular an extension of tax relief for canceled mortgage debt.

Rob Gramlich, american wind energy association. As the Obama administration pushes to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector, wind interests are well-positioned to offer their products as a solution.

Jim Greenwood, biotechnology industry organization.The former congressman from Pennsyl-

vania wants comprehensive tax reform without a focus on inversions.

Ed Hamberger, association of american railroads.Hamberger is trying to stave off a wave of new regulations for tankers used to transport crude oil, following a series of high-profile accidents that have captured the attention of law-makers.

Jerry Howard, national association of home builders.Howard is fighting for housing finance reform, an overhaul of the Federal Hous-ing Administration and tax reform that preserves the mortgage interest deduc-tion.

Richard Hunt, consumer bankers association.Since taking the helm of CBA in 2009, Hunt has helped lead his industry into the new era of retail banking.

Karen ignagni, america’s health insurance Plans. As the health insurance industry’s main advocate, Ignagni is working to protect risk corridor funding and hammer rising drug prices.

Chip Kahn, Federation of american hospitals.For-profit hospitals are relying on Kahn to push for the Medicaid expansion as they undergo funding cuts.

Frank Keating, american bankers association.Former Oklahoma Gov. Keating (R) has led the banking lobby since 2011, work-ing to tackle the industry’s biggest con-cerns in Washington.

Dirk Kempthorne and Kimberly olson Dorgan, american council of life insurers.The two advocates remain focused on exempting insurers from Dodd-Frank’s capital standards as they tackle cyber-security and privacy issues, taxes on life insurance companies and trade issues.

tom Kuhn and brian Wolff, edison electric institute.Kuhn keeps the association of electric companies running like a well-oiled machine on one end. On the other, Wolff heads the institute’s grassroots political outreach just as the electric industry enters a new realm of increas-ing renewable energy and grid chal-lenges.

Katherine lugar, american hotel & lodging association.Lugar is helping to lead the charge against dramatic wage hikes, while fight-ing to preserve the 40-hour workweek for health insurance purposes and pro-tect the franchise model against chal-lenges from labor groups.

linda lipsen, american association for Justice. The top advocate for trial lawyers in Washington, Lipsen is pushing for great-er access to civil justice for those who have been injured.

Walter McCormick, Ustelecom.McCormick has worked with USTelecom since 2001, leading the trade group’s ad-vocacy for the broadband industry.

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Dave McCurdy, american Gas association.Former Rep. McCurdy (D-Okla.) brings an extensive Washington resume to his work on behalf of natural gas utilities.

Nancy Mclernon, organization for international investment.McLernon wants to make sure that the White House’s efforts against tax in-versions don’t hurt the companies she represents: foreign titans with U.S. sub-sidiaries.

Mark Merritt, Pharmaceutical care Management association. As head of the drugstore lobby, Merritt is fighting aggressively to reduce pre-scription drug costs at a crucial time for the industry.

Jim Nussle, credit Union national association. Nussle, a former House Budget Com-mittee chairman and Office of Man-agement and Budget director, has now taken the reins at CUNA, where he’ll continue to fight against banks to save credit unions’ tax exemption.

Rob Nichols, Financial services Forum. Nichols works specifically to ensure that the CEOs of the biggest financial institutions on the planet maintain an open line to Washington’s policy-makers.

shawn osborne, techamerica.Osborne, the former head of a com-munications software company, helped earlier this year to oversee Te-chAmerica’s merger with CompTIA, combining two of the industry’s major trade groups.

Mark parkinson,american health care association. The former Kansas governor and state lawmaker has served both parties, and touts his bipartisan approach when pushing for better elderly care.

tim pawlenty and Francis Creighton, Financial services roundtable.Former Minnnesota Gov. Pawlenty (R) lent a big name to the Roundtable, and has reworked the powerful group since taking control in the fall of 2012; Creigh-ton, the former chief of staff to Connect-icut Sen. Chris Murphy, gives the group a high-powered bipartisan duo. Michael powell, national cable & telecommunications association.The former Federal Communications Commission chairman has been one of the cable industry’s most prominent proponents in the fight over net neu-trality. leigh Ann pusey, american insurance association.A Washington powerhouse, Pusey is working to make sure Congress reau-thorizes the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 before the end of the year.

John Rother, national coalition on health care. The former face of the AARP wrote up his own game plan for healthcare re-form as the chief advocate for 85 orga-nizations, ranging from the Salvation Army to the AFL-CIO.

bob Rusbuldt,independent insurance agents & brokers of america. As head of the Big “I,” Rusbuldt remains a force on Capitol Hill.

Norb Ryan Jr., Military officers association of america.The retired vice admiral will continue the association’s fierce fight against the Pentagon and some lawmakers to protect troop pay and benefits from budget cuts.

stephen sandherrthe associated General contractors of america.The veteran association chief is work-ing to foster a national rebound for a construction industry battered by the economic crisis of the late 2000s.

Gary shapiro, consumer electronics association.Shapiro’s trade group represents more than 2,000 electronics compa-nies and fights on issues from patent reform to spectrum to immigration.

Gordon smith, national association of broadcasters.The broadcaster group beat back Capitol Hill initiatives seeking to overhaul the way people pay for TV programs, and came out on top in the Supreme Court’s decision to kill the upstart video service Aereo.

scott talbott, electronic transactions association.After leaving a longtime post at the Financial Services Roundtable, Tal-bott moved to the tech-focused side of finance.

Mary Kay thatcher,american Farm bureau Federation.Thatcher, a longtime agricultural lob-byist, is monitoring the implementa-tion of hard-fought farm bill victories

on crop insurance and disaster assis-tance for ranchers.

Jay timmons, national association of Manufacturers.Timmons and NAM are embroiled in many of Washington’s bigg est brawls, including disputes over en-vironmental regulations, Export-Import Bank reauthorization, im-migration, tax reform and trade and workforce issues.

stephen Ubl, advaMed.Ubl has been described as a changing force in medical technology, and he could be the industry’s best chance at repealing the medical device tax.

Richard Umbdenstock and Richard pollack, american hospital association.Umbdenstock and Pollack are helping guide hospitals through difficult ter-rain as fears of a U.S. Ebola outbreak mount.

Dirk Van Dongen, national association of wholesaler-distributors.A longtime GOP moneyman, Van Dongen is part of a cadre of K Street heavyweights pushing for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) in the 2016 presidential race.

Nathaniel Wienecke, Property casualty insurers association of america. Wienecke, formerly a lobbyist for JPMorgan Chase & Co., is a key insur-ance industry voice in Washington on a host of issues, including fighting for an extension of the Terrorism Risk Insur-ance Act of 2002.

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Anna Aurilio, Environment America. Environment America might not be among the heaviest hitters in green group lobbying, but Aurilio keeps the group in the mix on fights over climate change, water pollution and wildlife protections, among other priorities.

Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street.A former domestic policy adviser, Ben-Ami takes his experiences and back-ground from Israel to support U.S. poli-ticians who back a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.

Matt Bennett, Third Way.The centrist think tank backs the administration’s regulations to curb power plant pollution because they al-low states to propose their own imple-mentation plans.

Larry Cohen, Communications Workers of America. After a decade at the helm of one of America’s most powerful unions for communications workers, Cohen is preparing to step down next summer.

Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group.Cook wields a wide sphere of influence in Washington, particuarly for the en-vironmental community on industrial agriculture and food and farm policy.

Chris Cox, National Rifle Association.Ahead of the midterm elections, Cox and the NRA have been busy endorsing pro-gun candidates in state and fed-eral races who will protect the Second Amendment.

Steve Ellis,Taxpayers for Common Sense.Ellis’s work to expose government bloat and increase transparency has made him a visible and oft-quoted critic of federal fiscal policies.

Lily Eskelsen García, National Education Association.The new president of the nation’s larg-est teachers union has emerged as a central player in the national debate over education policy and as a leading critic of the heavy focus on standard-ized testing in schools.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers.Gerard leads the country’s largest in-dustrial union, a post from which he seeks to influence issues ranging from labor rights to trade.

David Goldston and Scott Slesinger, Natural Resources Defense Council.The NRDC left its mark on the Obama administration’s carbon pollution plan for power plants, and now Goldston and Slesinger are helping push it through the regulatory process.

Bradley Gordon, American Israel Public Affairs Committee.The leading pro-Israel group has worked with lawmakers wary of new diplomatic nuclear negotiations with Iran and urged Congress to impose fur-ther sanctions.

Dave Hamilton and Melinda Pierce, Sierra Club.Hamilton is director of the green group’s Beyond Coal campaign, seek-ing to discredit the fossil fuel. As chief legislative director, Pierce is front and center in advocating for the ad-ministration’s climate plan and other policies central to the Sierra Club’s mission.

Wade Henderson, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.Closing in on nearly two decades at the helm of one of the nation’s most power-ful civil rights organizations, Hender-son is pushing for voter protections.

Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union.With Henry at the helm, the SEIU is backing fast-food workers around the country as they campaign for a wage of $15 an hour.

Craig Holman, Public Citizen.Holman is a tireless crusader for in-creased government transparency.

Matt Kibbe, FreedomWorks.Drawing on his background in econom-ics, Kibbe and FreedomWorks wield influence with Tea Party members on Capitol Hill as they push for ObamaCare’s repeal, among other con-servative causes.

Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense Fund.Approaching three decades at EDF, the veteran Krupp is well known in envi-ronmental circles.

Nancy LeaMond, AARP.Backed by AARP’s 38 million members, LeaMond is a leading voice on retire-ment policy as the U.S. population ages.

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Elisa Massimino, human rights First. Massimino’s organization shines a spot-light on international human rights vio-lations such as the government crack-down on LGBT citizens in Russia.

bill McKibben, 350.org.Utilizing grassroots tactics to engage the younger generation and voters on environmental issues, McKibben leads his activist organization to the front lines of the political battle surrounding climate change

Ed Mierzwinski, U.s. Public interest research Group.The group’s consumer program direc-

tor advises lawmakers on a wide range of consumer issues that deal with identity theft, credit cards, privacy and financial services.

Eric Mitchell, bread for the world.On behalf of the anti-hunger group, Mitchell pushes the federal govern-ment to protect funding for foreign aid and food aid programs.

laura Murphy, american civil liberties Union.The ACLU has been at the forefront of Congress’s attempt to rein in the Nation-al Security Agency in the months follow-ing Edward Snowden’s revelations.

Matthew Myers, campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.Myers has strong-armed a new era of regulation against some of the coun-try’s biggest companies, most recently enacting hundreds of college campus smoking bans.

Michael Needham, heritage action for america.Regularly a thorn in GOP leaders’ side on fiscal issues, Needham found him-self defending the party leadership’s approach this summer to the influx of unaccompanied children from Central America.

Grover Norquist, americans for Tax reform.They say nothing is certain but death and taxes. In Washington, the third certainty is Norquist trying to kill the second.

tony perkins, Family research council.Amid a raging national debate over same-sex unions, Perkins stands as a leading voice in opposition to gay mar-riage.

tim phillips, americans for Prosperity. Phillips’s group, supported by industri-alist brothers Charles and David Koch, is funneling considerable chunks of money into the midterm campaign in hopes of gaining a better climate for its free market preferences.

Ron pollack, Families Usa.Pollack is one of Washington’s stron-gest defenders of the Affordable Care Act, and a key voice urging red states to adopt the Medicaid expansion.

trevor potter and Meredith McGehee, campaign legal center.The Campaign Legal Center is headed into overdrive as courts take on an increased number of voting rights and campaign finance cases nationwide.

paul Rieckhoff, iraq and afghanistan Veterans of america.The Iraq veterans organization played a leading role on passing a Department of Veterans Affairs reform bill this year, and will continue to be a big player on its implementation, among other veterans issues.

Andrew Roth, club for Growth.The Club remains in the middle of fiscal fights — including the unresolved flap over the Export-Import Bank — but has also had to adjust this year, as Washington’s fo-cus turned away from economic issues.

lee saunders, american Federation of state, county and Municipal employees .The first African-American president of a union primarily representing public-sector workers, Saunders has his sights set on taking down Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and other candidates he sees as anti-union in the upcoming elections.

tom schatz,citizens against Government waste.Schatz has developed a reputation for identifying legislative “pork” as wasteful government spending.

Richard trumka, thea lee and bill samuel, aFl-cio. Trumka and his lieutenants are using the labor federation’s considerable clout to keep the pressure on lawmak-ers to raise the federal minimum wage for all workers.

Daniel Weiss,league of conservation Voters.Weiss came to the LCV this year from the Center for American Progress, and he’s making the most of his position at the helm of the league’s campaign operations.

Dennis Williams, United auto workers. Williams became the 36th president of the powerful UAW in 2014. He previ-ously served as the auto union’s secre-tary-treasurer.

Fred Wertheimer, democracy 21.Wertheimer continues to push for an overhaul of the campaign finance sys-tem and an end to unlimited campaign contributions that have flooded Ameri-can politics with “dark money.”

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