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Report: Democrat Rep. Filemon Vela Will Retire Early from Congress

Texas Democrat Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX), who announced at the beginning of last year that he would retire from Congress, could now reportedly leave the House within the coming weeks to take a position with Akin Gump.

Jacob Bliss

24 Mar 2022, 1:12 PM PST

Rep.-elect Filemon Vela, D-Texas arrives to register for orientation at a hotel as newly e

Swamp Monsters: Amazon Drops Two D.C. Mega-Lobbyist Firms, Hires Pair of Ex-Podesta Group Lobbyists

Tech giant Amazon has dumped two top D.C. lobbying powerhouses, Akin Gump and Patton Boggs, to replace them with two lobbyists who left the now-defunct Podesta Group in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe ending the organization.

Matthew Boyle

30 Mar 2018, 10:53 AM PST