U.S. Federal Government Relations/Lobbying

Timing and access to the right people make all the difference in Washington. Our depth of political and policy expertise position us to elevate your standing with the right decision-makers at the right time. The networks of The Livingston Group and its affiliates extend widely within the Obama Administration. Relationships with Republican and Democrat Members of Congress in the House and the Senate are broad and deep. TLG places a particular emphasis on direct contacts with Members, and our team of former Members is a special asset in that regard. Congressman Livingston is joined by several Senior Counselors, all former Members of Congress or senior Administration officials:

• Wayne Allard (R-CO) is a former two-term US Senator and three-term Member of Congress. Throughout his tenure in both chambers he served on the following committees: Banking and Urban Affairs; Intelligence; Agriculture; Budget; Armed Services; Environment and Public Works; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and Appropriations.
• Eva Clayton (D-NC) is a former five-term Member of Congress from North Carolina’s first congressional district (1993-2003). Clayton also completed a three year assignment with the Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy as Assistant Director-General and Special Adviser to the Director-General with Ambassadorial status. While in Congress Clayton served on the following committees: Budget; and Agriculture (Ranking Member of Operations Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry). She served as co-chair of the Rural Caucus and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.
• Bob Clement (D-TN) is a former Member of Congress from Tennessee’s fifth District. During his eight terms (1988 to 2003) he served as a ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He worked on the Railroad, Highways and Mass Transit; Aviation Subcommittees; and Water Resources Subcommittees. He also served on the House Budget Committee. Clement was one of only three former college presidents serving in Congress during his tenure.
• Tom Coleman (R-MO) was a senior Member of the House Committees on Education and the Workforce and Agriculture.
• Lauri Fitz-Pegado was Assistant Secretary and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service in the Clinton Administration and a former career Foreign Service officer. She was a senior advisor to Ron Brown at both the Democratic National Committee and the Department of Commerce.
• Dennis Hertel (D-MI) served six terms in Congress and was a senior Member of the House Armed Services Committee. He also chaired the House Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf.
• Bill Zeliff (R-NH) was a Deputy Whip and a House Subcommittee Chair serving on the Government Reform Committee with responsibilities for national security, international affairs and criminal justice. In addition, he was a senior member of the House Transportation and Small Business Committees.