Roll Call

K Street Files: Pelosi’s K Street Allies Raise Campaign Cash

By Matthew Murray

September 27, 2010

Lobbyists who represent tobacco, defense, energy, pharmaceutical and financial services clients are planning to fete Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week in Washington, D.C.

According to an invitation obtained by K Street Files, nine lobbyists will host a breakfast fundraiser for the California Democrat at the downtown W hotel on Wednesday morning.

The fundraiser’s hosts include Dean Aguillen, who represents Pfizer and Visa at Ogilvy Government Relations; King and Spalding’s George Crawford, whose registered clients include R.J. Reynolds & Co.; United Technologies Corp.’s Cindy Jimenez; Meghan Johnson, a Navigators Global lobbyist who represents Citigroup Management Corp.; Amgen’s Howard Moon; McBee Strategic’s Mike Sheehy, who lobbies for Boeing Co., BAE Systems and General Dynamics Corp.; Arshi Siddiqui, who represents mortgage insurers at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Kountoupes Consulting’s Melissa Shannon; and Edison Electric Institute’s Brian Wolff, a major bundler for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

The event’s recommended contribution is $2,400 for individuals and $5,000 for political action committees.