Heather Podesta

Heather Podesta

Heather Podesta is a Washington lobbyist married to fellow lobbyist Tony Podesta, brother to former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta.

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Heather Podesta is the striking DC lobbyist who has made a name for herself as one of the toughest sharks in Washington waters. Sometimes with and sometimes against husband and fellow lobbyist Tony Podesta, Heather is having the summer of her life, according to a Washington Post profile . Heather Podesta (flickr.com) The article paints Heather as the ultimate insider, constantly trading in the currencies of power, influence and good old cash. Heather Podesta is high-profile for a lobbyist and earlier this year, she and her husband donated Shepard Fairey's "Hope" portrait of Barack Obama to the National Portrait Gallery. She's also donated more ... Read Full Story
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Heather Podesta is the most searched personality over the Internet right now. Heather Podesta is the striking DC lobbyist who has made a name for herself as one of the toughest sharks in Washington waters. She’s also donated more than $48,000 so far this year to various political candidates and groups, and her life consists of nearly non-stop fundraisers. Podesta told the Post. “It’s always a good time to be Heather Podesta.” She added “This is a very good time to be a Democratic lobbyist … it’s incredibly exciting to be able to engage with Democrats and really see things happen,” When President Obama ... Read Full Story
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Posted by sonu 41 minutes ago ( http://ratevin.com ) View profile Category : News | Tags : heather podesta heather podesta bio Members of the Senate and House of Representatives should be like criminal juries: neutral and closed to the world. The only people they should listen to are their superiors and the American people. Any other influence could sway a particular iniative in the direction of a motivated individual with an agenda or axe to grind, otherwise known as a lobbyist. Our elected officials are distracted enough as it is with what’s on their plate and the inefficient manner in which the federal ... Read Full Story
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Heather Podesta". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story
While much of K Street has seen a dip during the recession, Tony Podesta has managed to buck the trend. His firm, the Podesta Group, has earned more in lobbying fees in nine months than it did in all of 2008, has nearly doubled its staff and is expanding its office space by one floor. It helps that Podesta is arguably the most recognizable Democratic name on the Washington lobbying scene. Podesta is modest about his success. In an interview...  
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Techie lobbyist Tony Podesta painted his 65th birthday party red at the National Museum for Women in the Arts. For his big night Friday, the K Street king was not particular about gifts. All he wanted were shoes, old or new, for the Soles4Souls shoe ...  
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Tony Podesta, the California stem cell agency's man on the Potomac, is making news again, largely for flashy fundraising and access to the Obama White House.Podesta was hired as a federal lobbyist by CIRM last February under a 10-month, $240,000 contract. California state agencies, rarely if ever, hire federal lobbyists, although the state does maintain a lobbyist on the state payroll in  
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The White House on Friday released information from its visitor logs for the first six months of the administration. Among those that visited the White House were Andy Stern, head of the Service Employees International Union, which had been a key group in helping get out the vote for President Obama last November, and lobbyist duo Tony and Heather Podesta. John Podesta, head of the Center for American Progress, who also led Obama's transition...  
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Patton Boggs has managed to stay well ahead of the rest of K Street in 2009. The firm's more than 100 lobbyists posted fee income of $29.2 million for the first nine months of the year, which is about $6 million more than its closest competitor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld which posted lobbying fee income of $23.6 million. A few notables on the list: the fastest growing firms included Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta's firm, the Podesta...  
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Prolific fundraisers, lobbyists and celebrities were among those who visited the White House during President Obama's first nine months in office, according to records released Friday evening. Entertainers including Oprah Winfrey and George Clooney, top fundraisers such as Hill Harper, and lobbyists like Tony Podesta and Steve Elmendorf were among those admitted to the White House, according to the records, the first installment to be released...  
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Prolific fundraisers, lobbyists and celebrities were among those who visited the White House during President Obama's first nine months in office, according to records released Friday evening. Entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and George Clooney, top fundraisers such as Hill Harper, and lobbyists such as Tony Podesta and Steve Elmendorf were among those admitted into the White House, according to the records, the first installment to be...  
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