Filed under: Lobbyists, Trent Lott, John Breaux, Chet Lott, John Breaux Jr., Bret Boyles
Just three weeks after unexpectedly leaving the Congress, former Sen. Trent Lott has gone into business as a lobbyist with former Sen. John Breaux (D-LA).
“The Senate duo will set up their new lobbying and strategic planning shop at 607 14th St. NW, where they will be joined by their two sons, Chet Lott and John Breaux Jr., and former Lott chief of staff Bret Boyles,” Roll Call reports. “Boyles served as Lott’s top aide up until two weeks ago when Lott resigned his Senate seat just a year into his fourth six-year term”
Until recently, Chet Lott was best known for trying to be a musician. It’s unknown how his musical roots make him personally qualified to be a lobbyist. He didn’t respond to our requests for comment.
It is known that Sen. Lott’s move allows him to dodge new ethics laws. A new ethics bill passed by the Democratic Congress in 2007 would have forced him to wait two years before becoming a lobbyist had he served out his full term.
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