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Ex-Legislators Registered to Lobby 2005 - Rhode Island

WASHINGTON, October 12, 2006 — The Center for Public Integrity identified former state legislators who went on to register as state lobbyists. (See Statehouse Revolvers story.)

Below find the names and client information of former legislators the Center found who were registered in 2005 as lobbyists in this state. The chart reflects how the state lobbying oversight agency published client and employer information. If a firm name was listed with a lobbyist’s name, the Center included it under Firm Name. Then the firm's clients were included under Firm Client Name. If the firm was not clearly listed or there was not a firm name listed, the Center listed the names under Direct Employer or Client Name.

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Lobbyist Name	Firm Name	Firm Client Name	Direct Employer or Client Name
Henry Boeniger			NEARI
Christopher Boyle			Direct Employers or Clients (3) Constellation Energy Newport Grand RI Hospitality & Tourism Association
Kathleen Connell			AARP
Edward Dodd			Lincoln Park
Rodney Driver			Operation Clean Government
William Durand			New England Cable and Telecommunications Assn, Inc.
Robert Goldberg			Direct Employers or Clients (14) Atlantic Richefield Company GTECH Corporation Johnson & Wales University Lyondell Chemical Company Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc. Northeast Association of Wholesale Distributors Philip Morris USA by its service company Altria Corporate Services, Inc Real Estate Settlement Service Providers Association of RI, LLC Retailers of Rhode Island LLC Rhode Island Roofing Contractors Association Safelite Group, Inc. c/o McKenna Long and Aldridge Sherwin-Williams Company United Independent Liquor Retailers of Rhode Island United Independent Liquor Retailers of Rhode Island UnitedHealthcare of New England
Catherine Graziano			AARP
R. Kevin Horan			Direct Employers or Clients (2) New England Cable and Telecommunications Assn, Inc. Newport Grand
David Igliozzi			Cardi's Furniture
David Kerins			Direct Employers or Clients (3) RI Fraternal Order of Police The Sherwin Williams Co. Waste Management of RI, Inc.
Richard Licht	Tillinghast Licht LLP	Firm Clients (8) Bank of America Beacon Mutual Insurance Company Chase Manhattan Automotive Finance Corporation FMR Corporation/Fidelity Investments Providence Civic Center Authority Rhode Island Airport Corporation Rhode Island Builders Association Rhode Island Health Care Association
Maureen Maigret			Office of Lieutenant Governor
John Orabona	Winthrop Group	New England Laborers Employers Cooperative Trust
Robin Porter			Kay Coalition
Rick Rosati	Rosati & Associates	Firm Clients (3) Kraft Foods Global, Inc. by its service company Altria Corporate Services, Miller Brewing Company Philip Morris USA by its service company Altria Corporate Services, Inc
Alfred Russo Jr.			Direct Employers or Clients (3) ASSOCIATION FOR EQUITY IN LONG TERM CARE Care New England Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.
Joseph Walsh	Tillinghast Licht LLP	Firm Clients (6) Beacon Mutual Insurance Company Construction Industries of Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Authority Rhode Island Automobile Dealers Association Rhode Island Builders Association Rhode Island Greyhound Owners Association

Find out if ex-legislators are registered to lobby in 2006 by searching the state's lobbyist list.

How We Did It

To determine who the statehouse revolvers nationwide were, the Center for Public Integrity first matched names from states' lobbyist registrations from 2003, 2004 and 2005 with names from official state legislature rosters dating back to 1975.

Researchers then interviewed hundreds of people, including campaign finance watchdogs, state capitol reporters, political consultants, college professors and the legislator-lobbyists themselves. Cross-referencing the information gleaned from the interviews with what was already available from documents, Center staff created the first database listing former legislators across all 50 states who have since become lobbyists.

In doing so, the Center cast a wide net, grouping a disparate collection of individuals. Not all lobbyists are the same, as researchers learned during interviews, and the data reflect this.

The final totals for each state are most likely conservative because when sufficient confirmation was unable to be obtained researchers left out the possible match.

For context, lists of legislator-lobbyists by state include employers or clients as reported in 2005 state records.

More than 60 percent of the individuals registered to lobby for multiple clients, often via lobbying firms. Referred to as "contract" lobbyists, they advocate for clients on a contractual basis. The remaining former officials are considered "in-house" lobbyists — those who advocate for only one client, typically their respective employer.