Over the weekend Colorado Confidential reported that three former state legislators had joined forces to start their own business. Democrat Fran Coleman and Republicans Joe Stengel and Lauri Clapp are now part of CSC Public Relations, LLC, a brand new lobbying firm based in Denver.
And according to government records, it doesn’t appear that they have any clients. Yet.
Meanwhile, another new firm has scored big with the appointment of former-lobbyist Todd Saliman to the Office of State Planning and Budget by Governor Bill Ritter. Roll Calls To Riches?
The Secretary of State’s electronic lobbyist database does not currently show any “employers,” I.E. clients, registered to Coleman, Stengel, or Clapp.
The trio resigned from their seats early last year, thereby avoiding the restrictions of Amendment 41, a constitutional measure passed by voters that requires a two-year “cooling off period” before politicians can be hired as lobbyists.
But only time will tell if their decisions were at all lucrative.
Replacing Saliman
Earlier in the month, the Confidential reported on lobbyist Tanya Kelly-Bowry and her new firm, TKB Consulting. When Todd Saliman was picked to be in Ritter’s cabinet his lobbying work was over, and Bowry ended up getting some of his clients.
And now, public records show that she’s working for most of them. Bowry now represents 12 of the clients that Saliman used to have.
Maybe a thank you note to the Governor is in order?
