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Davis is now a lobbyist

   January 29, 2008

Newsmax.com reports that former Democratic candidate for Florida Governor, Jim Davis, is now a federal lobbyist:

The one-year ban on lobbying by legislators who left Congress last year has just expired — and ex-lawmakers are flocking to Washington to take up new roles as lobbyists.

Among them is Democrat Jim Davis, who left the House in 2007 after an unsuccessful bid for governor in Florida and has now signed up as a lobbyist with the Holland & Knight law firm.

During an interview with The Politico, Davis “shifted in his seat” when the discussion turned to charges from presidential candidates Barack Obama and John Edwards that lobbyists are interested only in making money and shaping public policy to boost profits for their corporate clients.

“I’ve been a member of Congress, a candidate for governor — I’ve had pretty much everything thrown at me,” Davis said.

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