At least three state representatives who resigned before New Year’s Eve to avoid being subject to the “revolving-door” provisions of Amendment 41 are back at the capitol as…(insert suspense here) lobbyists.
Ex-GOP Reps. Joe Stengel and Laurie Clapp have reportedly started a lobbying firm with Democrat Fran Coleman, and aren’t suffering from a lack of clients from what we hear. Given that the legislator-cum-lobbyist talent pool is going to get thin in the future as outgoing reps face two years of mandatory alternate career paths, this was a smart business decision.
Which means Joe “Per Diem” Stengel won’t sweat for money anymore, and Fran Coleman can finally do something about her hair.
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Stengel and Clapp will be terrific lobbyists and – quite frankly – I’d rather see them with Legislative business then some of the other (more corruptible) former Legislators who have been in business for years now.
A much better place for them to be than on the other side of the glass. And now I can tell Stengel to his face how little I think of him. 🙂
Seems he got tired of SW Colorado mighty fast. Within weeks he was on K street, selling his soul.
SInce they charge by the hour. I can see it now – I was lobbying hard for you while vacationing in Hawaii.
“It’s like herding cats.” — Joe Stengel, when asked what it’s like being the Leader of the House Republicans.
“I’m not a member of any organized political party, I’m a Democrat.” Will Rogers
As true as ever.
So who is Coleman going to lobby for? Even though she was the senior most rep from Denver she didn’t chair a single standing committee. I wouldn’t want her lobbying for me. Maybe people will have her lobby for bills they really want to kill.
Anyone got the scoop?
I only know what she and her campaign did (dirty tricks-wise) to Alfredo Hernandez.
I didn’t think there was anyone within a couple miles of the Capitol that she didn’t offend with her abrasive style while she was in office.
As far as legislation goes, they’d better have someone else writing their bills, because Coleman rarely knows enough about any subject to write passable legislation. Her solutions usually manage to be contrary to one law or another.
I wonder if she will be any better with campaign finance and disbursements than she was while a legislator-will inattention to details finally catch up to her, or will her partners save her from any of the many faux pas that are a hallmark of her MO?
Yeah, I thought she was an embarrassment to the Dems. Unappealing looks or personality, I don’t know how she ever got elected.
I’ve been busy on a couple of projects and haven’t had a lot of time to post until just lately. But politics is a lot like watching a soap opera-you can jump right back in without feeling like you really missed anything!
Coleman lacks ethics. She lacks style and grace and is very dishonest. I doubt she will get the respect she will need to do a good job. In addition, the way she spoke about Stengel in “private” was so bad that is it shocked me she would be BFF with him. But then again, I did just say she is dishonest.