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Since February, Sunlight has pored over hundreds of names and affiliations of DNC superdelegates from all over the country. Our methodology included going state by state to the respective lobbying registration database, as well as using data from OpenSecrets.org, to see if an individual was ever registered as a federal or state lobbyist.

At least 64 superdelegates have registered as a lobbyist at the federal level or state level at some point.

* That number isn’t 64, it’s 63 because the crack reformers who’ve supposedly been working hard on this project since February listed Speaker Madigan as a DC lobbyist for Akin, Gump. That particular Michael J. Madigan lobbied for a private corrections company in 2007 and formerly served as US Sen. Fred Thompson’s chief counsel.

Madigan’s spokesman says his boss has never been registered as a DC lobbyist and has never been on Sen. Thompson’s staff.

Oops.

…Adding… They corrected it.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:10 pm

Comments

“Madigan’s spokesman says his boss has never been registered as a DC lobbyist and has never been on Sen. Thompson’s staff.”

But has Madigan ever appeared on ‘Law and Order’? Or gotten a reverse mortgage?

– MrJM

Comment by @MisterJayEm Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:19 pm
Pored over must mean something different to them.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:29 pm
Oh know! Lobbyists! Evil!

Comment by JoeMaddon Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:32 pm
Madigan -And the ex-Republican Senators/television personalities he controls.

Comment by Chungas revenge Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:39 pm
Are we sure THAT isn’t the guy who the Guv is obsessed with?

Comment by Henry Francis Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:39 pm
Michael J. Madigan and the other Michael J. Madigan he controls.

Comment by Gruntled University Employee Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 3:47 pm
Good find and thanks for pointing out. We double checked and corrected our story. Fun fact, there is also a Michael P. Madigan that is an IL lobbyist. See our updated story here: http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2016/07/28/influence-at-the-dnc-more-than-60-superdelegates-are-registered-lobbyists/

Comment by Sunlight Foundation Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:09 pm
Mike Madigan and the Law & Order universe he controls.

Comment by Precinct Captain Friday, Jul 29, 16 @ 4:41 pm