SUPPLY CHAIN
The California Association of Port Authorities hired Platinum Advisors LLC to lobby on issues related to U.S. marine ports. William Tranghese, former chief of staff to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.), will work on the account.
FlexPort Inc. hired Invariant LLC to monitor and educate lawmakers on global supply chain issues. Maia Hunt Estes, former chief of staff to Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.), will work on the account.
Truck chassis maker CIE Manufacturing hired Platinum Advisors LLC to support removal of countervailing and antidumping duties on imported chassis. Jessica Aune, former Northern California fundraising director for President Biden’s campaign, will work on the account.
HUMAN RIGHTS
The League of Women Voters of the U.S. hired TheGROUP D.C. LLC to lobby on voting rights, civil rights, climate change and other issues. Joseph Kwabena Nsiah, former chief of staff to White House adviser and former Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), will work on the account.
Disability Rights International hired Bridge Public Affairs LLC to lobby on disability rights issues. Tim Gehring, former congressional affairs adviser at the State Department, will work on the account.
HEALTH CARE
Cloud startup H2O.ai hired Horizon Government Affairs to lobby for using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve health care systems. Brett Meeks, former GOP deputy health policy director for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, will work on the account.
The Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care hired Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP to lobby on issues related to the delivery of Medicaid home-based care. Matthew Hittle, former senior adviser to former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma, will work on the account.