Kirsten Chadwick, a partner with lobbying firm Fierce Isakowitz & Blalock, is a former congressional liaison for President Bush well known for her vote-counting abilities on trade issues.[1] Among her clients is the Business Roundtable, which hired her to assist with passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement, and Peru, which hired her to assist with that country's 2006 trade agreement with the United States.[2] Other current lobbying clients including the American Gaming Association, Coca Cola, MCI, Viacom and the European Aeronautic Defense & Space Company (EADS).[3] Her work for EADS came under scrutiny recently after it was revealed that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) had written letters to the Defense Department asking it to reconsider a contracting requirement seen as disadvantageous to EADS. Shortly thereafter, the Defense Department made the requested change, and EADS eventually won the $35 billion contract to manufacture the next generation of in-flight refueling tanker planes.[4] The Government Accountability Office later upheld Boeing's appeal and the project will be rebid.[5]
For a complete look at Kirsten Chadwick's lobbying activities, please visit the non-partisan Center For Responsive Politics' money-in-politics database.