Samuel Geduldig, a partner in lobbying firm Clark Lytle & Geduldig, is a former staffer to Rep. Michael Oxley (R-OH), Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), and Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) - in the last role he was known as "Blunt's liaison to K Street."[1] As a staffer for Oxley, Geduldig raised eyebrows at a holiday party when he told members of the Investment Company Institute (ICI), a trade association for mutual fund companies, that an ongoing investigation by Oxley of the mutual fund industry was linked to the ICI's decision to hire a Democrat as its chief lobbyist.[2] "Oxley wants the institute either to replace [the Democrat] with a prominent Republican or to hire a big-name GOP lobbyist to work with her," The Washington Post reported.[3] As a lobbyist he has cashed in on his close ties to the financial services sector, scoring such clients as the Financial Services Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, AT&T and Qwest.[4] "I thought it would be more exciting than joining a trade association or other in-house job," said Geduldig. "It's more entrepreneurial." In fact lobbying is something of a family affair for Geduldig.[5] In 2005, his wife, Courtney Geduldig, was hired as senior vice president for government relations for the Financial Services Forum, a trade association for leading financial firms. She recently accepted a staff position with Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN).[6]
For a complete look at Sam Geduldig's lobbying activities, please visit the non-partisan Center For Responsive Politics' money-in-politics database.