In the News
2006
Time November 26, 2006
The reception thrown by Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol a week after the Democrats prevailed in congressional elections was a party some power players had been waiting more than a decade to attend. The fête was for newly elected freshmen lawmakers, but Pelosi's invited guests included big-name Democratic lobbyists like Jack Quinn... Said a partygoer: "I thought to myself, they're all back, all the same old faces. It was just like old times."
topLegal Times November 20, 2006
...But there's also a whole team of younger lobbyists in their 30s and early 40s who have also raised money for Hoyer, either through other individuals or through their clients.
They include Bruce Andrews and Marti Thomas at Quinn Gillespie & Associates...
topThe Washington Post November 16, 2006
On the Democratic side, Kevin Kayes, chief counsel to Sen. Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), will be joining Quinn Gillespie & Associates shortly. Even though his boss is going to be Senate majority leader, Kayes, who earlier served a stint as assistant Senate parliamentarian, said 23 years on the Hill is enough. He said he likes the bipartisan nature of Quinn Gillespie and that there are folks at the lobby shop who had done similar Hill work.
The vice chairman of the firm is David Hoppe, who used to be chief of staff to Lott, when he was majority leader. "We were friends up here" on Capitol Hill, Kayes said, "and we'll become better friends downtown."
topThe Hill November 15, 2006
In a post-Election K Street where Democratic lobbyists are all the rage, the already bipartisan Quinn Gillespie & Associates has scooped up one of the Senate’s most senior and sought-after aides...
Kevin] Kayes has spent 23 years on Capitol Hill, with the past two decades in the Senate. He was first hired in that chamber 20 years ago by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.). He served 13 years as assistant parliamentarian, another four years as staff director and counsel on the Senate Commerce Committee and the past couple of years with Reid’s leadership office...
topThe HillNovember 1, 2006
Quinn Gillespie and Associates' Bruce Andrews named one of Washington D.C.'s "Leading Democratic Lobbyists."
topThe Hill May 3, 2006
...we highlight the best K Street has to offer from the corporate side and among so-called “hired guns” from lobbying and law firms.
The lists are determined through conversations with members of Congress, key aides and lobbyists themselves...
...Ed Gillespie, Quinn Gillespie The high regard top Republicans have for this lobbyist was perfectly illustrated in 2005 when President Bush trusted Gillespie to help shepherd his Supreme Court nominees through the Senate...
...Jack Quinn, Quinn Gillespie & Associates Quinn, a former counsel to President Bill Clinton and chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore, is the Democratic half of the firm, which is routinely referred to as one of Washington’s powerhouses.
topRoll Call February 8, 2006
...The group [The Creative Coalition] issued a press release this week touting the hiring of its newest lobbying firm, Quinn Gillespie & Associates.
"Over the years, we've had the pleasure of working with Quinn Gillespie on various projects and we're thrilled to now make that relationship official," said the group's co-president, actor/ producer Joe Pantoliano, in the statement. Pantoliano played Ralphie Cifaretto in HBO's "The Sopranos."
The Creative Coalition's legislative agenda includes such matters as broadcast decency, First Amendment protections and public funding for the arts. Quinn Gillespie's Nick Maduros will take the lead on the account.
topThe New York Times February 5, 2006
Some of the biggest names in lobbying in recent years have been former aides who emerged from Congress or the White House with extensive contacts and a deep understanding of how legislation moves.
Ed Gillespie, the former head of the Republican National Committee who started out as a top aide to Dick Armey, the former House majority leader, is perhaps the most visible. Mr. Gillespie's firm, Quinn Gillespie & Associates, is routinely ranked in the top 10 among lobbying powerhouses…
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