Pamela Smith

🏛️ Revolving Door

Former Government Positions:

Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun

Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Sen. HELP Cmte.; Staff Dir., Sen. HELP Cmte.; Counsel to Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice; Spec. Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept. of Justice; Counsel and LA, Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun

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AI Overview

Pamela Smith has appeared in 4,128 federal lobbying filings at Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC, representing 50 clients. As a former government official, they bring insider expertise to their lobbying work — part of Washington's "revolving door." Active across 13 policy areas.

4,128
Total Filings
1
Firms
50
Clients
13
Issue Areas

Issue Areas

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Filing History

YearFilingsClients
201837032
201937436
202052447
202161953
202274456
202359758
202444557
202545551

Firms

Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC4128 filings

Top Clients

Abbott (Formerly Known as Alere INC.)149 filings
Sanofi US Services INC (Formerly Known as Genzyme Corporation)145 filings
Biotechnology Industry Organization144 filings
Bd (Becton, Dickinson and Company)125 filings
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated123 filings
Merck121 filings
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association117 filings
Alzheimer's Association114 filings
Astrazeneca114 filings
Abbvie INC.108 filings
Elevance Health, INC (F.K.A. Anthem, INC. & Wellpoint, INC.)107 filings
Healthcare Distribution Alliance (Healthcare Distribution Managment Assn.)98 filings
Novo Nordisk INC.98 filings
Triple-s Management Corporation94 filings
Amgen INC94 filings
Sarepta Therapeutics93 filings
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (Acscan)93 filings
American Osteopathic Association91 filings
Breakthrough T1d (FKA Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International)90 filings
The Amputee Coalition89 filings

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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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