Paul Thornell

🏛️ Revolving Door

Former Government Positions:

Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of Vice President Al Gore, The White House; Associate Director, Senate Democratic Steering Committee, Senator Tom Daschle

Deputy Dir. of Legis. Affairs, Office of VP (Gore); Assoc. Dir, Senate Democratic Steering Cmte (Sen. T. Daschle)

Dep Dir of Legis Affairs (Office of VP Gore); Assoc Dir-Senate Dem Steering C (Sen. Daschle)

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AI Overview

Paul Thornell has appeared in 8,313 federal lobbying filings at Mehlman Consulting, INC., representing 50 clients. As a former government official, they bring insider expertise to their lobbying work — part of Washington's "revolving door." Active across 62 policy areas.

8,313
Total Filings
1
Firms
50
Clients
62
Issue Areas

Issue Areas

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Filing History

YearFilingsClients
201951879
20201185101
20211176123
20221414116
20231363119
20241251121
20251406129

Firms

Mehlman Consulting, INC.8313 filings

Top Clients

Information Technology Industry Council (Iti)253 filings
National Venture Capital Association153 filings
Chevron U.S.A., INC.147 filings
Medtronic, INC.144 filings
Owens Corning132 filings
AARP, INC.129 filings
The Boeing Company123 filings
Tnc (US) Holdings, INC. (Formerly Nielsen)117 filings
Retail Industry Leaders Association (Rila)117 filings
Zoom Video Communication INC.116 filings
Procter & Gamble113 filings
Vmware LLC (Formerly Known as Vmware, INC.)111 filings
Walmart INC108 filings
Edison Electric Institute105 filings
America's Health Insurance Plans105 filings
Cloudflare103 filings
The Business Roundtable103 filings
SAP America, INC.101 filings
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC101 filings
American Chemistry Council94 filings

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Last updated: February 2026

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