Garrett Perdue and Congress


Garrett PerdueHow much has Garrett Perdue lobbied Congress?

Although his job description mentions Congressional lobbying, the son of Gov. Beverly Perdue is not registered as a federal lobbyist for any clients.

In addition, all eight Democratic members of the state's delegation say they have not heard from him yet:

Rep. David Price: "The office does not have a record of a meeting with Garrett Perdue," said spokesman Phil Feagan.

Rep. G.K. Butterfield: "As far as we can tell, Garrett Perdue has not lobbied Butterfield's office," said spokesman Ken Willis.

Rep. Larry Kissell: "Garrett Perdue has not called or contacted any of our people," said spokeswoman Brianna Atkins.

Rep. Mike McIntyre: "No contact from Garrett Perdue has been made to our office that I'm aware of," said spokesman Dean Mitchell.

Rep. Bob Etheridge: "Rep. Etheridge's office does not have a record of Garrett Perdue contacting the office for a meeting," said spokeswoman Joanne Peters.

Rep. Heath Shuler: "As far as everyone in my office knows, we have not had any contact with Garrett Perdue. I actually had to tell a few people who he was," said spokesman Andrew Whalen.

Update: Rep. Mel Watt: "To our knowledge, (Watt's) never spoken with the guy," said spokesman Corey Little.

Second Update: Rep. Brad Miller: "He hasn't come by the Congressman's office yet, but the Congressmanhas known him for some time and would welcome him," said spokeswoman LuAnn Canipe. 

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Re: Garrett Perdue and Congress

He's been too busy lobbying state level officials to get up to DC just yet.

Re: Garrett Perdue and Congress

womble and carlyle should be under the microscope on any other move they ever make in the future