Already, with the White House in Republican hands, he has become the capital's most successful lobbyist and party fund-raiser.

Before then, he was a much more successful lobbyist.

Mr. Gillespie worked his way up to become one of Washington's most successful lobbyists.

Though he was not in the picture, Mr. Deaver is still a successful lobbyist at one of the city's premier public relations firms.

As a result, he has the critical ingredient for a successful lobbyist: access to the most powerful decision-makers in Congress.

He has been a brilliant, successful lobbyist, to the detriment of the existing financial and economic structure of the United States.

At the time, Mr. Barbour was probably Washington's most successful lobbyist.

In 1988, after leaving state government, Schreiber formed his own public affairs consulting firm, becoming a successful lobbyist.

Jay F. Malcynsky, one of the state's most successful lobbyists, expressed little concern about the proposed ban on donations.

Pat Murphy was a successful lobbyist and had access to some of the most important people in Washington.