Lobbyists Hit Resort Circuit for Fundraisers, Retreats (1)

July 30, 2025, 9:30 AM UTCUpdated: July 30, 2025, 4:15 PM UTC

Lobbyists’ summer work travel reads like a greatest hits of US destination gems, and for the right price, there’s a variety to pick from.

“There’s a lot of fishing and golfing and those types of things,” said Stewart Verdery, founder of Monument Advocacy.

He also has clients working to schedule lawmaker visits to company headquarters during their break from Washington.

Democratic lobbyists looking for facetime with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) can hole up in La Jolla, Calif., for an annual donor retreat there planned for early August.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republicans are hitting up donors, ...

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