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Ranking · House · Updated Oct 15, 2026

Members whose former staff became lobbyists: House

As of Oct 15, 2026, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11) has the highest figure in the House: 15 former staffers now registered lobbyists. Next are Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA-1) at 8 and Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3) at 7. 216 members have at least one; among them the median is 2.

Members ranked
216
Highest
15
Median
2

Top 100

  1. 1. Nancy Pelosi D-CA-11 · House15
  2. 2. Steve Scalise R-LA-1 · House8
  3. 3. Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT-3 · House7
  4. 4. Steny H. Hoyer D-MD-5 · House7
  5. 5. Adam Smith D-WA-9 · House7
  6. 6. Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL-25 · House7
  7. 7. Bill Foster D-IL-11 · House7
  8. 8. Pete Sessions R-TX-17 · House7
  9. 9. Marcy Kaptur D-OH-9 · House6
  10. 10. Zoe Lofgren D-CA-18 · House6
  11. 11. Doris O. Matsui D-CA-7 · House6
  12. 12. Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ-6 · House6
  13. 13. Harold Rogers R-KY-5 · House6
  14. 14. Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5 · House6
  15. 15. Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA-1 · House6
  16. 16. Robert B. Aderholt R-AL-4 · House5
  17. 17. Ken Calvert R-CA-41 · House5
  18. 18. John R. Carter R-TX-31 · House5
  19. 19. Steve Cohen D-TN-9 · House5
  20. 20. Henry Cuellar D-TX-28 · House5
  21. 21. Diana DeGette D-CO-1 · House5
  22. 22. Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL-26 · House5
  23. 23. Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann R-TN-3 · House5
  24. 24. Frank D. Lucas R-OK-3 · House5
  25. 25. Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL-9 · House5
  26. 26. David Schweikert R-AZ-1 · House5
  27. 27. Brad Sherman D-CA-32 · House5
  28. 28. Mike Thompson D-CA-4 · House5
  29. 29. Maxine Waters D-CA-43 · House5
  30. 30. Robin L. Kelly D-IL-2 · House5
  31. 31. Jason Smith R-MO-8 · House5
  32. 32. Donald Norcross D-NJ-1 · House5
  33. 33. Steven Horsford D-NV-4 · House5
  34. 34. Vern Buchanan R-FL-16 · House4
  35. 35. Emanuel Cleaver D-MO-5 · House4
  36. 36. Virginia Foxx R-NC-5 · House4
  37. 37. Sam Graves R-MO-6 · House4
  38. 38. Terri A. Sewell D-AL-7 · House4
  39. 39. Paul Tonko D-NY-20 · House4
  40. 40. Steve Womack R-AR-3 · House4
  41. 41. Suzanne Bonamici D-OR-1 · House4
  42. 42. Dina Titus D-NV-1 · House4
  43. 43. Scott H. Peters D-CA-50 · House4
  44. 44. Katherine M. Clark D-MA-5 · House4
  45. 45. Mike Johnson R-LA-4 · House4
  46. 46. Jamie Raskin D-MD-8 · House4
  47. 47. Lloyd Smucker R-PA-11 · House4
  48. 48. Pramila Jayapal D-WA-7 · House4
  49. 49. Lucy McBath D-GA-6 · House4
  50. 50. Darrell Issa R-CA-48 · House4
  51. 51. David G. Valadao R-CA-22 · House4
  52. 52. Scott Franklin R-FL-18 · House4
  53. 53. Nancy Mace R-SC-1 · House4
  54. 54. Pat Fallon R-TX-4 · House4
  55. 55. Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL-12 · House3
  56. 56. Joe Courtney D-CT-2 · House3
  57. 57. Lloyd Doggett D-TX-37 · House3
  58. 58. Brett Guthrie R-KY-2 · House3
  59. 59. Andy Harris R-MD-1 · House3
  60. 60. Mike Kelly R-PA-16 · House3
  61. 61. Rick Larsen D-WA-2 · House3
  62. 62. Robert E. Latta R-OH-5 · House3
  63. 63. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8 · House3
  64. 64. Betty McCollum D-MN-4 · House3
  65. 65. Gregory W. Meeks D-NY-5 · House3
  66. 66. Richard E. Neal D-MA-1 · House3
  67. 67. Mike Quigley D-IL-5 · House3
  68. 68. Mark E. Amodei R-NV-2 · House3
  69. 69. Suzan K. DelBene D-WA-1 · House3
  70. 70. Juan Vargas D-CA-52 · House3
  71. 71. Ann Wagner R-MO-2 · House3
  72. 72. Grace Meng D-NY-6 · House3
  73. 73. Roger Williams R-TX-25 · House3
  74. 74. Mark Pocan D-WI-2 · House3
  75. 75. Mark DeSaulnier D-CA-10 · House3
  76. 76. Norma J. Torres D-CA-35 · House3
  77. 77. Rick W. Allen R-GA-12 · House3
  78. 78. Debbie Dingell D-MI-6 · House3
  79. 79. David Rouzer R-NC-7 · House3
  80. 80. Trent Kelly R-MS-1 · House3
  81. 81. Warren Davidson R-OH-8 · House3
  82. 82. Brian J. Mast R-FL-21 · House3
  83. 83. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL-8 · House3
  84. 84. David Kustoff R-TN-8 · House3
  85. 85. Ralph Norman R-SC-5 · House3
  86. 86. Yvette D. Clarke D-NY-9 · House2
  87. 87. James E. Clyburn D-SC-6 · House2
  88. 88. Eric A. "Rick" Crawford R-AR-1 · House2
  89. 89. Michael T. McCaul R-TX-10 · House2
  90. 90. Tom McClintock R-CA-5 · House2
  91. 91. James P. McGovern D-MA-2 · House2
  92. 92. Austin Scott R-GA-8 · House2
  93. 93. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA-3 · House2
  94. 94. Bennie G. Thompson D-MS-2 · House2
  95. 95. Tim Walberg R-MI-5 · House2
  96. 96. Daniel Webster R-FL-11 · House2
  97. 97. Frederica S. Wilson D-FL-24 · House2
  98. 98. Richard Hudson R-NC-9 · House2
  99. 99. Alma S. Adams D-NC-12 · House2
  100. 100. Bruce Westerman R-AR-4 · House2

By party

Democrats: 106 ranked, median 2. Republicans: 110 ranked, median 2.

How we count

Counts people listed on current lobbying registrations whose disclosed past jobs include work in the member’s office, from the “covered position” field lobbyists must fill in under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database. Every member’s figure links to their profile, which links to the original filings. Data as of Oct 15, 2026, updated daily.

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