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Ranking · Republicans · Updated Oct 15, 2026

Members whose former staff became lobbyists: Republicans

As of Oct 15, 2026, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has the highest figure among Republicans: 18 former staffers now registered lobbyists. Next are Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at 16 and Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME) at 14. 149 members have at least one; among them the median is 2.

Members ranked
149
Highest
18
Median
2

Top 100

  1. 1. John Cornyn R-TX · Senate18
  2. 2. Mitch McConnell R-KY · Senate16
  3. 3. Susan M. Collins R-ME · Senate14
  4. 4. Bill Cassidy R-LA · Senate13
  5. 5. Joni Ernst R-IA · Senate12
  6. 6. Lisa Murkowski R-AK · Senate11
  7. 7. Marsha Blackburn R-TN · Senate10
  8. 8. Roger F. Wicker R-MS · Senate9
  9. 9. John Boozman R-AR · Senate9
  10. 10. Ron Johnson R-WI · Senate9
  11. 11. Steve Scalise R-LA-1 · House8
  12. 12. Jerry Moran R-KS · Senate7
  13. 13. Tom Cotton R-AR · Senate7
  14. 14. Deb Fischer R-NE · Senate7
  15. 15. Thom Tillis R-NC · Senate7
  16. 16. Roger Marshall R-KS · Senate7
  17. 17. Pete Sessions R-TX-17 · House7
  18. 18. Mike Crapo R-ID · Senate6
  19. 19. Chuck Grassley R-IA · Senate6
  20. 20. Harold Rogers R-KY-5 · House6
  21. 21. Todd Young R-IN · Senate6
  22. 22. John Kennedy R-LA · Senate6
  23. 23. Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA-1 · House6
  24. 24. John Barrasso R-WY · Senate5
  25. 25. Robert B. Aderholt R-AL-4 · House5
  26. 26. Ken Calvert R-CA-41 · House5
  27. 27. John R. Carter R-TX-31 · House5
  28. 28. Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL-26 · House5
  29. 29. Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann R-TN-3 · House5
  30. 30. James Lankford R-OK · Senate5
  31. 31. Frank D. Lucas R-OK-3 · House5
  32. 32. David Schweikert R-AZ-1 · House5
  33. 33. John Thune R-SD · Senate5
  34. 34. Jason Smith R-MO-8 · House5
  35. 35. Vern Buchanan R-FL-16 · House4
  36. 36. Virginia Foxx R-NC-5 · House4
  37. 37. Sam Graves R-MO-6 · House4
  38. 38. Steve Womack R-AR-3 · House4
  39. 39. Mike Johnson R-LA-4 · House4
  40. 40. Lloyd Smucker R-PA-11 · House4
  41. 41. Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS · Senate4
  42. 42. Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY · Senate4
  43. 43. Darrell Issa R-CA-48 · House4
  44. 44. David G. Valadao R-CA-22 · House4
  45. 45. Scott Franklin R-FL-18 · House4
  46. 46. Nancy Mace R-SC-1 · House4
  47. 47. Pat Fallon R-TX-4 · House4
  48. 48. Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL-12 · House3
  49. 49. Brett Guthrie R-KY-2 · House3
  50. 50. Andy Harris R-MD-1 · House3
  51. 51. John Hoeven R-ND · Senate3
  52. 52. Mike Kelly R-PA-16 · House3
  53. 53. Robert E. Latta R-OH-5 · House3
  54. 54. Mark E. Amodei R-NV-2 · House3
  55. 55. Ann Wagner R-MO-2 · House3
  56. 56. Roger Williams R-TX-25 · House3
  57. 57. Rick W. Allen R-GA-12 · House3
  58. 58. David Rouzer R-NC-7 · House3
  59. 59. Trent Kelly R-MS-1 · House3
  60. 60. Warren Davidson R-OH-8 · House3
  61. 61. Brian J. Mast R-FL-21 · House3
  62. 62. David Kustoff R-TN-8 · House3
  63. 63. Ralph Norman R-SC-5 · House3
  64. 64. Katie Boyd Britt R-AL · Senate3
  65. 65. Eric Schmitt R-MO · Senate3
  66. 66. Eric A. "Rick" Crawford R-AR-1 · House2
  67. 67. Michael T. McCaul R-TX-10 · House2
  68. 68. Tom McClintock R-CA-5 · House2
  69. 69. Austin Scott R-GA-8 · House2
  70. 70. Tim Walberg R-MI-5 · House2
  71. 71. Daniel Webster R-FL-11 · House2
  72. 72. Steve Daines R-MT · Senate2
  73. 73. Richard Hudson R-NC-9 · House2
  74. 74. Kevin Cramer R-ND · Senate2
  75. 75. Bruce Westerman R-AR-4 · House2
  76. 76. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA-1 · House2
  77. 77. Elise M. Stefanik R-NY-21 · House2
  78. 78. Glenn Grothman R-WI-6 · House2
  79. 79. Andy Biggs R-AZ-5 · House2
  80. 80. Clay Higgins R-LA-3 · House2
  81. 81. Jodey C. Arrington R-TX-19 · House2
  82. 82. Troy Balderson R-OH-12 · House2
  83. 83. Kevin Hern R-OK-1 · House2
  84. 84. John Joyce R-PA-13 · House2
  85. 85. William R. Timmons IV R-SC-4 · House2
  86. 86. Bryan Steil R-WI-1 · House2
  87. 87. Carol D. Miller R-WV-1 · House2
  88. 88. Rick Scott R-FL · Senate2
  89. 89. Bill Hagerty R-TN · Senate2
  90. 90. Byron Donalds R-FL-19 · House2
  91. 91. Nicole Malliotakis R-NY-11 · House2
  92. 92. Stephanie I. Bice R-OK-5 · House2
  93. 93. August Pfluger R-TX-11 · House2
  94. 94. Ronny Jackson R-TX-13 · House2
  95. 95. Blake D. Moore R-UT-1 · House2
  96. 96. Dale W. Strong R-AL-5 · House2
  97. 97. Erin Houchin R-IN-9 · House2
  98. 98. Mark Alford R-MO-4 · House2
  99. 99. Vince Fong R-CA-20 · House2
  100. 100. James E. Risch R-ID · Senate1

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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