Trump’s Pennsylvania Mastermind Sees Lobbying Boom in Washington
- Lobbyist surfaces as possible addition to White House staff
- Clients include retailers, issues include financial services
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David Urban is having a bumper year.
After masterminding President Donald Trump’s crucial 2016 election victory in Pennsylvania, he has quickly emerged as one of Washington’s most influential lobbyists. Urban’s firm, American Continental Group, has already registered 18 new clients this year -- six times as many as a year ago -- bringing in at least $550,000 in the first three months of 2017.