Swaying voter opinion a key role for Durbin at ANGA
- October 31, 2014 |
- WILLIAM EHART
From a background as Hill aide, America's Natural Gas Alliance CEO uses skills at public campaigns, lobbying customers Durbin Marty Durbin years ago earned a reputation as one of industry's most effective advocates on Capitol Hill. Early in his career he represented the American Chemistry Council, but he's plied his trade on behalf of fossil fuels since 2009—first as executive vice president of the American Petroleum Institute and since 2013 as CEO of America's Natural Gas Alliance. Certainly, at API the former Democratic Hill staffer was a skilled inside-the-Beltway operator on behalf of "Big Oil"—a cudgel of a term occasionally used by President Barack Obama. But… Read More