A senior adviser to Republican South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds, Robert Skjonsberg, has simultaneously worked as a state lobbyist for several high-profile clients, according to a report.
The veteran staffer has been registered to lobby the South Dakota Legislature for more than a dozen clients over the past decade. His clients have included Meta, tobacco giant Altria, conservative think tank the Freedom Foundation, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the South Dakota Dairy Producers, South Dakota Pork Producers and other trade groups, according to state records reviewed by Politico. (RELATED: House GOP Leaders Don’t Crack The Whip To Advance Agenda Like Dems Do)
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