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Month: April 2018

Politico Influence: Thorn Run Partners Adds Jim Davenport

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Yesterday's Politico Influence newsletter — the leading government relations beat in Washington, D.C. — covered the addition of Thorn Run's newest partner Jim Davenport. In an interview with Politico, Davenport complimented TRP's "very innovative" strategic communications practive TRP Engage, and also touted the firm's health care and financial services practices. Prior to joining Thorn Run, Davenport was a managing partner at Alcade & Fay where he represented cities, counties, school districts, airports, navigation districts and independent tax authorities.

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Jim Davenport Joins Thorn Run Partners

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For Immediate Release

Contact: Andrew Rosenberg, (202) 247-6301

Thorn Run Partners (TRP) announced today the addition of Jim Davenport as Partner in their Washington, DC office. Davenport comes to Thorn Run from Alcalde & Fay, where he specialized in representing local governments and other public entities for over 18 years. Davenport’s addition to Thorn Run follows the recent addition of Partner Greg Burns and Vice President Mary Scott Hardwick, both of whom brought a strong pedigree in representing local governments in Washington.

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Health Policy Report

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The Week in Review

Washington enjoyed a relatively quiet week as Congress was away on the second half of a two-week recess. Two more Members of Congress, one Republican and one Democrat, used the recess to announce plans to step down due to scandal. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) resigned immediately in the wake of the revelation that he used taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment suit and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) said that she would not seek re-election after reports surfaced that she had failed to fire a senior staff member who had been accused of making violent threats to her staff.

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Health Policy Report

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The Week in Review

With Congress on recess, news developments in Washington were limited to the White House. On Wednesday, President Trump announced via Twitter that he would be replacing Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin with Ronnie Jackson, the White House’s presidential physician. Shulkin – an Obama appointee who was asked to stay on with the Trump Administration – released a statement after his dismissal, in addition to several on camera interviews, suggesting that the White House wanted to replace him in order to advance efforts to privatize the VA. Defense Department official Robert Wilkie will serve as Acting Secretary until Jackson’s nomination is considered by the Senate.

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