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CORONAVIRUS RELIEF

Prudential Financial Inc. hired BGR Government Affairs to work on congressional consideration of COVID-19 relief packages and other financial services issues. Justin Rzepka, former legislative aide to ex-Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), will work on the account.

Denver-based entertainment operators Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group hired Hogan Lovells to work on economic relief and other small-business issues. Aaron Cutler, former senior policy adviser for Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee, and Kolo Rathburn, former director of legislative affairs for the Commerce Department during the Trump administration, will work on the account.

Sun-Dis LLC, manufacturer of UV disinfection technology, hired Carpi & Clay Inc., to work on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and other COVID-19 pandemic responses. Julie Minerva, former legislative assistant to ex-Rep. Robert Matsui (D-Calif.), will work on the account.

Virginia-based medical device manufacturer Olivian hired Winning Strategies Washington to work on COVID-19 face mask policy and funding opportunities. Chelsey Hickman, former chief of staff to Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), and Mike Merola, former deputy chief of staff to ex-Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.), will work on the account.

ELECTIONS 

National Vote at Home Coalition hired Dentons US LLP to work on vote by mail reform and state and local elections funding. John Russell, former outreach coordinator to ex-Rep. Tom Delay (R-Texas), and Valerie Nelson, former director of member services to ex-Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), will work on the account.

TECHNOLOGY

EVgo Services LLC, an electronic vehicle charging station company, hired Cassidy & Associates to work on tax issues related to infrastructure and electric vehicles. Ryan Mulvenon, former policy adviser to ex-Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), and Kai Anderson, former deputy chief of staff to Reid, will work on the account.