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NCA makes 'The Hill's' list of top lobbyists

The list highlights "the best in the business" and has four different categories.

By Liz Parker Kuhn
Founding co-chair of Congressional Candy Caucus will not seek reelection

U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (D-NH) and NCA President and CEO John Downs. Courtesy of: NCA

December 6, 2024

The National Confectioners Association’s President & CEO John Downs, Senior VP of Public Policy Brian McKeon, and VP of Government Affairs Dan Shorts were named to The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2024, an annual list that highlights "the best in the business."

"The lobbyists on this list are some of the best in the business and have been go-to advocates during a year defined by unprecedented political events, legislative logjams, federal spending cut crusades, and big rulemaking swings by the outgoing Biden administration," explains The Hill. 

The list is separated into various categories:

  • Corporate
  • Associations (like NCA)
  • "Hired Guns"
  • Grassroots

Read the full list here.


Related: NCA provides candy for White House winter holidays

KEYWORDS: awards National Confectioners Association

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Liz Parker Kuhn is the senior editor of Candy Industry and Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, and has worked at BNP Media since 2012. She has written for CBS Detroit as well as for her own blogs. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan. Liz can be contacted at (248) 839-7156 or at parkerkuhne@bnpmedia.com.

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