Lobbyists Ask for Votes. Some Lawmakers Want Much More.

Charges of harassment are cascading through statehouses across the country, leading to investigations, resignations of powerful men and anguish over hostile workplaces for women that for years went unacknowledged. Amid this reckoning, one group of victims has stood apart: political lobbyists. Part of a frequently disparaged profession, female lobbyists have emerged as especially vulnerable in … Continue reading Lobbyists Ask for Votes. Some Lawmakers Want Much More.