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Robert Goldberg
| Robert Goldberg | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Goldberg Law Offices |
| Role: | Principal |
| Location: | Pawtucket, R.I. |
| Education: | George Washington University (B.A.) University of Tulsa School of Law (J.D.) |
Robert Goldberg is a principal with Goldberg Law Offices, a Pawtucket, R.I.-based law firm providing legal and government lobbying services.[1] Goldberg served in the Rhode Island State Senate and was a Republican leader from 1987 until he left the Senate.[2] In October 2010, Rhode Island Monthly magazine named him "the state's most powerful lobbyist".[3]
Career
Goldberg was first elected to the Rhode Island State Senate in 1983. In 1987, Goldberg was elected Republican leader in the Senate. Goldberg served as Republican leader until he left the Senate.[2] Goldberg has ranked consistently as the highest paid lobbyist in Rhode Island since leaving the Senate. In April 2010, Go Local Prov, a news and events website in Providence, R.I., highlighted that Goldberg was the only lobbyist to make over $800,000.[4] In a March 2015 piece, Katherine Gregg and Jennifer Bogdan of the Providence Journal reported "A single lobbyist made more than $469,000 last year — former Senate Minority Leader Robert Goldberg, according to the secretary of state's database."[5][6][7] Goldberg has lobbied for clients in many policy areas including gaming/lottery regulation, as well as taxation, environmental, education and energy policy.[8][9]
Mark Arsenault, a writer for the Rhode Island Monthly named Goldberg as one of the 28 most influential Rhode Islanders in 2010. In the article, Arsenault wrote, "there's no doubting the effectiveness of lobbyist Robert D. Goldberg, a former state Senate minority leader, and – by many accounts – the state's most powerful lobbyist."[3] In 2015, Go Local Prov named Goldberg #8 on their list of the "10 most politically powerful" at the Rhode Island House.[10]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Goldberg Law Offices, "Homepage," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goldberg Law Offices, "Attorney profiles," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Goldberg Law Offices, "News," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ Go Local Prov, "Top ten lobbying firms make $4 million," April 28, 2010
- ↑ Providence Journal, "Business is always brisk for lobbyists at R.I. State House," March 2, 2015
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Lobbying Database," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ To access a complete record of Robert Goldberg's lobbying activity since 2012, go the Rhode Island Secretary of State's Lobby Tracker website and type "Goldberg" under "Lobbyist" for every legislative session since 2012.
- ↑ Goldberg Law Offices, "Lobbying representation areas," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ Goldberg Law Offices, "Lobbying client list," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ Go Local Prov, "Could Jack Reed be the next Democratic leader in the U.S. Senate?" March 27, 2015
