Former Lawmakers Turning to Lobbying

The one-year ban on lobbying by legislators who left Congress last year has just expired — and ex-lawmakers are flocking to Washington to take up new roles as lobbyists.

Among them is Democrat Jim Davis, who left the House in 2007 after an unsuccessful bid for governor in Florida and has now signed up as a lobbyist with the Holland & Knight law firm.

During an interview with The Politico, Davis “shifted in his seatâ€