PhRMA loses GOP lobbyist
Executive Summary
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America Senior Director-Federal Affairs Missy Jenkins is leaving the trade association after two years. Jenkins, whose Capitol Hill experience includes serving on the staff of former Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.), is understood to have resigned from PhRMA on June 6. Two other members of PhRMA's federal affairs team left earlier this year to join member companies. Sonya Sotak (formerly a staffer to Sen. John McCain) joined the Lilly D.C. office, while Jacqueline Pomfret (formerly with AAHP) joined AstraZeneca (1"The Pink Sheet" May 12, 2003, p. 32)...