Dan shomon biography

For people close to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), change could equal cash for them — on K Street.

A former campaign and legislative aide to the Democratic presidential candidate is seeking government affairs clients in Washington by reminding potential prospects:

“Should ‘CHANGE’ occur in November as polls indicate, we should see a lot of people from Illinois moving to Washington, D.C., and taking key spots in an Obama administration.

Now is the time to anticipate these changes.”

The pitch by Dan Shomon, who was political director of Obama’s successful 2004 campaign for the Senate, is part of a growing effort by some supporters and associates of the senator to profit from his political success — and the possibility that he will be president of the United States a scant six months from now.

“We will be in Washington, D.C., August 4, 5, and 6, and we’re interested in scheduling a meeting with your government affairs team to disc