Rep. Steven LaTourette, a moderate congressman from Ohio who won praise from the press for his preening moderation, ended his 9-term career in the House of Representatives last week. LaTourette said he retired because he was fed up with polarization in Congress. When asked about his future plans, LaTourette told The Atlantic‘s Molly Ball last week, “I’ll go back and find something productive to do with my life. As opposed to the last 18 years.”

Today, it was announced in a press release that LaTourette will run a lobbying shop “with offices overlooking Capitol Hill”:

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