Some of K Street's biggest losers from Harry Reid's retirement

Harry Reid wasn’t just a giant in Nevada politics, he was a hub of the lobbying industry. He’s got 34 former aides in Open Secrets’ revolving door database, putting him in third place among current office-holders.

Throughout K Street, lobbyists and consultants are making bank and enriching their clients on the strength of their connections to the Democratic leader (who has a history of being transactional with policymaking). When Reid is gone in two years — already now that he is a lame duck — close ties to him become much less valuable. That’s bad news for Reid’s K Street contingent and their clients.