Senate flip generates a boom for Republicans on K Street

The Republican rout on Election Day didn’t only shake up Capitol Hill, it has caused a realignment on K Street. Republicans — current staffers, former members, and especially anyone with ties to the incoming majority leader and chairmen of powerful committees — are now in high demand.

Republican firms are hiring new staff and picking up new clients while liberal and bipartisan firms beef up their Republican bench. All in all, it’s a “robust, effervescent job market for Republicans,” in the words of Sam Geduldig, partner in the GOP firm Clark, Geduldig, Cranford & Nielsen.