Dirk Van Dongen, president of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, Washington, D.C., has been looking out for the business interests of NAW’s members since 1980 with a calm, unassuming manner that masks the fact that he’s one of the most powerful lobbyists in Washington. Most recently Van Dongen has been managing lobbyists in the 1,000-member Tax Relief Coalition to renew Bush-era tax cuts. Check out this Bloomberg report to see how he’s doing.

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