The Heavyweight Albany Lobbyist They Call 'Feathers'
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| James Featherstonhaugh |
Over the course of a four-decade career as unofficial state gatekeeper, Feathers has championed just about every interest, including currently, for example, Goldman Sachs and the Human Rights Campaign. Futures and options for Goldman are as important to him as futures and options for gays.
Unlike most Albany lobbyists, however, Feathers also routinely represents the public officials he lobbies--while in office, before or after.

























