Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s new legislative director was paid $60,000 to lobby for Qatar and once worked for Ron DeSantis’s House office

Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey (left) and former Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis, now Governor of Florida (right). Chip Somodevilla and Mark Wilson/ Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey – the de-factor leader of the “Unbreakable Nine” group of moderate Democrats that have been at the center of party infighting over over President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda – has hired a former Qatar lobbyist who once worked for Ron DeSantis to help the congressman write laws.