Update 5:02 p.m.:
A representative from Dickstein Shapiro LLP spoke with Michigan Radio's Lindsey Smith. The rep. told Smith that Hoekstra plans to continue living in Holland. Hoekstra will apparently split his time (50/50) between home and Washington D.C. for now.
No word yet on whether Hoekstra is looking for a couch to crash on in D.C.
3:39 p.m.:
Former West Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra has a new job.
He'll be working as a senior advisor to Dickstein Shapiro LLP, a law firm and lobbying group with offices in Washington D.C., California, Connecticut, and New York.
Going from a member on Capitol Hill to a member of a group that lobbies Capitol Hill is a common path for many former members of Congress.
Hoekstra will join former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert and former Senator Tom Hutchinson at the firm.
In the firm's press release, Hoekstra said he looks forward to collaborating with Hutchinson and Hastert on a "daily basis," and using his expertise in "strategic and contingency planning":
"National security—from homegrown terrorism to cyberwarfare —continues, by necessity, to be a governmental imperative at all levels, and lawmakers in Washington make crucial decisions every day that impact corporations across America. As the Republican leadership in the U.S. House seeks to rein in federal spending, and as these important issues continue to loom large, there are few things more important than seasoned strategic counsel who understand the nuanced interworkings of government. Dickstein Shapiro has what it takes."
Before he left, Hoekstra was the ranking Republican and a former chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
