Democrat David Jones, a founder of the lobbying firm Capitol Counsel, drove to northeastern Pennsylvania this week after attending game four of the World Series in New York.

“I spend most the year raising money for people I want to be elected,” he said by phone from Blakely, Pa., during a break canvassing for Democrats up and down ballot in the battleground area where Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) is in a competitive race with Republican Rob Bresnahan. “All you can do right now is door to door, get out the vote.”

by CAITLIN OPRYSKO  With Daniel Lippman FARA FRIDAY: Alberta’s government has re-upped its representation in Washington ahead of next month’s election, inking a $1.2 million contract with former Obama administration official Beth Burke and Capitol Counsel, according to a copy filed with the Justice Department. — Burke currently serves as CEO of the Canadian American Business Council and was a longtime...

By CAITLIN OPRYSKO CAPITOL COUNSEL ADDS TAX EXPERTISE: Capitol Counsel has beefed up its tax practice ahead of next year’s tax bonanza. Adam Carasso has joined the firm as a partner after spending the past two years as the top tax lobbyist for manufacturer Corning, Inc., where he helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in grants or other benefits for...