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The 2017 Pension Political Power 25: Randel Johnson

No.16. Randel Johnson, Chairman, Senior Vice President, Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

By Peter Vasiliev

February 14, 2017

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16. Randel Johnson

Chairman, Senior Vice President, Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s head of labor, immigration, and employee benefits, Randel Johnson, 64, is set to be one of the busiest lobbyists in Washington. Hands down the nation’s largest lobbying group by spending, and the go-to voice of business, the Chamber almost always has a better chance of advancing its agenda with a Republican president, let alone with a self-described business leader and deal maker like Donald Trump. The group, which views itself as a custodian of ERISA, supported the reforms to the multiemployeer retirement system that passed in 2014 and opposes higher Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. premiums. In December, Johnson and his staff published a wish list of retirement policy changes. A top priority: fixing the multiemployer mess. The Chamber also wants to see ERISA cover the emerging network of state-based solutions to private sector pensions. — Jess Delaney

The 2017 Pension Political Power 25