Michael Taggart
Bloomberg Government
Ferox Principal Michael Taggart was quoted in Bloomberg Government's "Power Play" newsletter on April 30th, 2025.
"We have a really solid health care practice that's continuing to grow," he said. "In my previous role, I went from being in the room where decisions are made to being on the outside, and trying to get as much info as they’re willing to share.”
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Michael Taggart
BGOV Power Play
By Kate Ackley
April 30, 2025
Client Ticker
First in Power Play: Michael Taggart, recently promoted to principal at the firm Ferox Strategies, signed up his first client, the Rare Disease Company Coalition.
Taggart joined the firm in February 2024 after serving as policy director for the House Energy and Commerce panel under then-Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), capping a dozen years on Capitol Hill. His focus is on helping the firm grow its Energy and Commerce-related practice, he said.
- “We have a really solid health care practice that’s continue to grow,” he said in an interview, adding he sees opportunities in tech, telecommunications, and energy.
The Rare Disease Company Coalition spent $60,000 on federal lobbying in the first quarter of this year, according to a filing. The coalition represents biotech companies and pushes for legislation that aims to spur treatments for patients with rare diseases, Taggart said.
Moving from Capitol Hill to K Street was an adjustment over the past year, he said:
- “In my previous role, I went from being in the room where decisions are made to being on the outside, and trying to get as much info as they’re willing to share.”
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