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  <title>On Racing Motorcycles, Flying Planes, and Lobbying</title>
  <description>Matthew Guilbault is Associate Director, State Government Affairs at Novartis. In this wide ranging interview, we discuss how he got into lobbying, the pros and cons of being a contract lobbyist, racing motorcycles, and more.  Matt studied to be a pilot before deciding to focus on pre-law studies at the College of St. Rose. He got his first job in politics for a State Senator after networking at the restaurant he worked at in Albany. After almost seven years working at the New York General Assembly, Matt transitioned to an in-house lobbying position. After 10 years working in-house, he worked as a contract lobbyist. Matt owns 7 motorcycles, and used to race them professionally. Matt's current position is with Novartis, as Associate Director of Government Affairs He now covers New York, Maine, and Vermont  Help us grow!&amp;amp;nbsp;Leave us a rating and review&amp;amp;nbsp;- it's the best way to bring new listeners to the show.&amp;amp;nbsp; Have a suggestion, or want to chat with Jim? Email him at: Jim@theLobbyingShow.com Follow&amp;amp;nbsp;The Lobbying Show&amp;amp;nbsp;on&amp;amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;amp;nbsp;Instagram, and&amp;amp;nbsp;Twitter&amp;amp;nbsp;for weekly updates about the show, our guests, and more. </description>
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