Two former staffers of disgraced Rep. Trey Radel (R-Fla.), who was arrested for trying to buy cocaine from an undercover police officer last week, have made the move to a strategic communications firm that also represents at least one of Radel’s key congressional allies.

Amanda Nunez, who was Radel’s communications director, and Caitlin Rush, his digital director, will now work for Endeavor Strategic Communications in positions similar to those they held on Capitol Hill. Among the firm’s clients is Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.), who sponsored several bills in Congress that Radel co-sponsored. Other clients include Rep. David Schweikert (R-Neb.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).

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According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Endeavor had begun talks to hire both staffers well before Radel’s drug bust. The firm is headed by Kurt Bardella, Issa’s former aide, who was fired in 2011 after sharing several reporters’ emails with The New York Times; Issa re-hired him a few months later and Bardella left again this fall to start Endeavor.



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