As the Annapolis lobbying corps prepares for the arrival of Maryland Gov.-elect Larry Hogan (R), one firm headed by three principals steeped in Democratic politics is adding a fourth partner with national Republican ties.

Capitol Strategies will soon announce the addition of Todd Lamb, who served as a senior policy adviser on education in the administration of President George W. Bush before his arrival in Annapolis a decade ago — during the tenure of Maryland’s last Republican governor.

Lamb joins partners Robert G. Johnson, David H. Carroll Jr. and Sushant Sidh, whose résumés include stints on Democratic campaigns, in Democratic party organizations and in Democratic administrations. The firm has also been a big supporter of the political action committee of outgoing Gov. Martin O’Malley (D).

Lamb has worked with Capitol Strategies on various projects before but said he is solidifying that relationship in advance of Hogan’s Jan. 21 swearing in.

“We are thrilled to have him work with us and our clients,” Carroll said. “I look forward to his continued leadership across the spectrum of politics and his development of our practice.”

The move comes amid heavy jockeying from lobbying firms to position themselves for another stretch of divided government in Maryland’s capital, where Democrats still dominate the legislature.

In recent weeks, several firms have announced partnerships with one another. This week, for example, the firm of veteran Annapolis lobbyist J. William Pitcher touted a new “strategic alliance” with the fledgling firm of Marina Hardy.

Hardy worked with Hogan on Change Maryland, the government watchdog group he founded in 2011, and on his primary campaign for governor this year. She then headed a pro-Hogan political action committee during the general election.

In a news release, Pitcher said Hardy would bring “a unique perspective and understanding of the incoming administration.”

Other Annapolis mainstays are also touting their ties to Hogan — none more aggressively than Bruce Bereano. The veteran lobbyist joined Hogan on the campaign trail in the closing days of the election and sent out an e-mail urging friends to vote early for a candidate who Bereano said could “dramatically improve Maryland’s business climate.”

Shortly after the election, meanwhile, the Annapolis-based firm of Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston, Levitan & Silver alerted clients via e-mail that it “worked with Mr. Hogan and his running mate” when they were cabinet secretaries in the administration of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R). Hogan served then as appointments secretary, while the incoming lieutenant governor, Boyd Rutherford, was Ehrlich’s general services secretary.

Other Annapolis lobbyists have sought to bolster their ties to Hogan in other ways.

Gerard Evans, along with many of his business-oriented clients, attended a post-election fundraiser with Hogan at an Annapolis wine bar. Organizers said the event raised more than $250,000 for the Maryland Republican Party, which spent heavily this year to promote Hogan’s candidacy.

Evans said he thinks Hogan will be “a breath of fresh air” in Annapolis.