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ABOUT
CAPITOL
BENCH
IS
THE
TALENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR
GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS.
OPERATING
ACROSS
FEDERAL
AND
TEXAS
JURISDICTIONS
Who we are
Capitol Bench places vetted government relations talent on demand. Contract, fractional, session-surge, and direct-hire - across federal, Texas state and local policy. We supply the talent, with compliance built into every placement, filling the gap between temporary coverage and a permanent hire.
THE FOUNDERS
A Boutique Bench, Built By People Who Have Sat on
Both Sides of the Table.
In congressional defense funding directed
$750M+
Success rate on committee funding submissions
95%
Years scaling a global NYSE-listed professional-services firm
25+
Acquisitions led by our operating co-founder, plus multiple divestitures
9
CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Beth Garvey

Former Chairman, President, and CEO of an NYSE-listed staffing and professional services company. Twenty-five years of enterprise transformation, acquisitions, and global growth. She has built the machine that places people at scale.
CO-FOUNDER

Catherine Edmonson

Former Chief of Staff to a House Defense and Homeland Security appropriator. Registered defense lobbyist. Has directed and secured more than $750 million in congressional funding for clients.

She has sat on all three sides of the table: the buyer as Chief of Staff, the seller as a registered lobbyist who represented companies like Palantir, SpaceX, RTX, and as a builder, starting her own company building a product that sold to federal stakeholders.

She knows the reality because she has experienced it from all sides.
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