Former Rep. Bono Mack heads to K Street

Former Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) is headed to K Street, where the longtime GOP California lawmaker will consult on issues involving technology, Internet privacy and energy for FaegreBD Consulting, the lobby shop announced.

Bono Mack has signed on as a senior vice president at the firm’s Washington office, where she’ll also work on intellectual property rights and entertainment issues, the company said. She is prohibited by federal rules from lobbying for one year. Bono Mack was elected to Congress in 1998, after the skiing death of her husband, entertainer Sonny Bono. For seven additional terms, she represented the Palm Springs area of Southern California. She served on the House Commerce Committee, becoming chairwoman of the panel’s Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade subcommittee in the 112th Congress.