<div> The Washington legal community of lawyers and lobbyists have already had their hands out to Montana's John Walsh to give him money, and soon to welcome him to the banks of the Potomac. <strong>John Walsh</strong>, D-Mont., Montana's Lt. Governor, has been selected by Governor Steve Bullock, D-Mont., to fill the unexpired term of Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., who has been confirmed as the new U.S. Ambassador to China. In April 2013, Baucus announced he would not seek re-election in 2014. Walsh filed his statement of candidacy on October 21, 2013. John Walsh's campaign committee, Walsh for Montana, <a title="reported" href="https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/699/14020060699/14020060699.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> it had receipts of $583,113 and disbursements of $147,564 during the fourth quarter of 2013, leaving $435,549 cash on hand at the end of the year. Walsh picked up $194,500 from PACs in the fourth quarter of 2013, including from the American Association for Justice (formerly Assn. of Trial Lawyers of America) PAC $5,000 (formerly Assn. of Trial Lawyers of America); Sheet Metal Workers Int'l Assn. PAC $5,000; United Association Political Education Committee $5,000; VoteVets $5,000; Common Ground PAC $2,500; Int'l Longshore and Warehouse Union Political Action Fund $2,500; National Air Traffic Controllers Assn. PAC $2,500; AFSCME PAC $2,500; DLA Piper LLP PAC $1,000; Xcel Energy Employee PAC $1,000; Cozen O'Connor PAC $1,000; including $52,000 from other members' leadership PACs. <strong>Individual donors from the metro Washington, D.C. area include many lawyers and lobbyists</strong>. The contributors include <a href="https://rollcall.com/2014/02/07/dc-lawyers-lobbyists-already-welcomed-montanas-john-walsh/#more-203230" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading DC Lawyers & Lobbyists Already Welcomed Montana’s John Walsh">(more…)</span></a></div>
