At the same time gig companies were ramping up efforts to pass Proposition 22, a ballot measure exempting them from classifying drivers as employees in California, Lyft was already gearing up for another fight in Illinois.
On June 23, Lyft filed paperwork with Illinois’ State Board of Elections to create a political action committee named Illinoisans for Independent Work (IIW). Documents name Jordan Markwith, Lyft’s Head of External Affairs as committee chair and Darrin Lim—partner and co-founder of Politcom Law—as treasurer. Politcom is a self-described “bipartisan law practice” that provides advice on “lobbying regulations, campaign finance laws, “pay-to-play” restrictions, governmental gifting and ethics rules.”
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