Lobbying, consulting firm adds Lamar Alexander aide

Lobbying and consulting firm Jigsaw has added Patrick Jaynes as a strategic consultant.

Jaynes previously spent nearly two decades in the office of former U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, for whom he was deputy chief of staff and state director. The former Republican staffer joins the firm founded in 2018 by veterans of Democratic campaigns and offices — Greg Hinote, Beecher Frasier and Sam Reed. Jigsaw’s roster of consultants also includes Virginia Ezell Briley and Steven Henry.