Every filing period on record, as reported. One column per filed period — a period with no column is a period with no filing, not a zero.
Basis · Amendments and terminations supersede the original report for the same registrant, client and period, so a revised quarter is counted once at its latest filed value. Registration-only filings carry no activity money and are excluded from these totals.
Who lobbies for them
Every outside firm that has filed on this client's behalf, by fees reported.
Issue areas declared on the filings, ranked by how many filings name each one.
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
LAW
87 filings
$4.4M on those filings
Budget/Appropriations
BUD
41 filings
$2.3M on those filings
Homeland Security
Bills named in the filings
The 15 most-cited of 30 bill references, extracted from the activity descriptions.
H.R. 2189119th CongressTo modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.32 filingsthrough 2026
H.R. 4242119th CongressInnovate Less Lethal to De-Escalate Tax Modernization Act24 filingsthrough 2026
Members of Congress whose sponsored or cosponsored bills were named in this client's lobbying filings from the same Congress, ranked by matched filings.
Jeffery GreenJ.A. Green and CompanyCovered position: Counsel, House Armed Services Committee30 filingsthrough 2023
Christopher Lee MinakowskiJ.A. Green and CompanyCovered position: LD, Office of Dana Rohrabacher30 filingsthrough 2023
Dean RosenMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Health Policy Director, Senate Majority Leader Frist;
Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Public Health;
Majority Health Policy Counsel, House Committee on Ways & Means, Subcommittee on Health; Health Policy Coordinator and Counsel, Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources;
Counsel and Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Labor & Human Resources, Subcommittee on Disability Policy;
Case Worker, Representative R. Boschwitz
The filings
The 20 most recent of 147 filings. Every figure above is built from these records.
This record groups every filed spelling of the client's name into one entity, so "MERCK & CO., INC." and "MERCK & CO INC" read as the same company. The grouping is the client's normalized name — organizations that file under genuinely different names appear separately. Handle: axon-enterprise-inc.
Reading this · LD-2 reports a hired firm's fee and a registrant's reported expenses on separate lines and never both on one filing, so the two lists above are different quantities and are ranked separately rather than against each other. Firm names link to their own record as the firms chapter lands.
HOM
39 filings
$1.9M on those filings
Aviation/Airlines/Airports
AVI
29 filings
$1.2M on those filings
Defense
DEF
25 filings
$850K on those filings
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX
14 filings
$880K on those filings
Computer Industry
CPI
12 filings
$120K on those filings
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition
FIR
10 filings
$660K on those filings
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
LBR
4 filings
$290K on those filings
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
CSP
4 filings
$200K on those filings
Economics/Economic Development
ECN
3 filings
$240K on those filings
Immigration
IMM
1 filing
$40K on those filings
Note · A filing names one to several issue areas and reports a single dollar figure for the period, so the same money appears beside every issue that filing declares. The dollar column is therefore spend on filings that named this issue — it is not a split of the total, and these figures sum above it. Filing counts do not double-count.
118th Congress
Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
20 filingsthrough 2024
S. 1283119th CongressInnovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act15 filingsthrough 2026
H.R. 6395116th CongressWilliam M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20217 filingsthrough 2020
S. 4049116th CongressNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20217 filingsthrough 2020
H.R. 3598119th CongressDeescalation Drone Pilot Program Act of 20256 filingsthrough 2026
S. 4255118th CongressLaw Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act6 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 4350117th CongressNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20225 filingsthrough 2021
H.R. 7120117th CongressDASHBOARD Act of 20225 filingsthrough 2022
S. 2792117th CongressNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20225 filingsthrough 2021
S. 3985117th CongressDoss's Act5 filingsthrough 2022
S. 3514119th CongressLess Than Lethal Act4 filingsthrough 2026
H.R. 2670118th CongressNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20243 filingsthrough 2023
H.R. 1280117th CongressGeorge Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 20213 filingsthrough 2021
How these are found · Bill references are extracted from the free-text activity description each filing writes, then matched to the Congress in session that filing year. A reference we can't match to a bill on file is still shown, unlinked — we cite what the filing said rather than guess at what it meant. Naming a bill is not a position on it: LD-2 records that a client lobbied on the bill, never which side.
Kyrsten SinemaI-Arizona
Bills: S. 1111, S. 141, S. 1573 +12 more
385 filings
8 lobbyists
Joe Manchin IIII-West Virginia
Bills: S. 1111, S. 1409, S. 1631 +9 more
358 filings
8 lobbyists
Mike GallagherR-Wisconsin-AL
Bills: H.Con.Res. 13, H.R. 1081, H.R. 2864 +3 more
168 filings
7 lobbyists
David SchweikertR-Arizona-AL
Bills: H.R. 1990, H.R. 2423, H.R. 3269 +8 more
59 filings
1 lobbyist
What this shows · A row here means a lobbying activity in this client's filings named a bill this member is on record sponsoring or cosponsoring in the same Congress — a bill-reference match, not a claim that the filing named the member's office. Bill numbers are reused every Congress, so the match is scoped to the Congress the filing was made under; a filing that cites an enacted law by its original bill number can therefore land on a later Congress's bill of the same number. Member names and bill references are cited as filed; both link to their own record once their sections leave beta.
27 filingsthrough 2026
David R ThomasMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Chief of Staff, Representative Zoe Lofgren;
Director of Congressional Relations, Federal Trade Commission;
Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs, Vice President Gore;
Staff Assistant, Senator Metzenbaum27 filingsthrough 2026
Elise Finley PickeringMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Executive Director, House Republican Policy Committee;
Chief of Staff, Representative John Shadegg;
Legislative Assistant, Representative Dannemeyer;
Legislative Director, Representative Bartlett27 filingsthrough 2026
Bruce MehlmanMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Tech Policy;
General Counsel and Policy Director, House Republican Conference27 filingsthrough 2026
Sage EastmanMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Strategy Director, Committee on Ways & Means;
Deputy Staff Director (Majority), Committee on Ways & Means;
Senior Advisor, Committee on Ways & Means;
Communications Director, Representative Dave Camp27 filingsthrough 2026
Lauren AronsonMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Director, Office of Legislation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Professional Staff Member, Committee on Ways & Means;
Policy Director, White House;
Policy Director, HHS Office of Health Reform (detailed to the White House);; Policy Advisor, Representative Rahm Emanuel;
Health LA, Representative Carolyn McCarthy27 filingsthrough 2026
Michael RobinsonMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Member Services and Coalitions Director, House Appropriations Committee;
Policy Advisor/Deputy Chief of Staff, House Majority Leader/Representative Tom DeLay;
Legislative Director, Representative Hal Rogers;; Senior Legislative Assistant, Representative Ralph Regula;
Senior Legislative Assistant, Representative Bob Franks;
Legislative Assistant, Representative Hal Rogers;; Special Projects Assistant, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee;
Staff Assistant, Representative Bud Shuster27 filingsthrough 2026
Helen TolarMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Chief of Staff, Senator John Boozman;
Staff Director/Chief Counsel, House Veterans Affairs Committee (Representative Jeff Miller);
Professional Staff/Counsel, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (Senator Larry Craig);; Counsel/Legislative Director, Representative Jeff Miller;
Legislative Assistant, Representative Jeff Miller;
Scheduler, Representative Jeff Miller;
Law Clerk, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee27 filingsthrough 2026
Nichole DistefanoMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Legislative Director, Senator Claire McCaskill;
Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;; Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
Senior Advisor, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;; Senior Counsel, Senator Claire McCaskill;
Counsel, Senator Claire McCaskill27 filingsthrough 2026
Paul ThornellMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of Vice President Al Gore, The White House; Associate Director, Senate Democratic Steering Committee, Senator Tom Daschle27 filingsthrough 2026
Jeff ChoudhryThe Nickles Group, LLCCovered position: U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, Legislative Director; U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, Legislative Assistant / Staff Assistant; House Small Business Committee, Intern23 filingsthrough 2026
Donald KentThe Nickles Group, LLCCovered position: U.S. Sen Ron Johnson, Chief of Staff; DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, Asst Sec; DHS Secretary Tom Ridge, Deputy Asst Sec; U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Policy Adv; Office of the Asst. Maj. Leader Nickles Policy Adv.;U.S. Senator Don Nickles,Leg Asst23 filingsthrough 2026
Constantine HingsonMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Chief of Staff, Senator Dan Coats;
Counsel/Legislative Director, Senator Judd Gregg;
General Counsel, Senator Elizabeth Dole23 filingsthrough 2025
Alexander PerkinsMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Counsel, (Senator Ron Wyden), Trade Counsel (Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade)21 filingsthrough 2026
Rosemary GutierrezMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: DEP COS, LEG DIR, Senator Cantwell; Prof staff, US Small Business Comm; Foreign Affairs Leg. Asst., Sen. Harkin21 filingsthrough 2026
Stephen M. CoteMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Staff Dir/Shrd Emp(House Fin Srvs/McHenry), Staff Dir, Dpt. Staff Dir, Sr. Pro Staff, Asst to L. Diaz Balart (House Rules), Pol Coord Maj (House Homeland), Assoc Dir, Dpty Assoc. Dir (OMB), CoS-DC, LD, LA (L Diaz Balart), LA, Staff Asst (Sen C. Mack)21 filingsthrough 2026
Zachary MalloveMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Sr Pol Adv, LA, Leg. Aide (Senator Murray); Leg. Aide, Joint Comm on Deficit Reduc.20 filingsthrough 2026
Paul BrathwaiteFederal Street Strategies, LLCCovered position: Executive Director, Congressional Black Caucus; Deputy Assistant Secretary, ESA, U.S. Department of Labor; Special Assistant to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor.16 filingsthrough 2026
Victoria D FloodMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Sr. Policy Advisor and LA (Sen. Capito); Staff Assist. (Cong. Capito)16 filingsthrough 2025
Caitlin Van SantMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Sr Pol Adv, Leg Dir, Interim COS (Rep. Butterfield)15 filingsthrough 2026
Lisa GoldmanMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Sr Counsel, House Comm on Energy & Commerce; Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel (E&C Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce); Counsel House Comm on E&C15 filingsthrough 2026
Ven NerallaFederal Street Strategies, LLCCovered position: Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Andy Levin; Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio; Senior Advisor, USDA; OPP; and MCC.14 filingsthrough 2026
Roderick HallNelson Mullins Riley & ScarboroughCovered position: FAA Assistant Administrator for Government Affairs (2009-2015) Deputy Chief of Staff for Eddie Bernice Johnson (2006-2009)14 filingsthrough 2026
Dena GrazianoPlay-Book Policy LLCCovered position: House Committee on the Judiciary 1999-2006 House Committee on Homeland Security 2006-201113 filingsthrough 2023
Rachel Jones HenslerThe Nickles Group, LLCCovered position: U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Tax Policy Dir.; Office of U.S. Senator Fred Thompson, Legislative Assistant; Office of U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger, Legislative Assistant; Office of U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger, Legislative Correspondent11 filingsthrough 2026
Alyene MlinarMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse)11 filingsthrough 2026
Erica Jay ChabotMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Staff Asst, Leg Corres, Asst Schd, Asst to COS, Press Asst, Dep Press Sec, Leg Dir (Senator Patrick Leahy); Prof Staff (Sen Approp Comm); LD (Sen Pres Pro Temp Emeritus); Dep COS (Senate Consult); Staff Dir (Sen Ag Comm)11 filingsthrough 2026
Mckenzie BriceMehlman Consulting, Inc.Covered position: Senior Health Policy Advisor, Senator Maggie Hassan; Policy Advisor, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Assistant, Senator Harry Reid;; Legislative Aide/Legislative Correspondence Manager, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Harry Reid; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Jim Webb10 filingsthrough 2022
Covered positions · 67 of 78 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
