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.
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: ctia-the-wireless-association.
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.
COM
111 filings
$5.6M on those filings
Budget/Appropriations
BUD
110 filings
$138.9M on those filings
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
CSP
58 filings
$89.5M on those filings
Defense
DEF
47 filings
$92M on those filings
Transportation
TRA
46 filings
$113.9M on those filings
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
LAW
39 filings
$63.2M on those filings
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
CPT
35 filings
$33.9M on those filings
Computer Industry
CPI
27 filings
$1.5M on those filings
Environment/Superfund
ENV
17 filings
$30.8M on those filings
Homeland Security
HOM
13 filings
$20.1M 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
Cooper Davis Act
27 filingsthrough 2024
S. 1682115th CongressAIRWAVES Act27 filingsthrough 2018
S. 851114th CongressDigital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 201527 filingsthrough 2016
S. 1235113th CongressWireless Tax Fairness Act of 201323 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 3125111th CongressNamed in the filings; no matching bill record on file.23 filingsthrough 2010
H.R. 3949118th CongressEND CELLS in CELLS Act22 filingsthrough 2024
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.
Forbes-Tate
Covered position: Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee ; ; Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus ; ; Deputy Asst, Special Asst, Deputy Director EOP
53 filingsthrough 2026
Russell H FoxMintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.48 filingsthrough 2026
Daniel J GansPolaris Government Relations, LLCCovered position: Intern, Rep. McMillan; COS, Rep. Riley; LD, Rep. Martini ; ; Sr. LA, Rep. Franks47 filingsthrough 2026
Bryan CunninghamPolaris Government Relations, LLCCovered position: LC Sen. Gregg; Intern, Sen. Bennett ; ; Policy Advsr & LA, Sen Ensign; LA Rep LoBiondo.47 filingsthrough 2026
Kelly ColeCtia-The Wireless AssociationCovered position: Consultant, Kelly Cole Strategies / Consulting Counsel for Wiley Rein / Executive Vice President of Government Relations, National Association of Broadcasters / Majority Counsel, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee46 filingsthrough 2026
James F GreenMercury Strategies, LLC45 filingsthrough 2026
Andrew J FieldsMercury Strategies, LLC45 filingsthrough 2026
Karissa WillhiteOgr44 filingsthrough 2026
Timothy McgivernOgrCovered position: Chief of Staff, Senator Brownback44 filingsthrough 2026
Jeffrey StrunkForbes-TateCovered position: Deputy Floor Director, House Speaker Boehner (2010-2012) Floor Assistant, House Speaker Boehner (2007-2010) Legislative Assistant, John Boehner (2006-2007) Staff Member, Pat Tiberi (2004-2006)41 filingsthrough 2026
Kate HullFierce Government RelationsCovered position: Staff Director for Senate HELP & Subcommittee on Aging ; ; Senior Legislative Assistant, Senator Tim Hutchinson ; ; Legislative Staff, Senator Bill Cohen38 filingsthrough 2023
Kirsten ChadwickFierce Government RelationsCovered position: Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs38 filingsthrough 2023
Aleix JarvisFierce Government RelationsCovered position: Legislative Director, Senator Lindsey Graham ; ; Legislative Director, Congressman Lindsey Graham ; ; Legislative Assistant, Congressman Lindsey Graham ; ; Staff Assistant, Congressman Charles Taylor38 filingsthrough 2023
William PiperFierce Government RelationsCovered position: Special Assistant, Senator McConnell ; ; Legislative Correspondent, Senator McConnell ; ; Legislative Aide, Senator McConnell ; ; Legislative Assistant, Senator McConnell ; ; Appropriations Coordinator, Senator McConnell ; ; Senior Legislative Assistant, Senator McConnell ; ; Chief of Staff, Senator McConnell38 filingsthrough 2023
William Kirk BlalockFierce Government RelationsCovered position: Confidential Assistant to the Sec US Dept of Education ; ; Special Assistant to the President ; ; Deputy Director of Public Liaison, The White House38 filingsthrough 2023
Michael ChappellFierce Government RelationsCovered position: Press Aide/Office Manager to Rep. Roger Wicker ; ; Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Chip Pickering ; ; Special Projects Director, Rep. Pickering38 filingsthrough 2023
Tyler StephensFierce Government RelationsCovered position: Staff Assistant,Senator Isakson, Legislative Correspondent,Senator Chambliss, Legislative Assistant,Senator Chambliss, Professional Staff Member,Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senior Policy Advisor,Senate Select Committee on Intelligence37 filingsthrough 2023
Gordon TaylorOgrCovered position: COS/LD/Coun,John;Leg Asst/Press Secy,Hayes36 filingsthrough 2026
Franklyn E. SteinbergForbes-Tate36 filingsthrough 2026
Roger C. ShermanWaneta Strategies, LLCCovered position: Bureau Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC, 2013-2016; Chief Counsel, House Energy & Commerce Committee, 2009-2013; Deputy Chief Counsel, House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, 2007-200835 filingsthrough 2026
Jaime L HjortCtia-The Wireless Association35 filingsthrough 2019
JOT D CARPENTER jrCtia-The Wireless Association35 filingsthrough 2016
Moses MercadoOgrCovered position: Dep Chief of Staff, Gephardt; Chief of Staff, Green34 filingsthrough 2026
Dean AguillenOgrCovered position: Advr, Pelosi; Dir Intgvt Aff, Labor; LA, Sandlin34 filingsthrough 2026
Rick MurphyForbes-TateCovered position: Chief of Staff, Senator Kelly Ayotte, April 14 - Jan. 1734 filingsthrough 2026
DANIEL C TATE jrForbes-TateCovered position: Special Assistant to the President Clinton for Legislative Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy Legislative Director, Rep. W.J. Billy Tauzin34 filingsthrough 2023
Elizabeth GreerForbes-TateCovered position: Chief of Staff, Rep. Allen Boyd33 filingsthrough 2021
Covered positions · 139 of 207 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
