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.
John DearieFinancial Services Forum34 filingsthrough 2017
Heather MchughResolution Public Affairs, LLCCovered position: Legislative Director, Senator Schumer (2010-2013); Legislative Director, Congressman Israel (2003-2007); Legislative Assistant, Congresswoman Velazquez (2000-2003).32 filingsthrough 2026
Tiffany HaasFinancial Services ForumCovered position: Legislative Counsel and Communications Director to US Representative Donald Payne, Jr.31 filingsthrough 2026
The filings
The 20 most recent of 195 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: financial-services-forum.
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.
BAN
69 filings
$3M on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD
51 filings
$15.6M on those filings
Homeland Security
HOM
26 filings
$11.1M on those filings
Government Issues
GOV
23 filings
$8M on those filings
Small Business
SMB
14 filings
$5.7M on those filings
Immigration
IMM
10 filings
$4.1M on those filings
Budget/Appropriations
BUD
5 filings
$1.9M on those filings
Commodities (big ticket)
CDT
1 filing
$270K on those filings
Transportation
TRA
1 filing
$10K 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.
116th Congress
Wall Street Tax Act of 2019
8 filingsthrough 2020
S. 647116th CongressWall Street Tax Act of 20198 filingsthrough 2020
H.R. 4173111th CongressNamed in the filings; no matching bill record on file.8 filingsthrough 2010
S. 3709113th CongressNamed in the filings; no matching bill record on file.7 filingsthrough 2014
S. 685113th CongressToo Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act7 filingsthrough 2014
S. 744113th CongressBorder Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act7 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 1424110th CongressA bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.7 filingsthrough 2008
H.R. 2052113th CongressGlobal Investment in American Jobs Act of 20136 filingsthrough 2014
S. 1023113th CongressGlobal Investment in American Jobs Act of 20136 filingsthrough 2014
S. 1282113th Congress21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 20136 filingsthrough 2014
S. 394119th CongressGENIUS Act of 20255 filingsthrough 2025
H.R. 4966116th CongressGSIB Act of 20195 filingsthrough 2020
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.
Lea Fisher SulkalaResolution Public Affairs, LLCCovered position: Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (2014-2019); Legislative Assistant, Congressman Etheridge (2001-2005)29 filingsthrough 2026
Kevin FromerFinancial Services ForumCovered position: Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, US Department of the Treasury; Assistant to the Speaker for Policy, US House of Representatives; Chief of Staff, US Representative Harold Rogers29 filingsthrough 2025
Shanti StantonAvoq, LLC28 filingsthrough 2016
Kristina KennedyAvoq, LLC28 filingsthrough 2016
Robert CogornoAvoq, LLCCovered position: Communications, Sen. Adams28 filingsthrough 2016
Steven ElmendorfAvoq, LLC28 filingsthrough 2016
Robert NicholsFinancial Services Forum26 filingsthrough 2015
Barry LasalaAvoq, LLCCovered position: Counsel, Senate Small Business Committee24 filingsthrough 2016
James RyanAvoq, LLC23 filingsthrough 2016
Stacey AlexanderAvoq, LLC23 filingsthrough 2016
Elizabeth Grey StanleyResolution Public Affairs, LLCCovered position: Part time employee, Congressman Joe Morelle (2021); Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Lowey (2005-2019); Communications Dir/Press Sec, Congresswoman Lowey (2001-2004); Special Assistant/Scheduler, Senator Schumer (1999-2000).21 filingsthrough 2026
Ashli Scott PalmerResolution Public Affairs, LLCCovered position: Floor Director, Majority Whip Clyburn (2019); Policy Director, Assistant Democratic Leader Clyburn (2014-2017); Chief of Staff, Rural Business Agency of USDA (2012-2014); Sr Legislative Assistant Congressman John Spratt (2002-2011).19 filingsthrough 2026
Brett QuickFinancial Services ForumCovered position: Staff Director, Senate Banking Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance18 filingsthrough 2022
Patrick BouslimanAvoq, LLCCovered position: Leg Correspondent, Senator Baucus17 filingsthrough 2016
Brendan DunnAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldCovered position: Staff Mbr and Leg Asst to Sen Hatch Judiciary Comm and Sub-Comm, Apr04-May07, Aug07-May08; Special Counsel to Sen Hatch Fin Comm, Jan 11-Dec 12; Policy Adv and Counsel to Sen McConnell Majority Leader staff, Dec 12-May18.16 filingsthrough 2024
David BartlettFinancial Services ForumCovered position: Senior Legislative Assistant, Congressman French Hill15 filingsthrough 2026
Virgil MillerAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldCovered position: Policy Fellow, Rep. Edolphus Towns, Aug06 - Feb07; Prof Staff Mber, Commit on Eng and Com, Feb 07 - Jan 11; Health Policy Advisor, Rep. John D. Dingell, Jan 09 - Jan 11; CoS, Rep. Cedric Richmond, Jan 11 - Mar 19.14 filingsthrough 2023
Nathaniel L. HoopesFinancial Services Forum14 filingsthrough 2016
Jose BorjonAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldCovered position: CoS, Rep V.Gonzalez, Jan 17- Feb 21; Snr Advsr/Dpty CoS, Rep F.Vela, Jun 14- Jan 17; Comm Drctr, Rep Gallego, Dec 13- Jan 15; Drctr Strtgy/Comm, Rep Reyes, Nov 11- Jan 13; Press Sec, Rep Cuellar, Jan 11- Nov 11; Comm Drctr, Rep Ortiz, Mar 09- Jan 1111 filingsthrough 2023
Steve ClarkCgcn Group, LLC11 filingsthrough 2016
Gary LytleCgcn Group, LLC11 filingsthrough 2016
Sam GeduldigCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Senior Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-200611 filingsthrough 2016
Jay CranfordCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: LA/Comm Director, Rep. Jim Gibbons Aug 1997-Sep 2000Staff Director House Subcommittee Energy May04-Mar2006Policy Advisor, Majority Leader John Boehner Mar06-Dec06Policy Advisor, Minority Leader John Boehner Jan07-Dec2010Asst Policy Speaker John Boehner January 2011-May 1, 201111 filingsthrough 2016
Mike NielsenCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Staff Director SubComm Financial Institutions 2002-2006Senior Policy Advisor Sen. Robert F. Bennett 2007-201011 filingsthrough 2016
Amy WrenCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Conference coordinator, House Republican Conf 1999-2000Office Manager, Majority Whip Tom Delay 2000-2003Finance Director, Majority Leader Tom Delay 2003-2005Congressional liaison, US Trade & Dev Agency 2006-201011 filingsthrough 2016
