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.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX
89 filings
$5.5M on those filings
Health Issues
HCR
47 filings
$3.4M on those filings
Defense
DEF
Bills named in the filings
The 15 most-cited of 47 bill references, extracted from the activity descriptions.
H.R. 624113th CongressCyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act7 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 2968116th CongressMaking appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.6 filingsthrough 2020
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: oracle.
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.
41 filings
$2.9M on those filings
Telecommunications
TEC
41 filings
$2.7M on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD
40 filings
$2.7M on those filings
Budget/Appropriations
BUD
39 filings
$2.8M on those filings
Science/Technology
SCI
34 filings
$2M on those filings
Education
EDU
30 filings
$1.9M on those filings
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
LBR
21 filings
$1.6M on those filings
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
CPT
20 filings
$1.5M on those filings
Homeland Security
HOM
4 filings
$320K on those filings
Veterans
VET
3 filings
$160K 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
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020
6 filingsthrough 2020
S. 2260114th CongressLong-Term SCORE Act5 filingsthrough 2016
H.R. 234114th CongressCyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act4 filingsthrough 2016
H.R. 633114th CongressProtecting Rights Online To Ensure Consumers' Trust (PROTECT) of 20154 filingsthrough 2016
S. 293114th CongressA bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements.4 filingsthrough 2016
S. 388114th CongressAWARE Act4 filingsthrough 2016
H.R. 1834113th Congress21st Century Great Outdoors Commission Act4 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 3012113th CongressMarkets and Trading Reorganization Act4 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 3119113th CongressHealth Information Privacy Protection Act of 20134 filingsthrough 2014
H.R. 3476113th CongressMiddle Class College Tuition Tax Credit Expansion Act4 filingsthrough 2014
S. 1671113th CongressA bill to delay the implementation of the individual health coverage mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.4 filingsthrough 2014
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.
Covered position: Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee ; ; Chief of Staff, Senator Max Baucus ; ; Deputy Asst, Special Asst, Deputy Director EOP
40 filingsthrough 2023
Jeffrey StrunkForbes-TateCovered position: Deputy Floor Dir. & Floor Asst, House Speaker ; ; LA, Rep. Boehner; Staff member, Rep. Tiberi40 filingsthrough 2023
Kristina WilcoxCapitol Hill Consulting Group27 filingsthrough 2020
DANIEL C TATE jrForbes-TateCovered position: Spec. Asst. to Pres. Legis.Affairs; DAS-Dept of Energy ; ; LD, Rep. W.J. Bill Tauzin27 filingsthrough 2019
David Stratton EdwardsCapitol Hill Consulting GroupCovered position: Staff assistant for Rep. John Sullivan Nov 2003 - August 2006. Legislative Counsel for Rep. Tom Cole Aug. 2010- Mar. 201523 filingsthrough 2020
Wesley Ryan WelchForbes-TateCovered position: Legislative Director, Senator Richard Shelby Legislative Assistant, Senator Richard Shelby Legislative Correspondent, Senator Richard Shelby22 filingsthrough 2023
WILLIAM STEVE SOUTHERLAND iiCapitol Hill Consulting GroupCovered position: William Steve Southerland, II served as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2015.20 filingsthrough 2020
Heather MchughResolution Public Affairs, LLCCovered position: Legislative Director, Senator Schumer (2010-2013); Legislative Director, Congressman Israel (2003-2007); Legislative Assistant, Congresswoman Velazquez (2000-2003)19 filingsthrough 2026
Lea Fisher SulkalaResolution Public Affairs, LLCCovered position: Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (2014-2019); Legislative Assistant, Congressman Etheridge (2001-2005)19 filingsthrough 2026
Elizabeth Grey StanleyResolution Public Affairs, LLCCovered position: Part time employee, Congressman Joe Morelle (2021); Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (2005-2019); Communications Director/Press Secretary, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (2001-2004); Special Asst/Scheduler, Senator Chuck Schumer (1999-2000).19 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
Brian SutterCapitol Hill Consulting GroupCovered position: Staff Asst- July '02-Feb '03; LA- Feb '03-May '08; LD-May'08-Jan.'11; Staff Direct W&M Health Subcommittee Jan'11-Dec.'14- all under Rep. Dave Camp16 filingsthrough 2018
Surya Gablin GunasekaraCapitol Hill Consulting GroupCovered position: Chief of Staff and Tax Counsel - Rep. James B. Renacci May 2015 - Aug. 2017.13 filingsthrough 2020
Adrienne SchweerForbes-TateCovered position: Chief of Protocol, Office of the Secretary of Defense (2014-2016); Senior Aide and Director of Scheduling, Sen. Chuck Hagel (2006-2008); Staff Assistant, Sen. Chuck Hagel (2005)12 filingsthrough 2022
Scott W ReedChesapeake Enterprises12 filingsthrough 2010
Amy ShankCapitol Hill Consulting GroupCovered position: 2001-2002 Ofc. of Asst. GOP Leader Don Nickles9 filingsthrough 2014
Elizabeth BennettForbes-TateCovered position: Int, Rep Ron Lewis (2007); SA LC LA, Rep Brett Guthrie (2009-2013); LA, Rep Andy Barr (2013); LA, Sen Mitch McConnell (2013-2015); DepAssocAdmin, EPA (2017); AssocAdmin, EPA (2017-2020); SpecAssistPres, EOP (2020-2021); SenAdv, USDA (2020-2021)7 filingsthrough 2023
Meghan TairaResolution Public Affairs, LLCCovered position: Legislative Director, Senator Schumer (2013-2025); Legislative Assistant, Senator Schumer (2010-2013); Health Policy Director, Senator DeGette (2002-2003).5 filingsthrough 2026
Christopher BowlinCapitol Hill Consulting Group4 filingsthrough 2015
Stacey RollandForbes-TateCovered position: Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (2013-2016); Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (2010-2013); Special Assistant, U.S. Department of the Treasury (2009-2010); Tax Counsel, Rep. Xavier Becerra (2007-2009)3 filingsthrough 2022
Elizabeth GreerCauthen Forbes & WilliamsCovered position: Chief of Staff, Rep. Allen Boyd3 filingsthrough 2012
Jerry DriscollCauthen Forbes & Williams3 filingsthrough 2012
Michael Alexander WilliamsForbes-TateCovered position: Legislative Director, Rep. Lucy McBath (2021-2022); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Lucy McBath (2019-2020); Legislative Aide, Sen. Brian Jones (2019); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Brian Jones (2018-2019)2 filingsthrough 2023
Francesca MccraryForbes-TateCovered position: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Elijah Cummings (2016-2017); Professional Staff, House Oversight & Reform Committee (2016)2 filingsthrough 2022
Micah Samuel GreenSquire Patton Boggs2 filingsthrough 2010
John FluhartyChesapeake Enterprises2 filingsthrough 2008
Covered positions · 22 of 46 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
