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.
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.
What they lobby on
Issue areas declared on the filings, ranked by how many filings name each one.
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
CSP
12 filings
$570K on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD
4 filings
$190K on those filings
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)
Who did the lobbying
Every lobbyist named on this client's filings.
George CooperForbes-Tate16 filingsthrough 2026
Wesley Ryan WelchForbes-TateCovered position: Legislative Director, Sen. Richard Shelby (2005-2007); Legislative Assistant, Sen. Richard Shelby (2002-2005)16 filingsthrough 2026
Cynthia BrownForbes-TateCovered position: Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind (2003-2009)16 filingsthrough 2026
Rick MurphyForbes-TateCovered position: Chief of Staff, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (2014-2017)12 filings
The filings
Every filing on record. Each row links to its full disclosure.
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: recreational-off-highway-vehicle-association-inc.
TAR
1 filing
$50K 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.
through 2025
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)11 filingsthrough 2025
Kristina DunklinForbes-TateCovered position: Legislative Director, Rep. Susan Brooks (2018-2019); Legislative Director, Rep. David Valadao (2015-2018); Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Valadao (2014-2015)8 filingsthrough 2024
Tori SmithForbes-TateCovered position: Policy Advisor, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (2023-2025)5 filingsthrough 2026
Ryan J TaylorForbes-TateCovered position: CD, S. Wicker (2013-2018); PA, Sen. Rep. Pol Comt (2012-2013); S. PA, Sen. Rep. Vice-Chair (2011-2012); PS, Rep. Lummis (2009-2010); Dep. CD, Sen. Barrasso (2007-2008); Dep. PS, S. Thomas (2007); Dep. CD, Sen. HELP (2005-2007); SA, S. Enzi (2004)5 filingsthrough 2024
Ryan McconaghyForbes-TateCovered position: Asst Sec for the Minority Sen (2017-2018) Staff Dir Dem Policy and Comms Ctr Sen (2014-2017) Policy Dir Dem Policy and Comms Ctr Sen (2012-2014) LD Rep Hall (2007-2009) LA Sen Schumer (2003-2006) LC Sen Schumer (2001-2003)1 filingthrough 2023
Covered positions · 8 of 9 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
