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.
JACK S DEUSER jrThe Smith-Free Group, LLCCovered position: Ch. of Staff, U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning ; ; Leg. Dir., U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning39 filingsthrough 2021
Stephen Wright StillMaynard Nexsen PC37 filingsthrough 2019
Andrew BarbourThe Smith-Free Group, LLCCovered position: Dep. Asst. USTR for Cong. Affairs, USTR ; ; Leg. Asst., U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak ; ; Leg. Asst., U.S. Rep. Bill Ford35 filingsthrough 2020
Mike NielsenCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Legislative Assistant, Sen. Robert F. Bennett 1999-2001; Staff Director Subcommittee Financial Institutions 2002-06; Senior Policy Advisor Sen. Robert F. Bennett 2007-10 Professional Staff Member, Senate Banking Committee 2007-10
The filings
The 20 most recent of 142 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: regions-financial-corporation.
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.
FIN
25 filings
$650K on those filings
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
CPT
15 filings
$400K on those filings
Insurance
INS
10 filings
$300K on those filings
Budget/Appropriations
BUD
5 filings
$100K on those filings
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
CSP
3 filings
$60K on those filings
Transportation
TRA
2 filings
$40K on those filings
Small Business
SMB
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.
H.R. 3167116th CongressNational Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 20194 filingsthrough 2020
S. 2155115th CongressEconomic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act4 filingsthrough 2018
H.R. 4173111th CongressNamed in the filings; no matching bill record on file.4 filingsthrough 2010
H.R. 1591110th CongressU.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 20074 filingsthrough 2008
H.R. 1908110th CongressPatent Reform Act of 20074 filingsthrough 2008
H.R. 2110th CongressFair Minimum Wage Act of 20074 filingsthrough 2008
H.R. 3221110th CongressHousing and Economic Recovery Act of 20084 filingsthrough 2008
H.R. 3609110th CongressEmergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 20074 filingsthrough 2008
H.R. 6110th CongressEnergy Independence and Security Act of 20074 filingsthrough 2008
S. 1145110th CongressPatent Reform Act of 20074 filingsthrough 2008
S. 2636110th CongressForeclosure Prevention Act of 20084 filingsthrough 2008
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.
27 filingsthrough 2026
John StipicevicCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Director of Floor Operations, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, 2011-2014; Deputy Chief of Staff for Floor and Member Services, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, 2014-201527 filingsthrough 2026
Scott RiplingerCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: (5) Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dean Heller, 2007 - 2011; Shared Employee and Staff Assistant, U.S. House Small Business Committee, Rep. Don Manzullo, 2005 - 2007.26 filingsthrough 2026
Christopher M ScribnerVenable LLP22 filingsthrough 2026
Steve ClarkCgcn Group, LLC20 filingsthrough 2024
Sam GeduldigCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Director of Coalitions, House Financial Services Committee 2001-2003; Senior Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-200620 filingsthrough 2024
Jay CranfordCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Policy Advisor, Majority Leader Boehner Mar 2006-Dec 2006; Policy Advisor, Minority Leader Boehner Jan 2007-Dec 2010; Asst Policy Speaker Boehner Jan 2011-May 1, 201120 filingsthrough 2024
Alex RenjelCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Senior Research Assistant, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 2007-201319 filingsthrough 2024
Amber KirchhoeferCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Professional Staff, Joint Economic Committee 2001-2002; Legislative Assistant, Policy Adviser, Senior Policy Adviser, Legislative Director - Sen. Robert F. Bennett 2002-2010; Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff - Sen. Pat Roberts 2011-202015 filingsthrough 2024
Aaron L SzaboCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Analyst, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2008 - 2014; Policy Analyst, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 2014-2017; Senior Counsel, Council on Environmental Quality, 2017-201815 filingsthrough 2023
W. Timothy LockeThe Smith-Free Group, LLC14 filingsthrough 2019
Tim PatakiCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: (4) Assistant to the President, Director, Office of Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President (Jan. 2019 - January 2021)11 filingsthrough 2023
Martha Beatrice MillerCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Deputy Director of Scheduling, Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), 2019-2020; Scheduler, Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-08), 2020-2022.7 filingsthrough 2024
James C FreeThe Smith-Free Group, LLC7 filingsthrough 2021
Joshua H RaymondVenable LLPCovered position: Budget and Policy Analyst, Office of Management and Budget; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Darlene Hooley; Chief of Staff, Rep. Christopher S. Murphy6 filingsthrough 2026
Jill HamakerCgcn Group, LLC6 filingsthrough 2024
Susan GriffithsCgcn Group, LLC6 filingsthrough 2024
Trevor W. KolegoThe Smith-Free Group, LLCCovered position: Director of Member Services, Speaker John Boehner; Manager of Member Services, Leader John Boehner; Leg. Director, Rep. Jon Porter; Leg. Assist, Rep. Chris Cannon6 filingsthrough 2017
Juliane C SullivanCgcn Group, LLCCovered position: Senior Appropriations Adviser, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, 1999-2003; Senior Legislative Assistant, Appropriations, Rep Anne Northup, 1997-1999; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ed Whitfield 1994-19975 filingsthrough 2020
Peter DugasPerennial Strategy Group5 filingsthrough 2011
Chris ScribnerThe Smith-Free Group, LLC3 filingsthrough 2020
Sarah DonovanVenable LLP2 filingsthrough 2026
Timothy UrsprungVenable LLPCovered position: Staff Assistant, Rep. Peter King; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Peter King; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Peter King2 filingsthrough 2026
James E SmithThe Smith-Free Group, LLC2 filingsthrough 2011
Summer MersingerThe Smith-Free Group, LLCCovered position: DC Chief of Staff, Sen John Thune; S Policy Adv, Senate Commerce Committee; Dep Chief of Staff, Sen John Thune; Gen Couns, Sen John Thune; Exec Dir, Sen John Thune; Confidential Assist, OPIC; Exec Assist, Rep John Thune; Staff Assist, Rep John Thune1 filingthrough 2015
Covered positions · 17 of 29 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
