This record groups every filed spelling of the registrant's name into one entity, so punctuation variants of the same firm read as one. The grouping is the registrant's normalized name — firms that file under genuinely different names appear separately. Handle: forbes-tate.
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.
Reading this · An LD-2 reports either a fee the registrant charged or expenses it spent, never both on one filing, so the two lists above are different quantities and are ranked separately rather than against each other. The expenses basis is what an organization lobbying on its own behalf files — usually for itself, sometimes for an affiliate under a different name — so a name on the second list is the client the filing names, not necessarily a claim that the registrant lobbied for someone else's account. Across every relationship on file — not just those shown — this registrant reported $233M in fees and $0 in expenses.
BUD · 155 clients
1,375 filings
$65.1M on those filings
Medicare/Medicaid
MMM · 68 clients
951 filings
$49.2M on those filings
Environment/Superfund
ENV · 49 clients
700 filings
$30.1M on those filings
Energy/Nuclear
ENG · 49 clients
685 filings
$33.9M on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD · 63 clients
641 filings
$33.8M on those filings
Telecommunications
TEC · 28 clients
565 filings
$29.5M on those filings
Transportation
TRA · 41 clients
483 filings
$23.9M on those filings
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
FIN · 24 clients
400 filings
$27.4M on those filings
Defense
DEF · 37 clients
359 filings
$18.5M on those filings
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
LBR · 31 clients
342 filings
$17.6M 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 money 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.
Jeffrey StrunkCovered position: Deputy Floor Director, Speaker John Boehner (2010-2013); Floor Assistant, House Speaker John Boehner (2007-2010); Legislative Assistant, Rep. John Boehner (2006 -2010); Staff Member, Rep. Pat Tiberi (2004-2006)
1,907 filings125 clients · through 2026
Wesley Ryan WelchCovered position: Legislative Director, Sen. Richard Shelby (2005-2007); Legislative Assistant, Sen. Richard Shelby (2002-2005)1,778 filings130 clients · through 2026
Cynthia BrownCovered position: Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind (2003-2009)1,687 filings130 clients · through 2026
Franklyn E. Steinberg1,445 filings103 clients · through 2026
Rick MurphyCovered position: Chief of Staff, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (2014-2017)1,277 filings102 clients · through 2026
Rachel MillerCovered position: Legislative Assistant, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (2003-2007)1,259 filings91 clients · through 2026
Zachary WilliamsCovered position: N/A1,175 filings101 clients · through 2026
Derrick M WhiteCovered position: Deputy Communications Director, Sen. Orrin Hatch (2000-2001)1,057 filings74 clients · through 2026
Jeffrey SadoskyCovered position: Communications Director, Sen. Rob Portman (2010-2013); Communications Director, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (2008-2010); Press Secretary, Sen. Mike DeWine (2005-2006)958 filings76 clients · through 2023
Kristina DunklinCovered position: Legislative Director, Rep. Susan Brooks (2018-2019); LegislativeDirector, Rep. David Valadao (2015-2018); Legislative Assistant, Rep.David Valadao (2014-2015)934 filings100 clients · through 2026
DANIEL C TATE jrCovered position: Special Assistant to the President Clinton for Legislative Affairs
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy Legislative Director, Rep. W.J. Billy Tauzin909 filings53 clients · through 2023
Kelley Julia Williams704 filings64 clients · through 2026
Barrett ThornhillCovered position: Legislative Assistant, Sen. Mike Crapo (2003-2006)700 filings75 clients · through 2026
Richard Fernando Lopez649 filings68 clients · through 2026
Michael Alexander WilliamsCovered position: Legislative Director, Rep. Lucy McBath (2021-2022); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Lucy McBath (2019-2020); Legislative Aide, Sen. Doug Jones (2019); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Doug Jones (2018-2019)622 filings77 clients · through 2026
Francesca MccraryCovered position: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Elijah Cummings (2016-2017); Professional Staff, House Oversight & Reform Committee (2016)519 filings60 clients · through 2022
John BuscherCovered position: LC, Sen. Alan Dixon; LA, Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun508 filings51 clients · through 2022
Adrienne SchweerCovered 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)447 filings52 clients · through 2023
Elizabeth BennettCovered 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)426 filings46 clients · through 2026
George CooperCovered position: N/A376 filings31 clients · through 2026
EDWARD C. RENO iii302 filings33 clients · through 2026
Arthur Dennis SidneyCovered position: LD & Chief Counsel, Rep. Jackson Lee (2008-2009); Chief of staff and chief counsel, Rep. Johnson (2009-2020)293 filings37 clients · through 2025
Ryan McconaghyCovered 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 SenSchumer (2003-2006)281 filings34 clients · through 2026
Samantha McleanCovered position: Senior LA, Senator Cruz (2018-2023); LA, Senator Cruz (2016-2018); Leg Aid, Senator Cruz (2013-2016); Assistant to the CoS and LD, Senator Cruz (2013-2013); SA, Senator DeMint (2012-2012).252 filings38 clients · through 2026
Stacey RollandCovered 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)177 filings31 clients · through 2024
Trevor Hanger174 filings28 clients · through 2026
Steven PalmerCovered position: Legislative Assistant, Congressman Allard, 1991 - 1994; Associate, House Budget Committee, 1994 - 1995130 filings15 clients · through 2025
Covered positions · 32 of 44 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. A covered official position is the LD-2 field a lobbyist uses to report having held one; the text is reproduced exactly as filed.
Sweden
2 filings
through 2016
Novartis International Ag
Switzerland
1 filing
through 2026
Abb Asea Brown Boveri, Ltd.
Switzerland
1 filing
through 2025
Abb, Ltd.
Switzerland
1 filing
through 2025
Barilla G.E.R. Fratelli S.P.A.
Italy
1 filing
through 2024
Beauty of Fashion Investment Co. Ltd.
Virgin Islands (British)
1 filing
through 2024
Elite Depot, Ltd.
Cayman Islands
1 filing
through 2024
Infinite Fashion Ecommerce Limited
Ireland
1 filing
through 2024
Roadget Business Pte., Ltd.
Singapore
1 filing
through 2024
Yangtian Xu
Singapore
1 filing
through 2024
Cinven Limited
United Kingdom
1 filing
through 2023
HEALTHY.IO Ltd
Israel
1 filing
through 2023
Lithos Energy Ltd
Canada
1 filing
through 2023
What this discloses · An LD-2 reports foreign entities that hold an interest in, or contribute to, the client — so these are foreign interests behind the organizations this registrant files for, not owners of the registrant itself. Disclosure is a reporting requirement, not an allegation.
