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: mercury-public-affairs-llc.
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 $145M in fees and $0 in expenses.
HCR · 62 clients
374 filings
$11.9M on those filings
Energy/Nuclear
ENG · 50 clients
276 filings
$19.1M on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD · 36 clients
255 filings
$21.2M on those filings
Education
EDU · 27 clients
254 filings
$9.3M on those filings
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX · 32 clients
237 filings
$13.6M on those filings
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
FIN · 35 clients
206 filings
$12.4M on those filings
Transportation
TRA · 31 clients
193 filings
$7M on those filings
Government Issues
GOV · 28 clients
155 filings
$6.2M on those filings
Environment/Superfund
ENV · 26 clients
140 filings
$7.5M on those filings
Veterans
VET · 21 clients
139 filings
$5.2M 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.
515 filings57 clients · through 2026
Vin WeberCovered position: Member of Congress (MN)482 filings48 clients · through 2026
Deirdre StachCovered position: LD, LA, LC Honorable Robert Walker (PA) ; ; Budget Analyst, House Science Committee332 filings30 clients · through 2026
Jesse AppletonCovered position: LA, Sen. J. Talent; Sr. Advisor, US Treasury325 filings57 clients · through 2013
Greg LanklerCovered position: House Appropriations Committee (2001-2011);Legislative Director, Rep. Bill Young (1990-2001)324 filings37 clients · through 2019
James Noone310 filings32 clients · through 2018
Brett ThompsonCovered position: LD, Sen. J. Talent298 filings56 clients · through 2014
Ed KutlerCovered position: .280 filings35 clients · through 2015
Cheri BustosCovered position: 2013-12023 US Senator270 filings31 clients · through 2026
Toby Moffett268 filings44 clients · through 2026
Michael SolimanCovered position: September 2007 - September 2013, State Director to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D- NJ)266 filings22 clients · through 2026
Al SimpsonCovered position: 2011-2017 COS REP Mick Mulvaney264 filings34 clients · through 2023
James Messner217 filings43 clients · through 2026
Paul SweetCovered position: COS, Rep. VIc Fazio214 filings50 clients · through 2010
Denny R RehbergCovered position: US Congress; 2001-2013186 filings19 clients · through 2023
Stephen AaronCovered position: Senate Environment & Publics Works Committee (2004-2007);176 filings15 clients · through 2022
Patrick CostelloCovered position: 2005 - 2008 (Congressman Jon Porter)152 filings30 clients · through 2026
Nicholas Bustos147 filings19 clients · through 2026
John Lonergan128 filings24 clients · through 2026
Jennifer KaufmanCovered position: Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), U.S. Senate (2007 - 2009) ; Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL), U.S. House of Representatives (2014 - 2016)122 filings27 clients · through 2020
Graham HaileCovered position: Legislative Director, Mark Meadows 2015-2017; Senior Legislative Assistant, Mick Mulvaney, 2013-2015121 filings18 clients · through 2020
Peter KucikCovered position: U.S. Congress 2003-2006119 filings25 clients · through 2026
Dallas SweezyCovered position: Dir, CMS; Dir, Dept of Ag; LD, Dept. of Labor116 filings23 clients · through 2013
Erick C. MullenCovered position: Special Asst. to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ; ; Deputy Chief of Staff Sen. Charles E. Schumer108 filings21 clients · through 2016
Jeffrey L TaylorCovered position: COS, Rep D McIntosh; LA, Sen. Humphrey; HHS102 filings22 clients · through 2010
Trent Lefkowitz100 filings23 clients · through 2026
Alan EliasCovered position: LA Sen. Norm Coleman, Sen. Ron Johnson ; ; Prof. Staff Sen. Homeland Security & Gov. Affairs99 filings19 clients · through 2014
Covered positions · 44 of 92 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.
Brookfield Renewable Energy L.P. (Ber)
Bermuda
3 filings
through 2021
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (Ber)
Bermuda
3 filings
through 2021
Macquarie Bank Limited
Australia
3 filings
through 2009
Highway Entertainment
Canada
3 filings
through 2008
Karta Halten B.V.
Netherlands
2 filings
through 2025
Pearl Excellence Holdco LP
United States of America
2 filings
through 2025
Shandong Yuhuang Chemical Company, Ltd,
China
2 filings
through 2019
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
China
2 filings
through 2009
Lohum Cleantech Pvt. Ltd.
India
1 filing
through 2026
Aditya Birla Group
India
1 filing
through 2025
Bayer Ag
Germany
1 filing
through 2025
Beifing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co. Ltd
China
1 filing
through 2025
Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co. Ltd
China
1 filing
through 2025
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.
