State Lobbying Totals, 2004-2006
WASHINGTON, December 21, 2007 — The Center for Public Integrity gathered overall, aggregate spending totals available in each state. Below are spending totals from the 43 states that either compiled them for 2006 or provided the data in a format the Center could compile.
Six states — Alabama, Arkansas, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island and South Dakota — did not provide aggregate lobby spending figures for 2006. Nevada does not required lobbyists or their employers to register or report activity during years when the legislature is not in session, which are even-numbered years.
The make-up of each state's reported lobby spending total varies. The variables accounted for in the notes are:
Does the total include spending by individual lobbyists and lobbyist employers?
Does the total include salaries/compensation paid to individual lobbyists?
Does the total include campaign contributions given to public officials by lobbyists?
Does the total include legislative lobbyists, as well as executive branch lobbyists, if the state recognizes both?
Please consider these footnotes when examining the totals sorted from highest to lowest.
| Alabama |
No Total
|
No Total
|
No Total
|
603
|
693
|
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| Alaska |
14,632,079
|
16,750,773
|
26,272,631
|
342
|
630
|
|
| Arizona* |
3,082,229
|
2,941,947
|
2,602,866
|
800
|
1291
|
Compensation/salary is only reported for lobbyists employed by public bodies. No compensation/salary is reported for other lobbyists. The total number of lobbyists represents primary and paid lobbyists, but the state counts an additional 2,800 lobbyists.
|
| Arkansas |
No Total
|
No Total
|
No Total
|
452
|
537
|
|
| California |
212,695,872
|
227,940,496
|
271,680,365
|
1267
|
3201
|
Spending totals include only amounts filed electronically.
|
| Colorado |
20,888,314
|
22,112,714
|
24,396,668
|
670
|
2325
|
The annual filing period is July 1 through June 30. The 2004 and 2005 total have been updated.
|
| Connecticut |
27,626,998
|
No Total
|
38,419,882
|
635
|
928
|
|
| Delaware* |
161,855
|
128,783
|
136,200
|
270
|
568
|
|
| Florida |
3,858,165
|
4,025,430
|
121,760,708
|
2029
|
3238
|
Due to change in reporting law, the 2006 total includes compensation for the first time, but expenditures are no longer required to be reported. Legislative and executive branch lobbyists register with different offices; lobbyist and employer numbers cover legislative branch only.
|
| Georgia* |
946,814
|
1,203,531
|
1,202,269
|
1506
|
5646
|
|
| Hawaii |
3,749,862
|
4,470,088
|
4,413,155
|
312
|
336
|
Spending totals do not include executive branch lobbyists.
|
| Idaho* |
487,341
|
506,767
|
869,664
|
392
|
488
|
|
| Illinois* |
1,004,437
|
1,345,413
|
1,279,213
|
2195
|
1731
|
|
| Indiana |
12,115,413
|
25,166,589
|
21,999,739
|
684
|
648
|
The annual reporting period is November 1 through October 31. Legislative and executive branch lobbyists register with different offices; lobbyist and employer numbers cover legislative branch only. The 2006 spending total includes $3.7 million in compensation reported by executive branch lobbyists for calendar year 2006. Because it was the first year of required disclosure for executive branch lobbyists, it is possible there is some overlap between lobbyists reporting compensation earned for both legislative and executive branch lobbying.
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| Iowa |
8,297,108
|
9,134,939
|
7,802,064
|
849
|
1085
|
The spending totals do not include legislative branch lobbyists. Legislative and executive branch lobbyists register with different offices; lobbyist and employer numbers cover legislative branch only.
|
| Kansas* |
593,974
|
560,395
|
938,745
|
560
|
1376
|
Spending totals do not include executive branch lobbyists.
|
| Kentucky |
11,869,843
|
11,672,726
|
14,424,699
|
653
|
622
|
Legislative and executive branch lobbyists register with different offices; lobbyist and employer numbers cover the legislative branch only. Executive branch lobbyists' salaries are not included.
|
| Louisiana* |
535,325
|
561,390
|
1,113,298
|
531
|
1254
|
Spending totals do not include executive branch lobbyists.
|
| Maine |
3,524,421
|
4,426,014
|
3,227,761
|
279
|
324
|
Spending totals do not include executive branch lobbyists.
|
| Maryland |
38,556,789
|
34,798,229
|
37,085,356
|
637
|
1086
|
The annual filing period is November 1 through October 31.
|
| Massachusetts |
31,052,702
|
70,955,161
|
78,960,743
|
569
|
1052
|
|
| Michigan |
27,161,810
|
29,544,777
|
22,692,687
|
1283
|
1222
|
|
| Minnesota |
50,217,111
|
54,718,363
|
53,287,186
|
1385
|
1261
|
The agency rounds report totals to the nearest $20,000. Spending totals include local lobby spending, as well as legislative and executive lobby spending.
|
| Mississippi |
13,586,918
|
13,834,059
|
17,697,439
|
422
|
565
|
|
| Missouri* |
1,085,545
|
1,074,587
|
1,074,258
|
1116
|
1865
|
|
| Montana |
6,039,657
|
5,457,284
|
6,924,175
|
536
|
452
|
|
| Nebraska |
8,574,933
|
9,780,800
|
9,993,827
|
345
|
696
|
Spending totals do not include executive branch lobbyists.
|
| Nevada* |
No Total
|
161,568
|
No Total
|
-1
|
-1
|
Lobbyists are only required to register and report during legislative sessions, which are held in odd-numbered years.
|
| New Hampshire |
No Total
|
No Total
|
No Total
|
227
|
441
|
|
| New Jersey |
25,126,328
|
28,922,559
|
55,321,166
|
935
|
1834
|
|
| New Mexico |
No Total
|
No Total
|
No Total
|
855
|
907
|
Lobbyist and employer numbers were generated from 2007 lists.
|
| New York |
144,000,000
|
149,000,000
|
151,000,000
|
5117
|
3347
|
Totals include local lobby spending, as well as legislative and executive lobby spending.
|
| North Carolina |
8,804,927
|
15,620,669
|
14,146,337
|
726
|
819
|
The Secretary of State provided a 2005 spending total after the date of publication of that story in 2006.
|
| North Dakota* |
3,141
|
23,338
|
1,875
|
154
|
302
|
Spending totals do not include executive branch lobbyists. The annual reporting period is July 1 through June 30.
|
| Ohio* |
394,146
|
599,498
|
349,417
|
1401
|
1334
|
Legislative and executive branch lobbyists register with different offices; lobbyist and employer numbers cover legislative branch only.
|
| Oklahoma* |
125,000
|
175,780
|
161,652
|
362
|
700
|
|
| Oregon |
14,263,277
|
24,381,727
|
16,148,614
|
629
|
640
|
|
| Pennsylvania |
No Total
|
124,813,732
|
54,090,812
|
355
|
1148
|
Lobbyist and employer numbers reflect registration with the state Senate.
|
| Rhode Island |
No Total
|
No Total
|
No Total
|
201
|
476
|
|
| South Carolina^ |
14,808,403
|
16,643,462
|
19,815,024
|
385
|
568
|
|
| South Dakota |
No Total
|
No Total
|
No Total
|
625
|
393
|
|
| Tennessee*^ |
245,180
|
136,571
|
10,000
|
512
|
726
|
The annual reporting period is October 1 through September 30. Lobbyists were required to report campaign contributions, but not expenses or salaries. A new ethics bill prohibited lobbyists from making contributions to candidates for Governor and legislature so the amount dropped significantly. Lobbyists began reporting more information to the Tennessee Ethics Commission starting October 1, 2006.
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| Texas |
162,111,407
|
173,594,357
|
120,215,500
|
1489
|
2730
|
Lobbyists report their salary as a range; the figure at the low end of the range was used to calculate spending totals for this analysis.
|
| Utah* |
145,246
|
134,432
|
228,668
|
351
|
423
|
Employer number was generated from a 2007 list.
|
| Vermont |
5,438,045
|
6,181,442
|
5,943,594
|
425
|
400
|
|
| Virginia |
13,824,820
|
13,150,991
|
15,367,800
|
987
|
917
|
The annual filing period is May 1 through April 30.
|
| Washington |
34,996,252
|
37,049,691
|
38,717,055
|
964
|
1265
|
|
| West Virginia*^ |
311,519
|
217,515
|
329,267
|
458
|
531
|
|
| Wisconsin |
22,518,763
|
31,200,000
|
26,826,964
|
815
|
755
|
|
| Wyoming* |
175,103
|
200,238
|
159,325
|
365
|
321
|
The annual filing period from May 1 through April 30.
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