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The Lobbyist Registry · A Gen Us Data Surface

The lobbyists
writing the policy.

Every chain we trace runs: client → lobbyist → committee → bill. This is the lobbyist end. Profiles, registered clients, FARA filings, revolving-door histories, and receipts for every claim.

Lobbyists tracked
12
Revolving door
7
FARA registered
4
Top firm
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Sources: Senate Office of Public Records (LD-2), DOJ FARA database, OpenSecrets, press reporting.
01 · The Registry

Track the firm, not the headline.

Lobbyist

Brian Ballard

Ballard Partners
Reported
$20M+ in disclosed federal lobbying (2023 LD-2 filings)
Foreign government clientsDefense procurementTrump-orbit access
Lobbyist

Tony Podesta

Podesta Group (closed 2017); now independent
Reported
Podesta Group peaked at $24M+ in annual federal lobbying revenue (2010s)
Foreign government clientsTech / telecomDemocratic-leaning corporate accounts
Lobbyist

Robert Stryk

Stryk Global Diplomacy
Foreign governments under US pressureSanctions navigationTrump-orbit access
Lobbyist

Heather Podesta

Invariant (formerly Heather Podesta + Partners)
Reported
$25M+ in disclosed federal lobbying (2023 LD-2 filings, Invariant)
HealthcareFinancial servicesTech
Revolving door

Ed Royce

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Foreign policyDefense and aerospaceFinancial services
Revolving door

Eric Cantor

Moelis & Company (vice chairman / managing director)
Reported
Reported $3.4M starting compensation package at Moelis (2014)
Financial servicesMergers and acquisitions advisoryTax policy
Revolving door

Dick Gephardt

Gephardt Government Affairs
Reported
Gephardt Group peaked at ~$8M+ annual federal lobbying revenue
Tax and tradeHealthcareDefense / foreign policy
Revolving door

Marc Lampkin

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Reported
Brownstein Hyatt: $50M+ in annual federal lobbying revenue (top 3 in DC)
Tax policyFinancial servicesHealthcare
Revolving door

Tom Daschle

The Daschle Group (a Baker Donelson advisory)
HealthcareEnergyTax and budget policy
Lobbyist

Jeff Miller

Miller Strategies
Reported
$30M+ in disclosed federal lobbying revenue (2024)
Defense and aerospaceTechEnergy
Revolving door

Howard Berman

Covington & Burling
Foreign policyIran sanctionsMiddle East
Revolving door

Norm Coleman

Hogan Lovells
Foreign policy (Israel)HealthcareRepublican Jewish Coalition leadership
02 · Editorial note

How we frame each lobbyist.

We frame each lobbyist by the clients on their LD-2 and FARA filings— not by their ethnicity, party, or assumed sympathies. “Israel-aligned” here means a registered client list that includes Israel-related principals or trade groups. Receipts on every claim.

Where a specific figure cannot be sourced to public reporting or a public disclosure, we leave the field blank rather than estimate. If a contract is disputed or canceled, we say so. This surface only works if every entry is accurate.

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