Annual Lobbying Reports
Detailed Expenditure Summary: 2013 - 2017
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016-2017 % + or - | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary1 | $51,720,366 | $50,245,446 | $49,833,613 | $52,479,413 | $51,886,231 | -1% |
| Support Personnel | $2,363,020 | $2,336,249 | $2,604,048 | $2,498,862 | $2,395,907 | -4% |
| Fees2 | $1,945,790 | $2,009,850 | $2,297,495 | $2,313,953 | $4,603,279 | 99% |
| Communication Costs3 | $6,815,979 | $3,734,963 | $14,779,709 | $10,574,948 | $8,510,409 | -20% |
| Travel | $529,637 | $544,154 | $522,622 | $439,326 | $449,989 | 2% |
| Benefit Passing4 | $4,022 | $3,283 | $2,439 | $3,501 | $6,042 | 73% |
| Total | $63,378,814 | $58,873,945 | $70,039,926 | $68,310,003 | $67,851,858 | -0.67% |
| Compensation to Governmental Affairs Agent Not Included on Annual Reports+ | $25,336,290 | $24,606,371 | $21,464,784 | $22,052,126 | $23,866,952 | 8% |
| Adjusted Total* | $88,715,104 | $83,480,316 | $91,504,710 | $90,362,129 | $91,718,809 | 2% |
1 Salary includes both in-house salaries and compensation paid to outside agents.
2 Fees include: assessments, membership fees, and dues.
3 Communication costs include: printed materials, postage, telephone calls, faxes, receptions, and, in 2006 and years following, also includes direct mail pieces, newspaper advertisements, and television and radio broadcasts.
4 Benefit passing includes: meals, entertainment, gifts, travel, and lodging.
+ Compensation paid by Represented Entities filing the Form L-2 designating a Governmental Affairs Agent.
*Totals for 2013-2016 have been adjusted, and are considerably higher than previously reported, due to a change in ELEC methodology to better capture all payments to outside agents.