Defining Lobbying
As speculation about Mitt Romney’s potential running mate continues to swirl, First Street Research Group examined the K Street ties of some of the leading candidates who have served in Congress. To build the list of candidates we selected from all of the candidates who have served in Congress and have been frequently mentioned as […]
The firms and lobbyists that will gain the most from a Romney victory Throughout the GOP nominating process, each candidate accused the other of being a Washington insider. As each candidate distanced themselves from Washington, their opponents worked to highlight their ties. But one thing is clear – every candidate received some support from K […]
These two scorecards examine which lobbying firms and corporations are the most connected via their lobbyists to Romney’s campaign. The scorecards tally the number of lobbyists that are advising the Romney campaign, acting as bundlers for his campaign or have contributed to the campaign and have acted as a lobbyist for the firm or client […]
The two GOP frontrunners, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, never registered as lobbyists; this statement, though, does not apply to their campaign officials. Rick Santorum counts just three people affiliated with his campaign who have been registered lobbyists, two representing major healthcare companies and one who was involved in the Abramoff scandal. James A D’Alessio: […]
The only current GOP candidate reporting any lobbyist bundlers is Mitt Romney. He has 16 lobbyists actively bundling contributions for him. These lobbyists represent some of the top lobbyists in DC, including two that were named to the First Street 30. Collectively the Romney lobbyist bundlers have raised $2.2 million for Romney’s campaign, according to […]
Lobbyist Donations to Current GOP Presidential Candidates in 2011 Mitt Romney dominates his rivals, counting 311 lobbyists as donors to his presidential campaign, including 39 lobbying organizations have had more than one lobbyist donate (see Appendix E). This number is eleven times higher than all the other lobbyist donors to the other candidates. It is […]
Report Sections (download full report) K Street Lines Up for Romney Client and Firm Scorecard Lobbyist Campaign Officials Lobbyist Bundlers Lobbyist Contributors Update: More Lobbyists Line Up for Romney
