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Capitol Hires lists lobbyists who say, in a filing under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, that they once held a government job: in a member of Congress’ office, on a congressional committee or in the executive branch. Each row names the public company that hired the lobbyist (directly or through a lobbying firm), the office they came from and the job they held there.
- Where it comes from
Read from the covered-position field of the lobbying reports that firms and companies file with the Senate and the House under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The field is free text, so we read it by fixed rules, with no model, and a member is linked to their page only when exactly one member of Congress fits the name, the chamber, the first name and the years given. Each row reflects what was disclosed at the time of filing. A lobbyist listed may no longer be registered.
Who reports it: The lobbying firm (or the company, for its own lobbyists) on each quarterly report (LD-2) and registration (LD-1) it files with the Senate and the House.
Official sources
- How often we update it
- Every day
- Last updated
- We haven't published an update yet.
- Coverage
- Covered positions on lobbying reports filed since 2001, as the filers wrote them. Some offices are missed or misread, and many members are not linked.
- Worth knowing
- Each row reflects what was disclosed at the time of filing. A lobbyist listed may no longer be registered. The text is free-form, so we read it by rules and some offices are missed or misread. Check the filing before relying on one row. A member is linked only on a unique match, and many are not: those are shown as written. Company matching is automatic and can miss a subsidiary. Information, not investment advice.
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