Lobbyist Employers Summary

Description:

This dataset is a list of all lobbyist employers and shows compensation/expenses totals for each year they employed lobbyists.


This dataset is a best-effort by the PDC to provide a complete set of records as described herewith and may contain incomplete or incorrect information. The PDC provides access to the original reports for the purpose of record verification.


Descriptions attached to this dataset do not constitute legal definitions; please consult RCW 42.17A and WAC Title 390 for legal definitions and additional information regarding political finance disclosure requirements.


CONDITION OF RELEASE: This publication and or referenced documents constitutes a list of individuals prepared by the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission and may not be used for commercial purposes. This list is provided on the condition and with the understanding that the persons receiving it agree to this statutorily imposed limitation on its use. See RCW 42.56.070(9) and AGO 1975 No. 15.


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Field Name Data Type Description
agg_contrib number Total of all non-itemized contributions made by this employer in a specific year.
ballot_prop number Total independent expenditures made to support or oppose statewide ballot measures.
compensation number Total annual compensation paid to all of the employer's lobbyists as reported by the lobbyists. Employers can adjust this amount when filing their report, with corrections shown in the "corr_compensation" column. Review the actual filing for specific details.
corr_compensation number Client/employer's corrected compensation amount when they disagree with the aggregate total reported by their lobbyists. If left blank, the employer agrees with the lobbyist-reported total.
corr_expend number This column allows the client/employer to correct the expenses reported by the lobbyists. The lobbyist reports expenses incurred on behalf of an employer monthly. The sum of the amounts reported is provided to the employer for verification. If the employer disagrees with the aggregate amount reported by all their lobbyists, the corrected amount is placed in the column.
Employer_Address text The lobbyist client/employer's address.
Employer_City text The lobbyist client/employer's city.
Employer_Country text The lobbyist client/employer's country.
Employer_Email text The lobbyist client/employer's email address.
Employer_Name text The client/employers registered name. The name will be consistent across all records for the same filer id and election year but may differ across years due to a lobbyist client/employer changing their name.
employer_nid text This ID consistently identifies a given lobbyist client/employer across all years in PDC records.
Employer_Phone text The lobbyist client/employer's telephone number.
Employer_State text The lobbyist client/employer's state.
Employer_Zip text The lobbyist client/employer's zip code.
entertain number Total entertainment, tickets, passes, travel expenses (transportation, meals, lodging), and enrollment/course fees provided to legislators, state officials, state employees, and their immediate families.
expenditures number Total annual expenses paid by all of the employer's lobbyists as reported by the lobbyists. Employers can adjust this amount when filing their report, with corrections shown in the "corr_expend" column. Review the actual filing for specific details.
expert_retain number Total payments to or on behalf of expert witnesses or others retained to provide lobbying services who offer specialized knowledge or expertise that assists the employer’s lobbying effort.
id text PDC internal identifier that corresponds to unique record for a lobbyist employer in a given year.
ie_in_support number Aggregate total of independent expenditures supporting or opposing a candidate for legislative or statewide executive office.
inform_material number Aggregate total for composing, designing, producing and distributing informational materials for use primarily to influence legislation.
itemized_exp number Total of all other expenditures made directly or indirectly to state elected officials, successful state candidates, or their immediate families to honor, influence, or benefit them due to their official position.
l3_nid text Report number for the client/employer's annual expense report (L-3)..
lobbying_comm number Aggregate total for grass roots lobbying expenses, including those previously reported by employer on Form L-6, and payments for lobbying communications to clients/customers (other than to corporate stockholders and members of an organization or union).
other_l3_exp number Total of other lobbying-related expenditures made through or on behalf of registered lobbyists, excluding previously reported payments.
political number Total of all itemized contributions made in a specific year.
total_exp number The client/employer's corrected expense amount when they disagree with the aggregate total reported by their lobbyists. If left blank, the client/employer agrees with the lobbyist-reported total.
url url Url to the latest submission of the L3 report
vendor number Total payments made to vendors on behalf of or supporting registered lobbyists (such as entertainment credit card purchases).
Year number The calendar year in which a client/employer hired a lobbyist.