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Lobbyist Employers Summary
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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.
| 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. |