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The Washington Post put together this great 2005 article about how and how much federal lobbyists are paid. If you have any lobbyists on your prospect list, I'll bet they are making more than you think.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/21/AR2005062101632.html
LOBBY FILING DISCLOSURE PROGRAM
So now you can estimate the fee a lobbyist may charge clients, but how do you know how many clients the lobbyist has? Fortunately, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 requires lobbyists to reveal their clients and how much the client paid for services. The United States Senate Office of Public Records offers a convenient search to find this information at:
http://sopr.senate.gov/cgi-win/m_opr_viewer.exe?DoFn=0
Just choose to search by lobbyist name, then enter the last name in the search field. In the second drop down menu choose the term like instead of the equal sign for best results. The resulting list is sorted by year. Open the mid-year and year end filings to find out how much the lobbyist was paid. The registration forms reveal the issue for which the client hired the lobbyist to pester, um, I mean influence, your government representatives. You also can search a combination of criteria. For detailed instructions for how to use the lobbyist search, go to:
Daniel Cornwall, a proud librarian in Alaska, provides links to the "Blue Books" of the U.S. states that post their books on the Web. For those without an online presence, Cornwall tells you where to find one. "Blue Books" or government guides, typically include information about a state's history, laws, seal, state flower, elections, Native American tribes, universities and cities and much more. They also give descriptions and contact information about government branches, agencies, boards, commissions and elected officials.
http://web.acsalaska.net/~dcornwall/NLA2005/BlueBookList.html
Chris Mildner
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