Observed arrival · 2026-09-24
Lobbyist Insight traces state lobbying relationships
A public-facing index of state lobbying disclosures, connecting companies to their retained firms, lobbyists, and recorded bill positions.
- For
- Researchers, journalists, and state-policy watchers
- Worth noticing
- Its caveat is explicit: 17 states do not require lobbyists to disclose compensation, and some others publish only ranges.
Field notes
The homepage reports 374,870 lobbyist-client relationships, 4,903,106 bill positions, and $2,578,202,342 in disclosed payments. Its navigation separates state coverage from firms, companies, bills, updates, and methodology, while the coverage list names 16 states. The project says figures follow each state's actual disclosure rules; it explicitly rejects presenting itself as a 50-state compensation database because requirements differ and some states do not require compensation disclosures.
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