SEATTLE TIMES COMPANY

Lobbying Spend

$332K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2017

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2017	$12,500	3	1
2015	$7,000	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	7	1
2007	$32,686	1	1
2006	$0	1	1
2005	$120,000	3	1
2003	$0	1	1
2002	$20,000	1	1
2001	$140,000	3	1
2000	—	1	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE SEATTLE TIMES COMPANY	$332,186	49

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	13
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	19
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	14
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	9
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	4
Postal	Postal	1
Accounting	Accounting	1
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1

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