RICK SWARTZ & ASSOCIATES

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Lobbying Income

$675K

Filings

30

Unique Clients

4

Active Period

2001–2008

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2008	$45,000	5	3
2007	$180,000	7	4
2006	$110,000	11	3
2003	—	1	1
2002	$290,000	3	2
2001	$50,000	3	2

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
AMERICAN NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSN	$330,000	5	2001–2003
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE	$130,000	7	2006–2008
GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION / FOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION	$120,000	5	2007–2008
ROCKIT FUND	$80,000	4	2006
AIS	$10,000	2	2001–2002
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND	$5,000	2	2007–2008
COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSN	$0	5	2006–2007

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	11
SENATE	11
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	3
White House Office	3
State, Dept of (DOS)	2
UNDETERMINED	2

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	12
Immigration	Immigration	9
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	4
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	3
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	3

Bills Explicitly Cited (6)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 2419108th Congress

Native American Sacred Lands Act

2008 · first_quarter · Client: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Reform of Farm Bill: HR2419, S2302. Title I - Producer Income Protection, Title II - Conservation, Title IV - Nutrition

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR2419

S. 2302110th Congress

Food and Energy Security Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Client: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Reform of Farm Bill: HR2419, S2302. Title I - Producer Income Protection, Title II - Conservation, Title IV - Nutrition

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S2302

H.R. 2419108th Congress

Native American Sacred Lands Act

2008 · first_quarter · Client: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Reform of Farm Bill: HR2419, S2302. Title I - Producer Income Protection, Title II - Conservation, Title IV - Nutrition

Client expense: — · Firm income: $5,000

Matched citations: HR2419

S. 2302110th Congress

Food and Energy Security Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Client: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Reform of Farm Bill: HR2419, S2302. Title I - Producer Income Protection, Title II - Conservation, Title IV - Nutrition

Client expense: — · Firm income: $5,000

Matched citations: S2302

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H.R. 2419108th Congress

Native American Sacred Lands Act

2008 · first_quarter · Client: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION / FOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Reform of Farm Bill: HR2419, S2302. Title I - Producer Income Protection and Title IV Nutrition

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR2419

S. 2302110th Congress

Food and Energy Security Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Client: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION / FOOD PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Reform of Farm Bill: HR2419, S2302. Title I - Producer Income Protection and Title IV Nutrition

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S2302

Source: Senate LDA

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