HIGHLEY, VERN F.

Lobbying Income

$502K

Filings

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2005

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2005	$30,000	3	3
2004	$100,000	7	4
2003	$32,000	4	3
2002	$80,000	6	3
2001	$60,000	8	5
2000	$80,000	11	6
1999	$120,000	13	8

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
COTTON GROWERS WAREHOUSE ASSN	$200,000	10	1999–2005
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL CA	$200,000	10	1999–2004
NATL WATERMELON ASSN	$42,000	10	2000–2005
PLAINS COTTON COOPERATIVE ASSN	$40,000	3	1999–2000
COLORADO GREENHOUSE	$20,000	3	1999
MICHIGAN ASPARAGUS ADVISORY BOARD	—	1	1999
ASPARAGUS USA	$0	5	1999–2001
IMPERIAL VALLEY CONSERVATION RESEARCH CENTER COMMI	$0	9	1999–2005
WHITE FLY MANAGEMENT COMM OF IMPERIAL CO	—	1	1999

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	42
SENATE	41
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	40
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	36
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	3
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	3
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)	2
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	2
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	2
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	2
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	1
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	50
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	2
Immigration	Immigration	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1

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