N C ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES

Lobbying Spend

$155K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2008

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2008	—	2	1
2007	$20,464	2	1
2006	$19,789	2	1
2005	$35,000	2	1
2003	$40,000	4	1
2000	$19,873	1	1
1999	$19,696	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
N.C. ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES	$154,822	15

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	13
SENATE	13
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	9
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	7
Energy, Dept of	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Utilities	Utilities	12
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	3
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	2
Insurance	Insurance	1
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1

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