DAKOTA COUNTY MINNESOTA

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2015

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2015	—	6	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	1	1
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
CRAIG ASSOCIATES	—	8
MILLER & WENHOLD CAPITOL STRATEGIES	—	6

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12
SENATE	11
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	7
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	6
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	4
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	6
Health Issues	Health Issues	5
Housing	Housing	5
Welfare	Welfare	5
Government Issues	Government Issues	4
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	4
Unemployment	Unemployment	3
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	3
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	3
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	1
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	Family issues/Abortion/Adoption	1

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