THE CHARLES GROUP, LLC — Lobbying Disclosure

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$10,000	4	2
2025	—	9	2
2024	$40,000	11	3
2023	$30,000	10	3
2022	—	4	1
2021	$30,000	8	2
2020	$20,000	8	2
2019	$40,000	8	3
2018	$50,000	13	3
2017	$80,000	22	6
2016	$90,000	31	10
2015	$110,000	30	7
2014	$145,000	22	5
2013	$155,000	20	7
2012	$280,000	35	9
2011	$130,000	41	12
2010	$200,000	49	12
2009	$215,000	38	9
2008	$115,000	23	7
2007	$120,000	26	12
2006	$90,000	26	11
2005	$40,000	17	11
2004	$50,000	25	15
2003	$152,000	22	12
2002	$272,000	19	7
2001	$80,000	6	3
2000	$60,000	15	5

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
ASSOCIATION OF MATURE AMERICAN CITIZENS, INC.	$400,000	33	2011–2019
MAJOR COUNTY SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION	$270,000	27	2010–2016
TEXTRON/BELL	$256,000	16	2000–2007
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE	$200,000	16	2000–2007
VISTA TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INC	$195,000	21	2009–2013
BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS	$120,000	8	2002–2006
NATIONAL NARCOTICS OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS' COALITION	$115,000	28	2004–2013
ARINC ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.	$100,000	17	2005–2010
PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE AMERICA (PDFA)	$92,000	6	2002–2004
CLOCKWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.	$90,000	13	2008–2013
NATIONAL FUSION CENTER ASSOCIATION	$60,000	10	2011–2013
AERO TURBINE, INC	$60,000	12	2020–2024
ERICKSON AIR-CRANE INC	$60,000	9	2010–2011
NEWPORT BRAIN RESEARCH LABORATORY, INC.	$55,000	22	2014–2018
KNOWLEDGE COMPUTING CORPORATION	$40,000	11	2009–2010
LOCKHEED MARTIN TACTICAL SYSTEMS	$40,000	4	2007–2008
HIGHLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC	$40,000	4	2012
TSI	$40,000	5	2002–2004
INVISION TECHNOLOGIES	$36,000	4	2002–2003
AGIS INC	$30,000	4	2007–2008
WESTPORT PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC	$30,000	15	2013–2016
SUNDIAL CAPITAL PARTNERS	$30,000	6	2010
IMPACT DIVERSITY SOLUTIONS CORP.	$30,000	6	2019–2020
TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT, INC.	$30,000	6	2023–2024
Coda Octopus Group, Inc.	$20,000	4	2007

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	383
SENATE	363
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	57
State, Dept of (DOS)	36
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	26
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)	22
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	22
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	17
Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP)	16
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	15
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)	14
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	14
Education, Dept of	13
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	12
Office of the Vice President of the United States	12
President of the U.S.	12
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)	12
General Services Administration (GSA)	10
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	5
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	5

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	128
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	95
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	57
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	52
Defense	Defense	49
Health Issues	Health Issues	48
Veterans	Veterans	37
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	33
Retirement	Retirement	32
Aerospace	Aerospace	27
Education	Education	25
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	19
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	5
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	5
Government Issues	Government Issues	3
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	3
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	2
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	2
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	1

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

H.R. 6320112th Congress

SCOPE Act

Cited source text and reported amounts

advocacy for HR 6320 (SCOPE Act) and Medicare reform

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 6320