JOHN MELCHER

Lobbying Income

$568K

Filings

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2010

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2010	—	3	1
2009	$20,000	6	2
2008	$80,000	9	2
2007	$40,000	3	2
2006	$40,000	1	1
2005	$40,000	4	4
2004	$0	3	1
2003	$200,000	12	3
2002	$60,000	3	1
2001	$27,720	1	1
2000	$40,000	2	1
1999	$20,000	1	1

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION	$487,720	19	1999–2009
BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG CLUB	$80,000	6	2003–2005
ASSOCIATION OF VETERINARY MEDICAL COLLEGES	$0	18	2004–2010
POTATO GROWERS ASSOCIATION	$0	5	2003–2005

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	35
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	32
SENATE	32
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Animals	Animals	25
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	13
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	2
Agriculture	Agriculture	1

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