MINNESOTA GOVERNOR MARK DAYTON

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2011–2014

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	5	1
2011	—	6	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
RICHARD POLICY GROUP	—	19

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	14
SENATE	14
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	9
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	9
White House Office	7
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	5
Energy, Dept of	3
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)	3
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	2
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	2
Treasury, Dept of	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Economic Development Administration	1
Education, Dept of	1
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
U.S. Forest Service	1
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	14
Health Issues	Health Issues	12
Education	Education	8
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	5
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	5
Housing	Housing	4
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	3
Defense	Defense	3
Agriculture	Agriculture	3
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	2
Immigration	Immigration	2
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	2
Welfare	Welfare	2
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	2
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	2
Aerospace	Aerospace	2
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Utilities	Utilities	1
Veterans	Veterans	1

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