MERCURY GROUP

Lobbying Income

$660K

Filings

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2003

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2003	$160,000	4	1
2000	$400,000	14	10
1999	$100,000	17	9

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
PREMIER PARKS	$200,000	3	1999–2000
SWIFTSHIPS SHIPBUILDERS	$160,000	4	2003
PRIVACY RIGHT	$100,000	2	1999–2000
BP AMOCO	$80,000	4	1999–2000
NATL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION	$60,000	2	1999–2000
AIR FORCE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION	$40,000	4	1999–2000
SPORTING ARMS & AMMUNITIONS MANUFACTURERS INST	$20,000	3	1999–2000
BARRETT FIREARMS MANUFACTURING	$0	2	1999–2000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	$0	4	1999–2000
NATL RIFLE ASSN	$0	5	1999–2000
MOTIVATION, INC.	$0	2	2000

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	12

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	6
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	5
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	4
Defense	Defense	4
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	4
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	3
Government Issues	Government Issues	3
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	3
Aerospace	Aerospace	3
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	2
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	2
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	2
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	1
Transportation	Transportation	1

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