MINNESOTA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$250K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	$20,000	3	1
2008	$40,000	4	1
2007	$20,000	2	1
2006	$20,000	2	1
2005	$10,000	1	1
2004	$10,000	2	1
2003	$10,000	1	1
2002	$40,000	2	1
2001	$20,000	1	1
2000	$20,000	1	1
1999	$40,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MINNESOTA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION	$250,000	21

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	15
SENATE	15
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	11
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	11
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	11
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Energy, Dept of	1
Farm Credit Administration	1
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Utilities	Utilities	19

Source: Senate LDA

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