UNIV OF MAINE

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2002

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2002	—	1	1
2000	—	3	2
1999	—	9	3

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
GHL INC	—	7
RENBERG STRATEGIES	—	2
IKON PUBLIC AFFAIRS	—	1
COMMONWEALTH CONSULTING CORPORATION	—	3

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
SENATE	10
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
Energy, Dept of	3
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Defense	Defense	8
Transportation	Transportation	5
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	5
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	3
Housing	Housing	2
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	2
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	2
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	2
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	2
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	2
Education	Education	2
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	2
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1

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