MERIDIAN 535 STRATEGIES

Lobbying Income

$1.2M

Filings

Unique Clients

Active Period

2025–2026

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2026	$654,600	28	11
2025	$586,750	43	10

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
DRONE DEPLOY	$247,000	9	2025–2026
TRM LABS, INC.	$209,000	8	2025–2026
MANTIS TECH, LLC	$190,000	8	2025–2026
URBAN SKY THEORY INC	$183,750	7	2025–2026
AVENTRA DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.	$165,600	6	2025–2026
VELOCITY SYSTEMS	$82,500	5	2025
SIX ONE COMMODITIES, LLC	$72,000	3	2026
ATLANTIC ALUMINA COMPANY, LLC	$72,000	3	2026
DYNEPIC, INC.	$19,500	3	2025
S&B MARITIME	—	8	2025–2026
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA	—	5	2025–2026
EXPEDITION TECHNOLOGY, LLC	—	2	2026
APRIO ADVISORY GROUP, LLC (ON BEHALF OF ATALCO)	—	4	2025–2026

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	55
SENATE	55
Army, Dept of (Other)	4
Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)	3
Energy, Dept of	2
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Defense	Defense	60
Intelligence	Intelligence	20
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	17
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	10
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	10
Banking	Banking	8
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	5
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	4
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	3
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	3
Utilities	Utilities	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1
Commodities (big ticket)	Commodities (big ticket)	1
Small Business	Small Business	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1

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