ARIEL INVESTMENTS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2010–2025

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2025	—	1	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2013	—	2	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.	—	17
THE RABEN GROUP	—	14

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	28
SENATE	28
Treasury, Dept of	18
White House Office	17
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	12
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)	12
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	6
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	5

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Government Issues	Government Issues	17
Retirement	Retirement	13
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	13
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	3
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2
Banking	Banking	1

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