NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Total Lobbying Spend

$63.0M

Filings

305

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$2,925,000	23	6
2024	$4,040,000	17	4
2023	$2,100,000	17	4
2022	$2,025,000	16	5
2021	$2,013,000	14	4
2020	$6,428,000	16	2
2019	$4,268,000	13	2
2018	$3,950,000	16	3
2017	$4,110,000	16	3
2016	$3,820,000	16	3
2015	$4,282,000	16	3
2014	$3,479,223	15	3
2013	$3,121,517	13	3
2012	$2,410,000	13	3
2011	$2,330,000	12	3
2010	$2,310,000	15	3
2009	$2,990,000	14	4
2008	$2,430,000	16	4
2007	$1,138,000	7	4
2006	$535,000	6	3
2005	$230,000	3	2
2004	$580,000	3	2
2003	$380,000	2	2
2002	—	1	1
2001	$580,000	3	2
2000	$220,000	1	1
1999	$340,000	1	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	—	185
Budget/Appropriations	—	171
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	165
Energy/Nuclear	—	158
Medicare/Medicaid	—	148
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	147
Homeland Security	—	104
Transportation	—	102
Manufacturing	—	92
Environment/Superfund	—	59
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	—	53
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	49
Science/Technology	—	43
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	37
Natural Resources	—	36
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	35
Veterans	—	27
Clean Air and Water (quality)	—	10
Torts	—	9
Government Issues	—	6

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
THOMAS ADVISORS, INC	—	3
BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS	—	3
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP	—	13
FTI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	—	15
KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC	—	71
LEAVITT PARTNERS, LLC	—	3
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.	—	4
ALSTON & BIRD LLP	—	51
RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC	—	5
S-3 GROUP	—	13
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION	$63,034,740	124

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.