PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD COUNCIL

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

173

Firms Hired

Active Period

2013–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	—	18	6
2024	—	25	6
2023	—	25	6
2022	—	19	5
2021	—	21	4
2020	—	10	3
2019	—	9	2
2018	—	8	2
2017	—	11	2
2016	—	10	2
2015	—	9	2
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	4	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Constitution	—	98
Government Issues	—	68
Economics/Economic Development	—	62
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	41
Natural Resources	—	15
Budget/Appropriations	—	13
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	—	12
Bankruptcy	—	10
Agriculture	—	7
Medicare/Medicaid	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD	—	58
CARLOS PEREZ	—	14
MD EASTPORT STRATEGIES LLC	—	12
MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC	—	22
MIRSONIA GROUP	—	23
NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)	—	44

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.