NORTHWESTERN CORP

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2003–2004

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
WILLIAMS & ASSOC (KENNETH)	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	3
SENATE	3
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	2
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	1
Energy, Dept of	1
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Utilities	Utilities	4
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1

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