COMMONWEALTH GROUP — Lobbying Disclosure

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2005	$140,000	17	14
2004	$460,000	20	14
2003	$540,000	25	18
2002	$520,000	24	13
2001	$280,000	34	16
2000	$510,000	31	14
1999	$600,000	20	12

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
SUFFOLK UNIV	$500,000	9	1999–2005
MARICOPA COUNTY AZ	$340,000	11	2000–2005
WOLF BLOCK GOVT RELATIONS	$180,000	4	2003–2005
ALMOST FAMILY	$160,000	9	2001–2004
SIMMONS LAW FIRM	$140,000	3	2003–2005
MITI	$140,000	5	1999–2001
NEXIA BIOTECHNOLOGIES INC	$120,000	4	2000–2001
ENRON CORP	$120,000	4	2000–2001
CONCORD-ASSABET FAMILY & ADOLESCENT SERVICES	$120,000	3	1999
ACCENT INSURANCE RECOVERY SOLUTIONS	$120,000	4	1999–2000
ZEROSTAGE	$120,000	3	2002–2003
IMAGING AUTOMATION	$100,000	7	2001–2005
OUTERLINK	$80,000	9	2001–2005
ZERO STAGE CAPITAL	$80,000	5	2001–2005
SMITH & WESSON	$80,000	3	1999
LIVEWAVE INC	$80,000	8	2001–2005
MAGUIRE GROUP	$80,000	6	2001–2003
DE SHAW & CO	$80,000	2	1999
PLIMOTH PLANTATION	$60,000	5	2001–2003
CONSOLIDATED EDISON	$60,000	3	1999–2000
BASCOM PALMER EYE INST/UNIV OF MIAMI	$60,000	8	2001–2004
BOSTON LIFE SCIENCES	$40,000	2	1999
CTC COMMUNICATIONS	$40,000	2	1999–2000
SYNKINETICS	$40,000	3	1999–2000
KENTUCKY INTERLOCAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSN	$20,000	5	2001–2002

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	75
SENATE	73
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	5
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	4
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	4
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	4
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	2
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	38
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	29
Health Issues	Health Issues	23
Government Issues	Government Issues	16
Transportation	Transportation	15
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	9
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	6
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	6
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	5
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	4
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	4
Education	Education	4
Defense	Defense	4
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	3
Insurance	Insurance	3
Welfare	Welfare	3
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	3
Postal	Postal	2
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	2
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	2