This dataset contains annual registration records showing employment relationships between lobbyist firms and their clients. Each record represents one year of registration. When a firm is hired as a subcontractor, use the contractor fields to identify the hiring firm.
Data Coverage and Limitations: The data set covers that prior 16 years plus the current election year starting 2016. Pre-2016 records are available in the separate “Pre-2016 Lobbyist Employment Registrations” datasets. This is a best-effort compilation that may contain incomplete or incorrect information. Original reports remain accessible for record verification.
Descriptions attached to this dataset do not constitute legal definitions; please consult RCW 42.17A and WAC Title 390 for legal definitions and additional information regarding political finance disclosure requirements.
CONDITION OF RELEASE: This publication constitutes a list of individuals prepared by the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission and may not be used for commercial purposes. This list is provided on the condition and with the understanding that the persons receiving it agree to this statutorily imposed limitation on its use. See RCW 42.56.070(9) and AGO 1975 No. 15.