THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED

• ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING $450,000 6 filings
• CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. $340,000 6 filings
• ATALCO GRAMERCY LLC $280,000 7 filings
• MCWANE, INC. $280,000 6 filings
• U.S. ALUMINUM EXTRUDERS COALITION INC. $250,000 6 filings
• CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY $210,000 6 filings
• RIO GRANDE RESOURCES CORPORATION $110,000 6 filings
• SANDISK CORPORATION $100,000 7 filings
• UNITED STEELWORKERS $70,000 6 filings
• WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION $70,000 4 filings
• USA SHIPBUILDING COALITION INC. $10,000 2 filings

• BRETT GIBSON 4 filings · through 2026 Counsel, Legislative Assistant - Rep. Sherrod Brown
• CHRISTOPHER REED ECKHOLD 2 filings · through 2026 Legislative Assistant - Rep. Randy Forbes
• CHRISTOPHER TRACI 2 filings · through 2025 Staff Assistant - House Government Reform Committee (Rep. Henry Waxman)

A lobbyist who previously held a covered government position must disclose it. We flag the ones whose name resolves to a member of Congress and link the ones still in our roster. The revolving door collects them across every firm.

• 2026 $730,000 20 filings
• 2025 $1,440,000 42 filings

• Trade (domestic/foreign) 49
• Manufacturing 39
• Energy/Nuclear 6
• Environment/Superfund 6
• Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries 4
• Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 4
• Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 2

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 57
• SENATE 57
• Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 51
• Executive Office of the President (EOP) 39
• U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 38
• Energy, Dept of 8
• Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 6
• Defense, Dept of (DOD) 4
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 3
• Treasury, Dept of 2
• Federal Highway Administration (FHA) 1
• General Services Administration (GSA) 1
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1