THE WESSEL GROUP INCORPORATED

• ALLIANCE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING $510,000 7 filings
• CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. $400,000 7 filings
• ATALCO GRAMERCY LLC $330,000 8 filings
• MCWANE, INC. $320,000 7 filings
• U.S. ALUMINUM EXTRUDERS COALITION INC. $250,000 6 filings
• CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY $240,000 7 filings
• RIO GRANDE RESOURCES CORPORATION $130,000 7 filings
• SANDISK CORPORATION $110,000 8 filings
• UNITED STEELWORKERS $80,000 7 filings
• WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION $70,000 4 filings
• ALUMINUM EXTRUDERS COUNCIL $30,000 2 filings
• USA SHIPBUILDING COALITION INC. $20,000 3 filings

• BRETT GIBSON 5 filings · through 2026 Counsel, Legislative Assistant - Rep. Sherrod Brown
• CHRISTOPHER REED ECKHOLD 3 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 $1,050,000 31 filings
• 2025 $1,440,000 42 filings

• Trade (domestic/foreign) 58
• Manufacturing 45
• Energy/Nuclear 7
• Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries 7
• Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 7
• Environment/Superfund 6
• Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 3

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 66
• SENATE 66
• Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 59
• Executive Office of the President (EOP) 45
• U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 45
• Energy, Dept of 9
• Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 9
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 6
• Defense, Dept of (DOD) 5
• Treasury, Dept of 2
• Federal Highway Administration (FHA) 1
• General Services Administration (GSA) 1
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1