MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

• NACCO INDUSTRIES, INC. $1,050,000 7 filings
• RIPPLE LABS INC. $1,050,000 7 filings
• VORTEX OPTICS $750,000 6 filings
• SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ENTERTAINMENT $650,000 6 filings
• BUSINESS COUNCIL OF CANADA $620,000 8 filings
• T-MOBILE US INC. $620,000 7 filings
• UNITED AIRLINES, INC. $620,000 7 filings
• NORFOLK SOUTHERN $600,000 8 filings
• THE FEDERATION OF KOREAN INDUSTRIES $570,000 8 filings
• WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CO. LLC $570,000 8 filings
• IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS $560,000 8 filings
• HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING, INC. $550,000 7 filings
• SWITCH, LTD $550,000 6 filings
• AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. $540,000 7 filings
• PAYWARD, INC. DBA KRAKEN $540,000 7 filings
• SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA INC AND AFFILIATE (FORMERLY SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA INC) $540,000 7 filings
• LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS $510,000 6 filings
• BLUE OWL CAPITAL HOLDINGS LP $480,000 6 filings
• NORTHWELL HEALTH $480,000 8 filings
• MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION $470,000 8 filings
• LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION $460,000 7 filings
• ITG BRANDS $450,000 7 filings
• KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. (KKR) $450,000 7 filings
• PRINCIPAL MINERAL $440,000 5 filings
• 3M COMPANY $430,000 7 filings
• ACCESSO BIOLOGICS $430,000 7 filings
• BIOWOUND SOLUTIONS $430,000 7 filings
• DRAFTKINGS $420,000 8 filings
• SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS $420,000 6 filings
• THE WEATHER COMPANY, LLC $410,000 7 filings
• ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS $400,000 5 filings
• BOWLING PROPRIETORS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $400,000 7 filings
• CENTRAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED (CABVI) $400,000 6 filings
• GENER8TOR MANAGEMENT, LLC $400,000 6 filings
• GRAY MEDIA, INC. $400,000 5 filings
• PUERTO RICO FISCAL AGENCY AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY AUTHORITY $400,000 6 filings
• AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES $390,000 10 filings
• MICROSOFT CORPORATION $390,000 8 filings
• BADGER METER $370,000 8 filings
• UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO $370,000 6 filings
• VANTOR HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY MAXAR INTELLIGENCE) $360,000 7 filings
• MEAT INSTITUTE $350,000 6 filings
• MOSAIC HEALTH $330,000 4 filings
• SB TECHNOLOGY, INC. D/B/A SANDBOXAQ $330,000 7 filings
• SPRINGS WINDOW FASHIONS $330,000 8 filings
• LINN COUNTY, OREGON $310,000 7 filings
• ASHLEY FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, LLC $300,000 5 filings
• CHARTER CASTING $300,000 8 filings
• GLENCORE LIMITED $300,000 3 filings
• J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY, LLC $300,000 5 filings

Ranked by reported money. 128 clients in total.

• BRITTAN SPECHT 66 filings · through 2026 Counsel, Dep Chief of Staff, Hse Speaker; Policy Dir, Dep Policy Dir,Hse Min Leader.; Sr Policy Adv., Hse Maj. Leader; Policy Dr, RSC; DepChief of Staff Rep Mc…
• JASON YAWORSKE 65 filings · through 2026 Sr Policy Advisor, Hse Speaker; Clerk, Sen Appropriations Cmt,; Assoc.Dir., Off. Management &Budget; Chief of Staff, Rep Davidson;Legislative Director, Legisla…
• PRESTON HILL 63 filings · through 2026 Sr Policy Advisor, House Speaker; Sr. Policy Advisor, Policy Advisor,House Minority Leader;Special Assistant, House Majority Leader
• ALEXANDER ANGELSON 60 filings · through 2026 Special Assistant to the President, Office of Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President
• NINIO FETALVO 26 filings · through 2026 Dir of Strategic Communications, Deputy Dir of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services; Communications A…
• ALLISON BLANKENSHIP 23 filings · through 2026 Senior Floor Advisor, Floor Assistant, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Floor Assistant, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Rep. Lu…
• SARAH HELTON 22 filings · through 2026 Intern, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner
• ERIK MICHAEL BERDY 21 filings · through 2026 Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Legislative Affairs; Legislative Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army; Deputy Militar…
• LUCIA ALONZO 21 filings · through 2026 Constituent Services Representative, Legislative Correspondent, Policy Aide, Sen. Claire McCaskill
• BRETT EWER 20 filings · through 2026 Press Intern, Sen. Elizabeth Warren
• RYAN LOSAK 15 filings · through 2026 Intern, House Edu/Workforce Cmte; Leg Correspondent, Rep. John Kline; Leg Correspondent, Leg Aide, Leg Assistant, Sen. John Boozman
• MEGAN SARA SHELINE 9 filings · through 2026 Legislative Intern, Rep. Quigley
• TYLER RICHMOND 9 filings · through 2026 Legislative Intern, Rep. Sanford Bishop
• ASHLEY JONES 6 filings · through 2026 Intern, Rep. Lee Zeldin; Intern, Sen. Chuck Schumer
• EDGAR VAZQUEZ 5 filings · through 2026 Legislative Intern, Office of Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23)
• MARGARET FRANKLIN 1 filing · through 2025 Legislative Director, Rep. Al Lawson; Senior Legislative Assistant, Acting Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Alma Adams; Legislative Aide, Sen.…
• THOMAS SCHREIBEL 1 filing · through 2025 Chief of Staff, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner

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 $18,100,000 318 filings
• 2025 $16,070,000 356 filings

• Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 127
• Trade (domestic/foreign) 115
• Defense 104
• Health Issues 85
• Budget/Appropriations 63
• Manufacturing 60
• Energy/Nuclear 57
• Education 46
• Transportation 42
• Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities 36
• Science/Technology 34
• Environment/Superfund 32
• Natural Resources 29
• Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 26
• Agriculture 24
• Government Issues 20
• Telecommunications 20
• Medicare/Medicaid 15
• Computer Industry 13
• Immigration 13
• Insurance 13
• Pharmacy 13
• Clean Air and Water (quality) 12
• Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) 12
• Housing 12
• Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs 12
• Retirement 11
• Disaster Planning/Emergencies 9
• Small Business 9
• Commodities (big ticket) 8

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 420
• SENATE 395
• Executive Office of the President (EOP) 232
• Treasury, Dept of 94
• Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 66
• Defense, Dept of (DOD) 60
• Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 59
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 58
• Energy, Dept of 50
• U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 42
• Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 35
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 33
• Education, Dept of 27
• Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) 22
• Interior, Dept of (DOI) 20
• State, Dept of (DOS) 20
• Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 17
• Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 14
• Labor, Dept of (DOL) 13
• Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) 12
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 10
• Small Business Administration (SBA) 7
• Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD) 6
• Natl Science Foundation (NSF) 6
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 5
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 4
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 4
• General Services Administration (GSA) 4
• Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) 4
• Natl Economic Council (NEC) 4