THOMPSON COBURN LLP

• COVISTA INC. (FORMERLY ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION, INC.) $430,000 6 filings
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CAREER SCHOOLS $360,000 7 filings
• BLACKBOARD T&L, LLC (FORMERLY ANTHOLOGY INC.) $360,000 6 filings
• FIRST FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY $300,000 6 filings
• MOHELA (MISSOURI HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN AUTHORITY) $300,000 6 filings
• COTULLA ACQUISITIONCO O/B/O AVIATION INSTITUTE OF MAINTENANCE $240,000 6 filings
• MYCOMPUTERCAREER.COM, INC. $230,000 6 filings
• PIEDMONT MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY $210,000 6 filings
• STUDIO ENTERPRISE, LLC $200,000 5 filings
• POETTKER CONSTRUCTION $190,000 5 filings
• ASCEND LEARNING, LLC $180,000 6 filings
• ZETA CHARTER SCHOOLS $130,000 6 filings
• COUNCIL FOR OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION $120,000 6 filings
• ICL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS $120,000 6 filings
• METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY $70,000 6 filings
• REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF WASHOE COUNTY, NV $50,000 6 filings
• LOS ANGELES CO METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY $30,000 6 filings
• MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS AND WATER DIVISION $20,000 6 filings
• GRANITE EDVANCE (FORMERLY NEW HAMPSHIRE HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN CORPORATION) $0 5 filings
• INVEST AMERICA VENTURES, INC. $0 2 filings
• KAPLAN, INC. $0 4 filings
• WATERFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE LLC $0 3 filings

• JAMES A. CONWAY 11 filings · through 2026 Legislative Correspondent, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch
• BENJAMIN R. GROVE 10 filings · through 2026 Staff Asst. House Comm. on Homeland Security.

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 $1,210,000 37 filings
• 2025 $2,330,000 84 filings

• Education 57
• Budget/Appropriations 30
• Transportation 18
• Defense 8
• Energy/Nuclear 6
• Trade (domestic/foreign) 6
• Veterans 5
• Clean Air and Water (quality) 1
• Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 1

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.

• SENATE 78
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 71
• Education, Dept of 26
• Executive Office of the President (EOP) 8
• Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 5
• U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 5
• Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 4
• Intl Trade Administration (ITA) 4
• Treasury, Dept of 3
• Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) 3
• Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) 2
• Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 2
• Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 2
• Labor, Dept of (DOL) 1