THOMPSON COBURN LLP

• COVISTA INC. $490,000 7 filings
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CAREER SCHOOLS $420,000 8 filings
• BLACKBOARD T&L, LLC $420,000 7 filings
• MOHELA (MISSOURI HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN AUTHORITY) $350,000 7 filings
• FIRST FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY $310,000 7 filings
• COTULLA ACQUISITIONCO O/B/O AVIATION INSTITUTE OF MAINTENANCE $270,000 7 filings
• PIEDMONT MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY $250,000 7 filings
• POETTKER CONSTRUCTION $240,000 6 filings
• MYCOMPUTERCAREER.COM, INC. $230,000 7 filings
• STUDIO ENTERPRISE, LLC $220,000 6 filings
• ASCEND LEARNING, LLC $210,000 7 filings
• COUNCIL FOR OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION $140,000 7 filings
• ZETA CHARTER SCHOOLS $130,000 7 filings
• ICL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS $120,000 6 filings
• METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY $90,000 7 filings
• REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF WASHOE COUNTY, NV $60,000 7 filings
• LOS ANGELES CO METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY $50,000 7 filings
• MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS AND WATER DIVISION $20,000 7 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 12 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 $1,690,000 54 filings
• 2025 $2,330,000 84 filings

• Education 66
• Budget/Appropriations 35
• Transportation 21
• Defense 10
• Energy/Nuclear 7
• 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 89
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 82
• Education, Dept of 29
• 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
• Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) 3
• Treasury, Dept of 3
• Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) 3
• Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 2
• Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 2
• Labor, Dept of (DOL) 1