LobbyingAarp lobbying by quarter
Aarp's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $4.4M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $14.2M. Its first report covers Q3 2022; the issues it reports most are Taxation/Internal Revenue Code and Health Issues.
Aarp
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $14.2M
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q3 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $0 | 1 |
| Q4 2022 | $4.4M | 10 |
| Q1 2023 | $4.1M | 10 |
| Q2 2023 | $4M | 12 |
| Q3 2023 | $4.2M | 12 |
| Q4 2023 | $5.5M | 12 |
| Q1 2024 | $4.7M | 11 |
| Q2 2024 | $5.5M | 11 |
| Q3 2024 | $5.1M | 10 |
| Q4 2024 | $5.9M | 11 |
| Q1 2025 | $7M | 12 |
| Q2 2025 | $5.5M | 11 |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2M | 10 |
| Q4 2025 | $5.7M | 10 |
| Q1 2026 | $4.1M | 9 |
| Q2 2026 | $4.4M | 9 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Budget and appropriations$4.8M · 53 reports
- Taxation$4.7M · 69 reports
- Health issues$4.5M · 66 reports
- Medicare and Medicaid$4.2M · 41 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$4.2M · 34 reports
- Retirement$4.1M · 41 reports
- Telecommunications$4M · 46 reports
- Pharmacy$4M · 29 reports
- Financial institutions and securities$4M · 21 reports
- Transportation$3.9M · 29 reports
- Civil rights and liberties$3.9M · 26 reports
- Housing$3.9M · 18 reports
- Consumer protection and safety$3.8M · 14 reports
- Family, abortion and adoption$3.8M · 14 reports
- Disaster planning and emergencies$3.4M · 13 reports
- Veterans$3.1M · 15 reports
- Agriculture$2.8M · 19 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$2M · 7 reports
- Government issues$405K · 16 reports
- Torts$304.1K · 1 reports
- Science and technology$214.7K · 1 reports
- Banking$76.5K · 6 reports
- Unemployment$20K · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- SENATE144 reports
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES141 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)22 reports
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)19 reports
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)19 reports
- Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)18 reports
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)16 reports
- White House Office15 reports
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)14 reports
- Social Security Administration (SSA)14 reports
- Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)12 reports
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)11 reports
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)11 reports
- Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)11 reports
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)11 reports
- Treasury, Dept of11 reports
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)9 reports
- Transportation, Dept of (DOT)9 reports
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)8 reports
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)7 reports
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)5 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)5 reports
- Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)4 reports
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)4 reports
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)4 reports
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)4 reports
- Bureau of the Census3 reports
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)3 reports
- Legal Services Corporation3 reports
- Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)3 reports
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)3 reports
- Office of the Vice President of the United States3 reports
- Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)2 reports
- Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)2 reports
- Administration for Children & Families (ACF)1 reports
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)1 reports
- Federal Reserve System1 reports
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)1 reports
- General Services Administration (GSA)1 reports
- Vice President of the U.S.1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseAarp | $69.4M | 15 quarters |
| Mehlman Consulting | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Thorn Run Partners | $680K | 15 quarters |
| Cornerstone Government Affairs | $650K | 13 quarters |
| Alignment Government Strategies | $520K | 13 quarters |
| Article One Group | $500K | 13 quarters |
| Watkins & Eager PLLC | $310K | 9 quarters |
| Thegroup DC | $300K | 6 quarters |
| Harper & Bailey Governmental Solutions | $250K | 7 quarters |
| Squire Patton Boggs | $240K | 9 quarters |
| LXR Group | $202.7K | 7 quarters |
| H&M Strategies | $180K | 6 quarters |
| Reinecke Strategic Solutions | $110K | 11 quarters |
| CM Strategic | $80K | 2 quarters |
| Venn Strategies | $40K | 1 quarters |
| MRS. Emily Hetherington | $0 | 6 quarters |
| Pacesetter Strategies Formerly Known As K. Black Strategies | $0 | 13 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY PALMER | Dep Asst Sec, Cong. Affairs, HHS; Prof Staff Mem, Senate Approp Cmte; Sr Policy Advisor, Coalitions and Mem Services Svcs Aide, House Budget Cmte; Sr Leg Assistant, Leg Asst, House Mem Office (Boehner); Leg Asst, Staff Asst, House Mem Office (Putnam) | Q2 2026 |
| CATHERINE FINLEY | Staff Director, Senate Special Aging Committee; Senior Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Smith; Legislative Asst, Sen. Snowe | Q2 2026 |
| EARL SCOTT FLOOD | Dep. CoS, LD (Rep. Robin Kelly); Health Pol Adv, Csl (Rep. Terri Sewell); Csl (Rep. Cedric Richmond); Pol Aide (Sen. Claire McCaskill) | Q2 2026 |
| GREGG HARPER | Former Member of Congress (2009-2019); President, Harper & Bailey Governmental Solutions LLC | Q2 2026 |
| JENNIFER NEUSCHELER | Maj. Admin Staff Asst, THUD Subcomm., Maj. Prof Staff, THUD Milcon-VASubcomm, Maj Clerk/Staff Dir. Milcon-VA Subcomm, Min Clerk/Staff Dir.Milcon-VA Subcomm, Maj. Clerk/Staff Dir, Min. Clerk/Staff Director, HouseApprops Comm | Q2 2026 |
| JORGE CASTRO | Counselor to the IRS Commissioner; Tax & Trade Counsel, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones; Senior Counsel, Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV | Q2 2026 |
| KARYN RICHMAN | Program Examiner, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; Professional Staff, House Appropriations Committee | Q2 2026 |
| KATE BLACK | FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Policy Advisor, October 2017-January 2021; FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Chief Policy Advisor, January 2021-October 2022 | Q2 2026 |
| NICOLE ALEXANDER MORTIER | Policy Analyst House Republican Policy Committee, Leg Assist US House Energy & Commerce Member (Rep Stearns), Leg Director US House Energy & Commerce Member (Rep Olson). Intern (Rep Stearns) | Q2 2026 |
| RALPH HELLMANN | Leg Assist US House, Leg Director US House, Policy Analyst RSC, Policy Director Whip Office, Policy Director Speaker, Business Liaison Small Business Administration | Q2 2026 |
| TED MCCANN | Senior Policy Advisor, Speaker Paul Ryan. Subcommittee Staff Director, Ways and Means Committee. Budget Analyst, Budget Committee. Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Office Administrator, Congressman Paul Ryan | Q2 2026 |
| DAVID RUDD | Chief of Staff, Sen. Fritz Hollings | Q4 2025 |
| JENNY DIJAMES | LA and LD, Rep. Bud Cramer | Q4 2025 |
| KYLE BRANDON SANDERS | Special Assistant for Economic Development/Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Thom Tillis; Legislative Counsel/Legislative Director & Counsel, Rep. David Rouzer; Legislative Correspondent/Legislative Aide, Rep. Andy Harris | Q4 2025 |
| MICHAEL BEER | LA, Rep. Dave Hobson | Q4 2025 |
| REBECCA ANDERSON | White House Office of Legislative Affairs | Q4 2025 |
| TED MCCANN | Assistant to the Speaker of the House Subcommittee Staff Director, Ways and Means Committee Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee Leg Asst, Rep Paul Ryan Leg Correspondent, Rep Paul Ryan Office Admin, Rep Paul Ryan | Q4 2025 |
| TRACY D TAYLOR | Sch. C at Agency for International Development | Q4 2025 |
| ELISA WALKER | Senior Technical Advisor, Social Security Administration: 2/27/23 - 1/20/25 (Schedule C appointee) Professional Staff Member, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives: 3/7/19 - 1/2/23 | Q3 2025 |
| JOSEPH EDWARD BROWN iii | Sr Prof Staff (EPW Comm Maj/Sen. Moore Capito); Prof Staff (EPW Comm Min/Ranking Mem Sen. Moore Capito); Leg Asst (Sen. Boozman); Maj Leg Asst (EPW Comm Maj/Sen. Jim Inhofe); Maj Research Asst (EPW Comm Maj/Sen. Jim Inhofe); Intern (Rep. Jim Renacci) | Q3 2025 |
| ANDREW DONNELLY | Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester Communications Director/Senior Adviser (May 2020 - Feb. 2024) Press Secretary (July 2019-May 2020) Legislative Assistant (July 2018-July 2019) Project Specialist (March 2017-July 2018) | Q2 2025 |
| JON ADAME | CoS, LD, GC (Sen. Blackburn); Counsel (Rep. Blackburn); Policy Coordinator (House E&C); Intern (Sen. Domenici) | Q2 2025 |
| GREGG L HARPER | Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | Q4 2024 |
| RODNEY P EMERY | 2001-2003:COS to Rep. Diane E. Watson; 2009-2010:Dir, Cong Affairs, ITA; 2010-2013: Assoc Admin, GSA; 2013-2014 COS to Rep. Steven Horsford | Q4 2024 |
| ANNIE WOLF | Dep Floor Dir (Maj Leader Scalise); CoS (Chief Dep Min Whip Ferguson); Dep Floor Dir (Min Whip Scalise); Prof Staff (House Rules/Sessions); Floor Asst (Speakers Ryan & Boehner); Staff Asst (Speaker Boehner); Intern (Rep. Sullivan) | Q3 2024 |
| NAVEEN PARMAR | Chief Counsel (Sen. Hickenlooper); General Counsel (House Comm on Sm Bus/Velazquez); Tax Counsel, (House Comm on Sm Bus/Velazquez); Economic Policy Counsel (Sen. Amy Klobuchar); Ways and Means Counsel (Rep. Lloyd Doggett) | Q3 2024 |
| ELIZABETH TEED GRIFFIN | Legislative Assistant, House Member Office (Westerman) | Q2 2024 |
| ERIK FATEMI | Prof Staff Senate Approps Cmte (Byrd, Inouye, Mikulski) | Q2 2024 |
| ROBIN JULIANO | Staff Dir House Approps Cmte; Clerk House Labor-HHS Subcmte; Prof Staff House Labor-HHS Subcmte; Sr Policy Advr, Natl Economic Council, Exec Office of Pres; Prof Staff Senate Labor-HHS Subcmte; Educ Policy Advr HELP Cmte; Sr.LA(Sanders);LA (Mikulski) | Q2 2024 |
| PETER REINECKE | LD, Chief of Staff, Sr. Advisor, Senator Tom Harkin | Q1 2024 |
| ALYENE MLINAR | Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse) | Q4 2023 |
| CLARK FLYNT-BARR | Intern, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sept 2010-Dec 2010 Legislative Staff Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee, Aug 2011-June 2015 | Q4 2023 |
| ERICA JAY CHABOT | Staff Asst, Leg Corres, Asst Schd, Asst to COS, Press Asst, Dep Press Sec, Leg Dir (Senator Patrick Leahy); Prof Staff (Sen Approp Comm); LD (Sen Pres Pro Temp Emeritus); Dep COS (Senate Consult); Staff Dir (Sen Ag Comm) | Q4 2023 |
| APRIL CANTER | Senior Legislative Assistant/Coalitions Director, Rep. Joe Sempolinski 2022 Professional Staff, Oversight and Government Reform 2009 | Q2 2023 |
| GIDGET BENITEZ | Health Policy Counsel, Office of Rep. Jan Schakowsky November 2020 - March 30, 2023 Legislative Assistant, Office of Rep. Val Demings June 2019 - November 2020 Law Fellow, Office of Senator Tammy Duckworth January 2019 - May 2019 | Q2 2023 |
| JENNIFER JONES | Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary, US HUD 1-21-2021 - 5-20-2023 Special Assistant and Advisor, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Sen. Advisor, Office of Sec. US HUD 6-9-2009 - 12-16-2016 | Q2 2023 |
| CAMILE DINEA WILLIAMS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 6/8/1998 - 6/7/1999 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 1/26/2003 - 6/10/2005 Congressional Budget Office 6/12/2005 - 6/15/2007 | Q1 2023 |
| CAITLIN VAN SANT | Sr Pol Adv, Leg Dir, Interim COS (Rep. Butterfield) | Q4 2022 |
| LISA GOLDMAN | Sr Counsel, House Comm on Energy & Commerce; Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel (E&C Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce); Counsel House Comm on E&C | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | CM Strategic | $40K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Thegroup DC | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Thorn Run Partners | $40K |
| 07/20for Q2 | H&M Strategies | $30K |
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $4.1M |
| 07/17for Q2 | Pacesetter Strategies Formerly Known As K. Black Strategies | Under $5,000 |
| 07/17for Q2 | Mehlman Consulting | $50K |
| 07/15for Q2 | Harper & Bailey Governmental Solutions | $37.5K |
| 07/08for Q2 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $50K |
| 04/27for Q1 | CM Strategic | $40K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Thegroup DC | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $3.8M |
| 04/20for Q1 | CM Strategic | Under $5,000 |
| 04/20for Q1 | Mehlman Consulting | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | H&M Strategies | $30K |
| 04/18for Q1 | Thorn Run Partners | $40K |
| 04/17for Q1 | Pacesetter Strategies Formerly Known As K. Black Strategies | Under $5,000 |
| 04/10for Q1 | Harper & Bailey Governmental Solutions | $37.5K |
| 04/07for Q1 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $50K |
| 02/05for Q4 2025 | Article One Group | $40K |