Lobbying

Aflac AFL's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $1.6M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $5.9M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Insurance and Health Issues.

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$5.9M
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Aflac lobbying by quarter
Aflac lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$1.6M7
Q1 2023$2.4M7
Q2 2023$1.4M7
Q3 2023$2M7
Q4 2023$1.7M7
Q1 2024$3.2M8
Q2 2024$2M8
Q3 2024$1.5M8
Q4 2024$1.7M8
Q1 2025$2.6M8
Q2 2025$1.4M8
Q3 2025$1.7M10
Q4 2025$1.6M11
Q1 2026$2.7M11
Q2 2026$1.6M11
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Insurance$11.9M · 98 reports
  • Health issues$10.9M · 69 reports
  • Computer industry$5.1M · 9 reports
  • Taxation$695K · 50 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$342.5K · 1 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$20K · 1 reports
  • Defense$20K · 1 reports
  • Accounting$0 · 1 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES100 reports
  • SENATE100 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of20 reports
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)10 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)9 reports
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)5 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)5 reports
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)4 reports
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)4 reports
  • White House Office1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseAflac$25.4M15 quarters
Alston & Bird$810K15 quarters
Federal Hall Policy Advisors$450K15 quarters
Mehlman Consulting$450K15 quarters
Horizons Global Solutions$443K10 quarters
Mindset Advocacy$440K15 quarters
Oak Grove Strategies$330K15 quarters
King & Spalding$240K4 quarters
Troutman Strategies$140K3 quarters
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld$120K4 quarters
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US$100K15 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
CHARLIE SCHREIBERSenior Counsel, House Financial Services Committee; Law clerk, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeQ2 2026
CHRISTOPHER BAXTERResearch Assistant, Senator Bob MenendezQ2 2026
CLIFFORD NMN ROBERTIDep Chief of Staff, Rep. Randy Neugebauer; Senior Policy Advisor, House Committee on Financial Services; Professional Staff Member, House Committee on Financial Services.Q2 2026
DAVID FORREST LASSETERFormer Congressional Aide (U.S. House), Former Schedule C (DOD and DOJ)Q2 2026
JULIA RICHARDSON2012-2014 FEC Counsel to Comm. Chair & VP Chair; 2015-2014 USCPSC Senior Counsel & Policy Advisor to Chairman; Director Office of Leg. Affairs 2009-2014 US Senate Comm. on Rules & Admin. Senior Counsel & CounselQ2 2026
JULIE LASSETERFormer Congressional Aide (U.S. House, U.S. Senate), Former Schedule C (DOD)Q2 2026
KENDRA KOSKO ISAACSONPensions Policy Director and Senior Tax Counsel, Sen. Patty MurrayQ2 2026
KENDRICK B MEEKU.S. Representative (FL-17) (2002-2010)Q2 2026
LINDSAY JORDAN AUSTINLegislative Assistant, Rep. Lynn WestmorelandQ2 2026
LISA PETOChief Counsel, House Financial Services Committee Majority StaffQ2 2026
RYAN DIFFLEYLegislative Assistant, Rep. Robert AderholtQ2 2026
SAATHVIK REDDY ALETYStaff Assistant, Rep. Judy Biggert; Communications Director and Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ed Royce; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Tim Scott; Subcommittee Staff Director, Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and CommunityQ2 2026
SCOTT SHEWCRAFTChief of Staff, Rep. Bill FosterQ2 2026
STEPHEN ELLIOTT BOYDAssistant Attorney General at Department of Justice; former Congressional Aide (House and Senate)Q2 2026
TOM TILTONLegislative Assistant, Rep. Betty SuttonQ2 2026
ZACHARY K OSTROLegislative Director, Rep. Robin KellyQ2 2026
JOSEPH MOTTRep. R.Norman (Jan2025-Jan2026) COS, (June2023-Jan2025) DCOS, (Dec2022-June2023) Otrch Dir, (Jan2022-Dec2022) Dist Otrch Dir, and (Feb2021-Jan2022) Dist Otrch Coord; Sen. D.Perdue (Feb2020-May2020) Intrn; Sen. T.Scott (May2019-Aug.2019) Intrn.Q1 2026
MAYUR PATELAssociate General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative - 2011-2018; International Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee - 2019-2020; Chief International Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee - 2020-2025Q1 2026
EARL SCOTT FLOODDep. CoS, LD (Rep. Robin Kelly); Health Pol Adv, Csl (Rep. Terri Sewell); Csl (Rep. Cedric Richmond); Pol Aide (Sen. Claire McCaskill)Q4 2025
JOSEPH EDWARD BROWN iiiSr 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
ALEXANDER GRAFDeputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services; Senate Finance Health Subcommittee Staff Director, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Deputy Scheduler, Staff Assistant, Senator Debbie Stabenow.Q2 2025
JON ADAMECoS, LD, GC (Sen. Blackburn); Counsel (Rep. Blackburn); Policy Coordinator (House E&C); Intern (Sen. Domenici)Q2 2025
LAURI NGSenior Counsel, House Financial Services CommitteeQ2 2025
ANNIE WOLFDep 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 PARMARChief 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
KAROLINA ARIASOffice of Senator Chris Van Hollen, Policy Advisor Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs- Legislative Assistant and Staff Director Office of Senator Herb Kohl, Legislative Assistant. Treasury Department Leg. Affairs AdvisorQ1 2024
ALYENE MLINARPol 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
CHASSENY LEWISLegis. Correspondent, Rep. Waters (06-07); Legis. Correspondent, Sen. Menendez (Dec 07- Jul 11); Dist, Director, Rep. Sewell (Jul 11- Oct 17); CoS, Rep. Wilson (Oct 17- Mar 20), Interim CoS, Rep. Waters, (Jun 21 - Feb 22)Q4 2023
ERICA JAY CHABOTStaff 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
BRADLEY L KNOXChief Counsel, Committee on Small Business (Mar 2003 - Apr 2006)Q3 2023
JAMES PATRICK PALUSKIEWICZChief Counsel, House Health Subcommittee; Professional Staff, House Energy & Commerce Committee; Legislative Dir./Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Michael Burgess; Legislative Dir., Rep. Charlie Norwood; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Tubbs Jones.Q2 2023
MARK RAYDERLA, Rep. Tom Latham; LA, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen; District Rep., Rep. Dean Gallo.Q2 2023
SYDNEY SHEA FINCHERProfessional Staff Member, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Copyrights, and Patents (Mar 2019 - Dec 2019); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Tillis (Aug 2017 - Mar 2019); Staff Assistant, Sen. Tillis (Jun 2016 - Aug 2017)Q1 2023
BRIDGET F HAGANSenior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Earl PomeroyQ4 2022
CAITLIN VAN SANTSr Pol Adv, Leg Dir, Interim COS (Rep. Butterfield)Q4 2022
LISA GOLDMANSr Counsel, House Comm on Energy & Commerce; Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel (E&C Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce); Counsel House Comm on E&CQ4 2022

Lobbying reports

Filed by
08/07for Q2Oak Grove Strategies$22.5K
07/20for Q2Federal Hall Policy Advisors$30K
07/20for Q2Troutman Strategies$60K
07/20for Q2Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld$30K
07/20for Q2Alston & Bird$60K
07/20for Q2Mindset Advocacy$10K
07/19for Q2King & Spalding$60K
07/18for Q2In-house$1.2M
07/17for Q2Mehlman Consulting$30K
07/14for Q2Hogan Lovells Cadwalader USUnder $5,000
07/13for Q2Horizons Global Solutions$62K
06/03for Q1Oak Grove Strategies$22.5K
04/20for Q1King & Spalding$60K
04/20for Q1Troutman Strategies$40K
04/20for Q1Federal Hall Policy Advisors$30K
04/20for Q1Alston & Bird$60K
04/20for Q1Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld$30K
04/20for Q1Mindset Advocacy$10K
04/17for Q1In-house$2.4M
04/17for Q1Mehlman Consulting$30K