Lobbying

Applied Research Associates's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $240K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $697K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Defense and Budget/Appropriations.

Applied Research Associates

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$697K
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

Applied Research Associates lobbying by quarter
Applied Research Associates lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$220K4
Q1 2023$280K4
Q2 2023$240K4
Q3 2023$240K4
Q4 2023$180K5
Q1 2024$240K4
Q2 2024$240K4
Q3 2024$220K4
Q4 2024$237K4
Q1 2025$237K4
Q2 2025$247K4
Q3 2025$247K4
Q4 2025$207K4
Q1 2026$250K3
Q2 2026$240K4
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Defense$2.2M · 45 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$535K · 44 reports
  • Transportation$290.8K · 7 reports
  • Homeland security$290.8K · 6 reports
  • Environment and Superfund$227.5K · 5 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • SENATE58 reports
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES43 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)9 reports
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)4 reports
  • Federal Highway Administration (FHA)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseApplied Research Associates$2.6M15 quarters
Tides Group$450K15 quarters
Cornerstone Government Affairs$370K15 quarters
The Ferguson Group$75K9 quarters
Alcalde & Fay$50K5 quarters
Sullivan Strategies$01 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
SUSAN SWEATLC, LA & LD House Office (Wicker); LD Senate Member Office (Wicker)Q2 2026
SUZANNE SULLIVANDeputy Chief of Staff, US Department of Transportation, February 1997 - August 1998, Assistant Administrator for Government and Industry Affairs, Federal Aviation Administration, September 1998 - May 2002Q2 2026
WILLIAM SMITHStaff Director, House Approps Cmte; Deputy Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assist, House Member Office (Rogers); Staff Assistant, Senate Approps CmteQ2 2026
LAURA PASTREStaff Assistant; Legislative Correspondent; Legislative Aide; Senior Legislative Aide; Legislative Assistant; National Security Advisor, Office of Senator Tom CarperQ1 2026
JEREMIAH VAN AUKENStaff Assistant - Senate Committee on Appropriations, 03/2019 - 2/2021Q4 2025
MAGGIE GENDRONProfessional Staff; Office of Sen. Patrick LeahyQ2 2024
JEREMIAH VAN AUKENSenate Committee on Appropriations - Staff AssistantQ4 2023
JOHN BOHANANDistrict Director, Senior Advisor in House Member Office (Hoyer), Majority and Minority House Whip Office (Hoyer)Q3 2023
MICHAEL GOODMANChief of Staff House Member Office (Kind), Legislative Staff House Member Office (Braley, Barrow)Q3 2023
WILLIAM TODDProf Staff Member Senate Approps Cmte, Legislative Aide, Legislative Asst, Dep Legislative Director Senate Member (Cochran)Q2 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Sullivan StrategiesUnder $5,000
07/20for Q2Sullivan StrategiesUnder $5,000
07/20for Q2In-house$190K
07/17for Q2Tides Group$30K
07/13for Q2Cornerstone Government Affairs$20K
04/20for Q1In-house$200K
04/17for Q1Tides Group$30K
04/08for Q1Cornerstone Government Affairs$20K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$150K
01/19for Q4 2025Tides Group$30K
01/07for Q4 2025Cornerstone Government Affairs$20K
25/12/15for Q4 2025The Ferguson Group$7,000
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$190K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Tides Group$30K
25/10/17for Q3 2025The Ferguson Group$7,000
25/10/09for Q3 2025Cornerstone Government Affairs$20K
25/07/21for Q2 2025In-house$190K
25/07/17for Q2 2025Tides Group$30K
25/07/16for Q2 2025The Ferguson Group$7,000
25/07/09for Q2 2025Cornerstone Government Affairs$20K