LobbyingCigar Association of America lobbying by quarter
Cigar Association of America's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $100K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $330K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Tobacco and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
Cigar Association of America
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $330K
- 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
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $110K | 4 |
| Q1 2023 | $100K | 4 |
| Q2 2023 | $100K | 4 |
| Q3 2023 | $100K | 4 |
| Q4 2023 | $100K | 4 |
| Q1 2024 | $80K | 3 |
| Q2 2024 | $80K | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | $80K | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | $70K | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | $120K | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | $120K | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | $140K | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | $130K | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | $100K | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | $100K | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Tobacco$645K · 50 reports
- Taxation$430K · 39 reports
- Budget and appropriations$325K · 31 reports
- Trade$130K · 8 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES46 reports
- SENATE46 reports
- Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB)14 reports
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)10 reports
- White House Office8 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseCigar Association of America | $550K | 15 quarters |
| Jake Perry + Partners | $450K | 15 quarters |
| Dotchin & Associates | $200K | 5 quarters |
| S-3 Group | $130K | 4 quarters |
| West Front Strategies | $130K | 5 quarters |
| Federal Policy Group | $50K | 4 quarters |
| Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. | $20K | 2 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| NERI ANN MARTINEZ | Former Chief of Staff for Senator Tim Scott | Q2 2026 |
| OMAR FRANCO | Former Chief of Staff for Representative Mario Diaz- Balart | Q2 2026 |
| CHRISTOPHER BUKI | Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, Representative John Culberson; Legislative Assistant/Senior Legislative Assistant, Representative Bill Shuster; Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative David McKinley | Q4 2025 |
| MALLOY MCDANIEL | Policy Advisor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Whip Liaison, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell; Floor Assistant, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott; Cloakroom Assistant, Office of the Republican Secretary | Q4 2025 |
| ASHLEY DAVIS | Special Assistant to the Homeland Security Director, Executive Office of the President; Deputy Director of Management and Administration, Executive Office of the President | Q1 2025 |
| KEVIN CASEY | Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir, Leg. Asst, Rep. Joseph Crowley; Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Bob Weygand | Q1 2025 |
| AHARON FRIEDMAN | Tax Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means | Q3 2023 |
| KENNETH J KIES | Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation | Q3 2023 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Jake Perry + Partners | $30K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. | $10K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $60K |
| 04/16for Q1 | Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. | $10K |
| 04/13for Q1 | Jake Perry + Partners | $30K |
| 04/06for Q4 2025 | S-3 Group | $30K |
| 01/21for Q4 2025 | In-house | $70K |
| 01/20for Q1 | Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. | Under $5,000 |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Jake Perry + Partners | $30K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | S-3 Group | $30K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | In-house | $70K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | S-3 Group | $40K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Jake Perry + Partners | $30K |
| 25/09/16for Q1 2025 | In-house | $60K |
| 25/09/16for Q2 2025 | In-house | $60K |
| 25/07/23for Q2 2025 | In-house | $60K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Jake Perry + Partners | $30K |
| 25/07/18for Q2 2025 | S-3 Group | $30K |
| 25/04/21for Q1 2025 | S-3 Group | $30K |