LobbyingCisco Systems lobbying by quarter
Cisco Systems CSCO's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $1.3M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $4.8M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Taxation/Internal Revenue Code and Telecommunications.
Cisco SystemsCSCO
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $4.8M
- 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 | $1.1M | 6 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.3M | 6 |
| Q2 2023 | $1M | 6 |
| Q3 2023 | $790K | 6 |
| Q4 2023 | $900K | 6 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.2M | 7 |
| Q2 2024 | $930K | 8 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.1M | 8 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5M | 8 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2M | 9 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1M | 9 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4M | 9 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8M | 10 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7M | 9 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3M | 8 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Telecommunications$2.8M · 72 reports
- Taxation$2.7M · 73 reports
- Trade$2.4M · 46 reports
- Science and technology$1.6M · 39 reports
- Copyright, patent and trademark$1.6M · 42 reports
- Government issues$1.5M · 14 reports
- Immigration$1.3M · 14 reports
- Budget and appropriations$1.2M · 27 reports
- Computer industry$891.2K · 51 reports
- Education$682.2K · 15 reports
- Labor, antitrust and workplace$670.9K · 8 reports
- Homeland security$397.5K · 3 reports
- Defense$253.1K · 9 reports
- Environment and Superfund$172K · 2 reports
- Manufacturing$116.9K · 15 reports
- Banking$55K · 3 reports
- Civil rights and liberties$33.3K · 2 reports
- Financial institutions and securities$25K · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- SENATE112 reports
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES111 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)31 reports
- Treasury, Dept of24 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)21 reports
- Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)16 reports
- Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)13 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)12 reports
- White House Office10 reports
- Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank)9 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)8 reports
- Natl Security Council (NSC)5 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)5 reports
- Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)4 reports
- Office of the Vice President of the United States2 reports
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)1 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)1 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)1 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseCisco Systems | $12.7M | 15 quarters |
| Fierce Government Relations | $900K | 15 quarters |
| Thegroup DC | $810K | 9 quarters |
| Franklin Square Group | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Klein/Johnson Group | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Federal Street Strategies | $700K | 14 quarters |
| CGCN Group | $540K | 6 quarters |
| Capitol Tax Partners | $390K | 7 quarters |
| Ballard Partners | $350K | 3 quarters |
| Empire Consulting Group | $300K | 10 quarters |
| Tholos Government Relations | $170K | 6 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| JAMES WILLIAMS | Sen. Finance Cmte: Sr Tax/Econ Policy Adv & Tax/IRS Subcmte Staff Dir | Sen. Thune: Sr Policy/Tax/Trade Policy Adv | Sen. Roberts: Dep Leg Dir/Sr Econ Policy Adv | Sen. Hatch: Dep Leg Dir/Sr Policy Adv | Rep. Marchant: Leg Dir/Sr Policy Adv | Q2 2026 |
| MICAH KETCHEL | Senior Advisor, State Dept. 2025; Special Assistant to the President & Senior Advisor to the NSA, White House 2025;Chief of Staff, US Rep. Mike Waltz 2019-2025;Counsel, House Vet. Affairs Comm. 2011-2012;Staff Assistant, House Vet. Affairs Comm.2011 | Q2 2026 |
| BRADLEY HAYES | Coun/Sr Coun/Dep Chief Coun, SJC/Sen. Sessions; Leg Dir, Sen. Tuberville; Act CoS Office of Policy/Assoc Dep Sec Manag/Asst Sec Leg Aff, DHS; Exec Dir, Off Trade Rel/Act Asst Commr, Off Cong Affairs, CBP; Assoc Dir, Gen Govt Prog, OMB; VP, USIDFC | Q1 2026 |
| KAADE WALLACE | Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar; Staff Assistant, U.S. Representative Betty McCollum | Q1 2026 |
| MATTHEW JOSEPH SCHUCK | Communications Dir., House Budget Committee/Rep. Jason Smith; Communications Dir., Rep. Sean Duffy; Press Sec., Rep. Mark Sanford; Dir. of Strategic Communications, Department of Housing and Urban Development; White House Liaison, USAGM | Q1 2026 |
| PAUL BRATHWAITE | Executive Director, Congressional Black Caucus; Deputy Assistant Secretary, ESA, Department of Labor; Chief of Staff, ESA, Department of Labor; Special Assistant, U.S. Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor. | Q1 2026 |
| STACEY LEAVANDOSKY | Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren; Senior Advisor, Committee on Science, Space & Technology; Senior Advisor, Committee on House Administration; Executive Director, California Democratic Congressional Delegation | Q1 2026 |
| VEN NERALLA | Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Andy Levin; Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio; Senior Advisor, USDA; OPP; and MCC. | Q1 2026 |
| ZEPHRANIE BUETOW | Legis. Aide/Military Legis. Asst./Counsel, Sen. Landrieu; Counsel/Deputy Legis. Director & Counsel/Legis. Director, Sen. Peters; Special Asst. to the President/Senate Liaison, EOP; Asst. Sec. for Legis. Affairs, DHS; Chief of Staff, Sen. Alsobrooks | Q1 2026 |
| STEPHEN KLOPP | Dep Asst Sergeant at Arms,US Senate SAA 2018-2021; Director,US Senate SAA 2016-2018; Sen Advisor,US Senate SAA 2014-2016; SPM,US Senate SAA 2010-2014; Special Agent, US Capitol Police 2006-2010;Fed Law Enforcement Officer,US Capitol Police 2003-2006 | Q4 2025 |
| JACOBUS VREEBURG | House Homeland Sec. Cmte.-Staff Asst., Dep. Parl., Parl., Rep. Messer-Leg. Dir., House Rep. Policy Cmte.-Staff Dir., NSC-Staff Officer, Acting Dep. Exec. Sec., Dep. Exec. Sec., House Rep. Conference-Policy Dir., Rep. Stefanik-Policy Dir., USUN-W-Dir. | Q3 2025 |
| MARGAUX OCHOA | Office of the Vice President, President, U.S. Senate | Q2 2025 |
| PATRICK CLIFTON | Special Asst. to the President for Operations, Executive Office of the President, President Donald J. Trump (17-19). | Q2 2025 |
| IAN RAYDER | Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Q1 2025 |
| ISRAEL S KLEIN | Deputy Staff Director, Joint Economic Committee, Chairman Chuck Schumer; Senior Communications Advisor, Representative Ed Markey; Communications Director, Senator Chuck Schumer; Press Secretary and Legislative Assistant, Representative Ed Markey | Q1 2025 |
| KATE LYNCH | Senior Leg. Asst., Rep John Larson; Leg. Asst., Rep Niki Tsongas; Leg. Asst., Rep. Martin Meehan | Q1 2025 |
| KELLI BRIGGS | Chief of Staff, Rep. Pat Tiberi; DC Chief of Staff, Rep. Tiberi; Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Tiberi; Legislative Director, Rep. Tiberi; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Tiberi; and Staff Assistant, Rep. Tiberi. | Q1 2025 |
| MATTHEW LEE JOHNSON | Chief Counsel, Sen. John Cornyn; Senate Judiciary Committee | Q1 2025 |
| MICHAEL HAYES | Deputy Director, Office of Public Engagement, The White House; Director, National Security Council, The White House; U.S. Diplomat, Department of State; Legislative Fellow, U.S. House of Representatives. | Q1 2025 |
| MICHAEL WILLIAMS | Associate Deputy General Counsel OMB; Deputy Asst. to President and Counselor to the White House Chief of Staff; Acting General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development. | Q1 2025 |
| ANDREW JONES | Legislative Counsel, U.S. Representative Ruben Hinojosa; Legislative Director and Counsel, U.S. Representative Ben Ray Lujan | Q3 2024 |
| CHRISTOPHER JAVENS | Tax Counsel, Sen. Grassley, Sen. Finance Comm. | Q3 2024 |
| JONATHAN TALISMAN | Treasury Dept: Asst Secretary Tax Policy; Deputy Asst. Secretary; Tax Leg. Counsel; Sen. Finance Comm. Chief Tax Counsel (Dem Staff); Joint Comm. on Taxation Leg. Counsel. | Q3 2024 |
| NATALIE ARMIJO | Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham; and Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham | Q3 2024 |
| SARAH BETH JANSEN | Counsel, Sen. Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Cmte (Sen. Tom Coburn); General Counsel, Counsel, Judiciary Rep. -Sen. Judiciary Cmte/Privacy Tech & Law Subcmte (Sen. Tom Coburn), Intern -Sen. Jeff Sessions; Intern -House Judiciary Committee | Q3 2024 |
| SARAH ELIZABETH SHIVE | Senior Counsel, Sen. Debbie Stabenow; Senior Counsel, Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV. | Q3 2024 |
| ALYSON SINCAVAGE | SEN. PADILLA - JUDICIARY COMM. CHIEF COUNSEL & SUBCOMM. STAFF DIR. (4/21-2/24); SEN. KAINE-CHIEF COUNSEL & SR POLICY ADVISOR (8/20-4/21); SEN. UDALL-GENL COUNSEL & SR. POLICY ADVISOR (8/18-8/20); NO SENATE CONTACTS | Q1 2024 |
| EVAN VIAU | HOUSE COMM ENERGY & COMMERCE: STAFF ASST. (1/17-8/17), LEG. CLERK (8/17-1/19), PROF STAFF (8/19-1/24); REP. WALBERG: LEG ASST. (1/19-8/19); NO HOUSE CONTACTS | Q1 2024 |
| SAUL HERNANDEZ | Special Assistant-Rep. Frank W. Ballance, Jr.; Special Assistant, Systems Admin., Legislative Correspondent, Deputy Press Secretary, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff and Acting Chief of Staff-Rep. G.K. Butterfield | Q3 2023 |
| KEVIN CUMMINS | Sr. Professional Staff - Sen. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee; Sr. Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant - Sen. Tom Udall | Q2 2023 |
| MARIA PRICE | Sen. Gillibrand-Counsel (10/14 -10/18); Dept of Homeland Security -Attorney-Advisor (7/11 - 10/14); Dept of Justice -Legal Specialist (2/10 - 7/11); Dept of Housing & Urban Development- Law Clerk (6/09 - 2/10) | Q1 2023 |
| KALYN CASANOVA STEPHENS | NONE | Q4 2022 |
| RENE MUNOZ | Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Xochitl Torres Small; Deputy Assistant USTR for Congressional Affairs; Chief of Staff, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Census Bureau; and Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $850K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Tholos Government Relations | $30K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Klein/Johnson Group | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Fierce Government Relations | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Franklin Square Group | $50K |
| 07/18for Q2 | CGCN Group | $110K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Empire Consulting Group | $30K |
| 07/14for Q2 | Ballard Partners | $150K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $1.2M |
| 04/20for Q1 | Federal Street Strategies | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | CGCN Group | $110K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Franklin Square Group | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Tholos Government Relations | $30K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Fierce Government Relations | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Klein/Johnson Group | $50K |
| 04/18for Q1 | Empire Consulting Group | $30K |
| 04/15for Q1 | Ballard Partners | $150K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Federal Street Strategies | $50K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | In-house | $1.3M |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Tholos Government Relations | $30K |