LobbyingCtia lobbying by quarter
Ctia's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $180K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $550K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Telecommunications and Budget/Appropriations.
Ctia
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $550K
- 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 | $250K | 5 |
| Q1 2023 | $230K | 5 |
| Q2 2023 | $230K | 5 |
| Q3 2023 | $230K | 5 |
| Q4 2023 | $240K | 5 |
| Q1 2024 | $250K | 5 |
| Q2 2024 | $220K | 5 |
| Q3 2024 | $220K | 5 |
| Q4 2024 | $210K | 5 |
| Q1 2025 | $180K | 4 |
| Q2 2025 | $190K | 4 |
| Q3 2025 | $190K | 4 |
| Q4 2025 | $190K | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | $180K | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | $180K | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Telecommunications$3M · 69 reports
- Budget and appropriations$98.3K · 9 reports
- Defense$83.3K · 8 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES69 reports
- SENATE69 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)10 reports
- White House Office8 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)3 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| BGR Government Affairs | $920K | 15 quarters |
| Empire Consulting Group | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Carpenter Strategic Consulting | $710K | 15 quarters |
| Ervin Graves Strategy Group | $530K | 15 quarters |
| Capitol Counsel | $280K | 9 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| ERSKINE W WELLS | Dep COS Sen. Wicker; COS Rep. Palazzo; Leg Asst Sen Wicker; Intern Sen. Cochran | Q2 2026 |
| JUSTIN RZEPKA | Leg. Aide Sen. Ensign | Q2 2026 |
| MAX RICHARDS | LD, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt; Military LA, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt; LA, Rep. Frank Lucas; LC, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell; Staff Asst, Senate Republican Whip (Sen John Cornyn); Intern, Senator John Cornyn | Q2 2026 |
| PETE LANDRUM | Senior Defense Policy Advisor Sen. Session | Q2 2026 |
| PETER LEWIS | Leg Asst Sen. Murkowski; Correspondence Dir Sen. Murkowski; LC Sen. Murkowski; Staff Asst Sen. Murkowski; Intern Sen. Specter | Q2 2026 |
| RYAN WHITE | Legis. Dir., Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC)-2017; Legis. Dir., Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ)-2016; Sr. Legis. Asst., Rep. David Schweikert-2013-2016; Legis. Asst., Rep. David Schweikert-2012-2013; Legis. Corr., Rep. David Schweikert-2011-2012. | Q2 2026 |
| THOMAS KARALUS | - U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Economic Policy (1/2024 - 5/2024) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs (8/2025 - 10/2025) | Q2 2026 |
| LAURENCE WILDGOOSE | [CONTINUED] Sr. Advisor & Director of Scheduling, Sen. Bill Nelson. Special Assist. to the Chairman, Senate Special Committee on Aging. State Scheduler, Sen. Bill Nelson. | Q1 2026 |
| REED CRADDOCK | Rep. Trent Kelly- Deputy Chief of Staff 2020 - 2025, Scheduler, 2018 - 2020, Staff Assistant, 2018 | Q1 2026 |
| ANDREW J LEWIN | Leg Asst/Dir., Rep. Dennis Moore; Leg Asst/Dir., Rep. Max Sandlin; Intern, House Min. Leader Richard Gephardt | Q3 2025 |
| JONATHAN MANTZ | N/A | Q3 2025 |
| E. BRANDON GARRETT | Chief of Staff-Rep. Robin Kelly; Policy Dir.-Political Advisor to VP Joseph Biden for 2012 Obama/Biden Campaign; Policy Dir.-Cong. Black Caucus/Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II; Leg. Dir.-Rep. Marcia Fudge; and Leg. Asst.-Rep. Wm. Jefferson. | Q2 2025 |
| JOHN DANDRIDGE | N/A | Q2 2025 |
| JULIA TRENT | Chief Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs (Feb 2023 - May 2025) | Q2 2025 |
| MARK BURNS | N/A | Q1 2025 |
| ROBIN COLWELL | Sp. Asst. to POTUS for Economic Policy; Chief Counsel House E&C Committee; COS FCC Commissioner Michael ORielly; Counsel Senate Commerce Committee; Leg. Counsel Sen. Tim Scott; Sen. Counsel Sen. DeMint; Leg. Counsel Sen. Fitzgerald | Q4 2024 |
| NICK BOUKNIGHT | Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Kevin McCarthy; Deputy Chief of Staff/ Communications Dir., Rep. Kevin McCarthy; Press Sec., Rep. Kevin McCarthy; Press Sec., Rep. Bill Thomas; Deputy Press Sec., Ways and Means Cmte.; Press Asst., Ways and Means Cmte. | Q3 2023 |
| BRIAN GREER | Prof. Staff-House Armed Services Comm.; Military Leg Asst.- Sen. Charles Schumer; Spec Asst.-Off. of Sec. of Defense; Military Leg Asst.- Rep. John Boccieri; Military Leg Asst.-Rep. Parker Griffith; Leg Asst., Staff Asst. & Leg Corr.-Rep. David Scott | Q2 2023 |
| DAN GREENWOOD | Deputy Asst. to the President for Leg Affairs; Sr. Dir. for Leg. Affairs National Security Council; Dir. USMC Cong. Liaison (House); USMC Officer | Q2 2023 |
| LISA WHISLER | Senior Policy Advisor, Sen. Max Baucus. | Q1 2023 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | BGR Government Affairs | $60K |
| 07/19for Q2 | Ervin Graves Strategy Group | $20K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Empire Consulting Group | $50K |
| 07/06for Q2 | Carpenter Strategic Consulting | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | BGR Government Affairs | $60K |
| 04/18for Q1 | Empire Consulting Group | $50K |
| 04/17for Q1 | Ervin Graves Strategy Group | $20K |
| 04/06for Q1 | Carpenter Strategic Consulting | $50K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | BGR Government Affairs | $60K |
| 01/19for Q4 2025 | Ervin Graves Strategy Group | $30K |
| 01/19for Q4 2025 | Empire Consulting Group | $50K |
| 01/09for Q4 2025 | Carpenter Strategic Consulting | $50K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | BGR Government Affairs | $60K |
| 25/10/19for Q3 2025 | Empire Consulting Group | $50K |
| 25/10/15for Q3 2025 | Ervin Graves Strategy Group | $30K |
| 25/10/02for Q3 2025 | Carpenter Strategic Consulting | $50K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | BGR Government Affairs | $60K |
| 25/07/18for Q2 2025 | Empire Consulting Group | $50K |
| 25/07/16for Q2 2025 | Ervin Graves Strategy Group | $30K |
| 25/07/02for Q2 2025 | Carpenter Strategic Consulting | $50K |