Lobbying

Esop Association's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $230K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $540K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace and Small Business.

Esop Association

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$540K
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

Esop Association lobbying by quarter
Esop Association lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$30K2
Q1 2023$50K2
Q2 2023$60K2
Q3 2023$150K3
Q4 2023$140K3
Q1 2024$150K2
Q2 2024$240K2
Q3 2024$200K2
Q4 2024$240K2
Q1 2025$220K2
Q2 2025$220K1
Q3 2025$160K1
Q4 2025$130K1
Q1 2026$180K1
Q2 2026$230K1
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$486K · 22 reports
  • Small business$486K · 22 reports
  • Taxation$486K · 22 reports
  • Government issues$396K · 15 reports
  • Retirement$396K · 15 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$90K · 7 reports
  • Economic development$60K · 5 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES22 reports
  • SENATE22 reports
  • Natl Economic Council (NEC)5 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)3 reports
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)3 reports
  • Small Business Administration (SBA)3 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of3 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseThe Esop Association$2M15 quarters
Cornerstone Government Affairs$420K7 quarters
K&L Gates$05 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
ELIZABETH TEED GRIFFINLegislative Assistant, House Member Office (Westerman)Q1 2025
ERIC TOBERStaff Asst House Mem (Bruce); Sen Project Dir (Johnston)Q1 2025
JOHN SANDELLTax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)Q1 2025
STACY RICHLeadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)Q1 2025
DAO NGUYENExecutive Director, Future Forum Caucus (Murphy), Senior Policy Advisor (Murphy), Senior Policy Advisor, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aid, Staff Assistant (Schiff)Q4 2024
PATRICK LONERGAN RUSSOStaff AssistantQ1 2024
ERIK FATEMIProf Staff Senate Approps Cmte (Byrd, Inouye, Mikulski)Q3 2023
ROBIN JULIANOStaff Dir House Approps Cmte; Clerk House Labor-HHS Subcmte; Prof Staff House Labor-HHS Subcmte; Sr Policy Advr, Natl Economic Council, Exec Office of Pres; Prof Staff Senate Labor-HHS Subcmte; Educ Policy Advr HELP Cmte; Sr.LA(Sanders);LA(Mikulski)Q3 2023
TODD WEBSTERCommunications Senate Member Office (Murray, Daschle), Chief of Staff Senate Member Office (Coons)Q3 2023
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 CmteQ3 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2In-house$230K
04/20for Q1In-house$180K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$130K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$160K
25/07/17for Q2 2025In-house$220K
25/04/21for Q1 2025Cornerstone Government Affairs$60K
25/04/18for Q1 2025In-house$160K
25/01/21for Q4 2024In-house$180K
25/01/20for Q4 2024Cornerstone Government Affairs$60K
24/10/21for Q3 2024In-house$140K
24/10/14for Q3 2024Cornerstone Government Affairs$60K
24/07/24for Q2 2024Cornerstone Government Affairs$60K
24/07/19for Q2 2024Cornerstone Government Affairs$60K
24/07/09for Q2 2024In-house$180K
24/05/15for Q1 2024In-house$90K
24/04/21for Q1 2024Cornerstone Government Affairs$60K
24/01/19for Q4 2023K&L GatesUnder $5,000
24/01/18for Q4 2023In-house$80K
24/01/18for Q4 2023Cornerstone Government Affairs$60K
23/10/19for Q3 2023K&L GatesUnder $5,000