LobbyingHanwha Q Cells America lobbying by quarter
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Hanwha Q Cells America's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $690K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $2.5M. Its first report covers Q2 2021; the issues it reports most are Trade (Domestic & Foreign) and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
Hanwha Q Cells America
Hanwha group
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $2.6M
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q2 2021
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | $120K | 1 |
| Q3 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| Q4 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| Q1 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| Q2 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| Q3 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| Q4 2022 | $230K | 2 |
| Q1 2023 | $290K | 2 |
| Q2 2023 | $290K | 2 |
| Q3 2023 | $780K | 4 |
| Q4 2023 | $910K | 5 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.4M | 5 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.6M | 6 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.4M | 7 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3M | 8 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3M | 8 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3M | 8 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6M | 8 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3M | 9 |
| Q1 2026 | $610K | 7 |
| Q2 2026 | $690K | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Trade$5.8M · 63 reports
- Energy and nuclear$4.6M · 46 reports
- Defense$1.9M · 23 reports
- Taxation$1.5M · 47 reports
- Manufacturing$873.3K · 15 reports
- Budget and appropriations$303.3K · 9 reports
- Natural resources$40K · 3 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- SENATE81 reports
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES69 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)41 reports
- Treasury, Dept of29 reports
- Energy, Dept of27 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)27 reports
- White House Office22 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)13 reports
- Natl Security Council (NSC)10 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)10 reports
- Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)5 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)5 reports
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)4 reports
- U.S. Customs & Border Protection3 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)2 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)2 reports
- U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)2 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseHanwha Q Cells America | $8.8M | 12 quarters |
| Boundary Stone Partners | $2.4M | 14 quarters |
| Potomac International Partners | $1.1M | 13 quarters |
| The Nickles Group | $640K | 11 quarters |
| Venture Government Strategies | $530K | 9 quarters |
| Alva Elliott Partners | $470K | 11 quarters |
| Mission Strategies | $420K | 3 quarters |
| Ballard Partners | $350K | 4 quarters |
| BL Partners Group | $300K | 7 quarters |
| MR. Harold Connolly | $40K | 2 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| HANNAH SO | Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Asst, Rep. Laurel Lee; Legislative Asst, Rep. Chris Smith; Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Asst, Rep. Laurel Lee; Intern, Rep. Chris Jacobs; Intern, Rep. Fred Keller | Q2 2026 |
| MIKE CARR | Principal Deputy Asst Secretary, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Sr. Advisor, Director of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, Energy Dep't; Senior Counsel, Senate ENR Cmte | Q2 2026 |
| ROBERT GARDNER | Legislative Aide, Sen. Chuck Schumer | Q2 2026 |
| YOGIN KOTHARI | Professional Staff Member, Senate HSGAC | Q2 2026 |
| JONATHAN BLUM | Principal Deputy Asst Secretary, Treasury Dept; Economic Policy Adv, Sen. T. Young; Deputy Asst Secretary, Treasury Dept; Sr Policy Adv, Sr Professional Staff, Professional Staff, House Financial Services Committee; Leg. Correspondent, Sen. D. Heller | Q1 2026 |
| HUNTER MORGEN | Policy Advisor, Office of Policy Planning, U.S. State Dept. (2017); Deputy Director, Office of Trade & Manufacturing Policy, WH (2017-2018); Special Assistant to the President, Office of the Senior Advisor for Policy, WH (2018-2020) | Q4 2025 |
| JACOB HOCHBERG | Sr Adviser, Rep. Tony Cardenas; COS, Rep. Jasmine Crockett; COS, Sr Leg. Asst: Rep. Henry Cuellar; Associate, House Approps Homeland Security Subcommittee; Leg. Director, Rep. R. Krishnamoorthi; Leg. Asst, Leg. Aide, LC, Staff Asst: Rep. N. Velazquez | Q4 2025 |
| KEVIN ALLEN | n/a | Q3 2025 |
| PATRICK KILCUR | Floor Assistant, Senate Republican Secretary (2012-2014); Cloakroom Assistant, Senate Republican Secretary (2008-2012); Floor Monitor, Sen. Arlen Specter (2006-2008) | Q3 2025 |
| STEPHEN VOLINE | (note: this individual did not engage in contacts at the U.S. Senate). | Q3 2025 |
| MOLLY FROMM | (continued) U.S. House Cmte on Oversight and Government Reform, Deputy General Counsel, Parliamentarian, Professional Staff Member; U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, Leg. Asst., Leg. Corr., Staff Asst., Intern | Q2 2025 |
| HAROLD CONNOLLY | Senior Advisor for Climate and Sustainability, Federal Railroad Administration; Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Senior Policy Director/ Legislative Counsel, Senator Bob Menendez | Q1 2025 |
| JACK BRENNAN GROARKE | Senior Policy Advisor, Natl Economic Council, White House; Senior Advisor, Env. Protection Agency; Economic Dev. Director/Dep. State Director/Leg. Assistant/Leg. Aide/Leg. Correspondent/Staff Assistant, Sen. Bob Casey | Q1 2025 |
| WILL BREWSTER | Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Senator Richard Shelby | Q1 2025 |
| JOSEPH MENDELSON | Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, Democratic Chief Climate Counsel | Q4 2024 |
| MIKE CARR | Principal Deputy Ass't Sec., Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Sr. Advisor, Director of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, Energy Dep't; Senior Counsel, Senate Cmte on Energy and Natural Resources; Solicitor's Office, Interior Dep't. | Q4 2024 |
| ROBERT GARDNER | Legislative staff to Senator Charles Schumer | Q4 2024 |
| MICHAEL VIGGIANO | Appropriations Director, Rep. Torres; Appropriations Assistant, House Appropriations Committee; Senior Adviser/ Deputy Appropriations Director/ Senior Legislative Assistant/ Legislative Assistant/ Intern, Rep. Wasserman Schultz | Q3 2024 |
| ROBERT ENOCH HOBART iv | Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Zach Wamp; Legislative Director, Rep. Rick Hill; Legislative Aide, Rep. Barbara F. Vucanovich | Q3 2024 |
| JEFF CHOUDHRY | U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, Legislative Director; U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, Legislative Assistant / Staff Assistant; House Small Business Committee, Intern | Q2 2024 |
| RASHID HALLAWAY | Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Evan Bayh | Q2 2024 |
| DANIEL O'BRIEN | Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Robert Torricelli; Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Joe Biden; Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Robert Menendez; Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations | Q1 2024 |
| HAL CONNOLLY | Senior Advisor for Climate and Sustainability, Federal Railroad Administration; Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Senior Policy Director/ Legislative Counsel, Senator Bob Menendez | Q3 2023 |
| JENNIFER DECI | Sr Counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Professional Staff Member/ Sr Professional Staff Member/ Sr Counsel, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Staff Assistant/ Legislative Correspondent/ Press Assistant, Senator Richard Shelby | Q3 2023 |
| MICHAEL OBEITER | Congressional staffer on Senate Budget Committee, and Staffer with Senator Schatz | Q3 2023 |
| YOGIN KOTHARI | Professional Staff on Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Q2 2021 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $490K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Venture Government Strategies | $40K |
| 07/20for Q2 | The Nickles Group | $40K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Mission Strategies | $120K |
| 04/21for Q1 | Mission Strategies | $150K |
| 04/20for Q1 | The Nickles Group | $40K |
| 04/19for Q1 | Venture Government Strategies | $40K |
| 04/17for Q1 | Alva Elliott Partners | Under $5,000 |
| 04/17for Q1 | In-house | $330K |
| 04/17for Q1 | Ballard Partners | $50K |
| 04/15for Q1 | BL Partners Group | Under $5,000 |
| 04/13for Q4 2025 | Potomac International Partners | $80K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Boundary Stone Partners | Under $5,000 |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Potomac International Partners | $75K |
| 01/18for Q4 2025 | Venture Government Strategies | $80K |
| 01/17for Q4 2025 | BL Partners Group | $50K |
| 01/16for Q4 2025 | Alva Elliott Partners | $50K |
| 01/15for Q4 2025 | The Nickles Group | $80K |
| 01/15for Q4 2025 | In-house | $610K |
| 01/14for Q4 2025 | Mission Strategies | $150K |