LobbyingPrincipal Financial Group lobbying by quarter
Principal Financial Group PFG's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $491K. The four quarters Q3 2025–Q2 2026 total $2.6M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Insurance and Retirement.
Principal Financial GroupPFG
- Latest quarter
- $491K
- Q2 2026 · 4 reports
- Last 12 months
- $2.6M
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −52.8%
- Q2 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q4 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $611K | 3 |
| Q1 2023 | $1M | 3 |
| Q2 2023 | $514K | 3 |
| Q3 2023 | $498K | 3 |
| Q4 2023 | $608K | 3 |
| Q1 2024 | $867K | 3 |
| Q2 2024 | $402K | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | $512K | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | $542K | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | $1M | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | $474K | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | $519K | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | $569K | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | $1M | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | $491K | 4 |
Policy issues the reports name
- Insurance42 reports
- Retirement29 reports
- Financial institutions and securities25 reports
- Taxation22 reports
- Budget and appropriations6 reports
- Government issues6 reports
- Economic development4 reports
- Housing2 reports
- Banking2 reports
A report that names several issues counts once for each.
Who was lobbied
- SENATE47 reports
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES40 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-housePrincipal Financial Group | $8.7M | 15 quarters |
| Harbinger Strategies | $450K | 15 quarters |
| Public Strategies Washington | $450K | 15 quarters |
| Thorn Run Partners | $40K | 2 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| ABBIE SORRENDINO | Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Joe Morelle | Q2 2026 |
| BEAU SCHUYLER | Legislative Director: Rep. Tanner; Legislative Director: Rep. McIntyre | Q2 2026 |
| CHARLES B. THOMAS | Senior Legislative Asst, Legislative Asst, Legislative Aide, Staff Asst; Rep. Robert Pittenger | Q2 2026 |
| STEVEN EICHENAUER | Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Jack Reed | Q2 2026 |
| A.J. WOJCIAK | Senior Legislative Asst., Cong. Earl Pomeroy | Q1 2025 |
| JOHN LEGANSKI | Chief Dep., Speaker Off. '23; Chief Dep., Min. Leader Off.'22; Floor Dir., Min. Leader Off. '19-'21; Floor Dir., Maj. Leader Off. '17-'19; Dep. Floor Dir., Maj. Leader Off. '16;Floor Assist. Maj. Leader Off. '14-'15; Floor Assist. Maj. Whip Off.'13 | Q1 2025 |
| JONATHAN SLEMROD | Associate Director, Legislative Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, '17-'18, Policy Advisor, Office of the Sen. Republican Whip, '12-'17, Legislative Assistant, Sen. Marco Rubio '11-'12 | Q1 2025 |
| KYLE NEVINS | Deputy Chief of Staff, House Majority Leader 11-13; Floor Director, Rep. Eric Cantor 09-10; Floor Director, Rep. Roy Blunt 07-08; Floor Assistant, Rep. Roy Blunt 03-06. | Q1 2025 |
| MANNY ROSSMAN | Chief of Staff, Office of the Senate Republican Whip 07-09; Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Sen. Trent Lott 05-06; Legislative Director, Rep. Phil Crane 03-04; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Phil Crane 01-02. | Q1 2025 |
| STEVE STOMBRES | Chief of Staff, Office of the Majority Leader 10-14; Chief of Staff, Office of the Minority Whip 08-09; Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief DeputyMajorityWhip04-07; Chief of Staff, Congressman Eric Cantor 01-03. | Q1 2025 |
| JOHN J O'NEILL jr | Policy Director/Counsel, Senate Minority Whip 04-06; Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee 07. | Q4 2023 |
| CHUCK BRAIN | Assistant to the President, Deputy Chief of Staff Ways & Means Committee | Q3 2023 |
| PARKER H. POLING | Spec. Asst to Dir. of Media Affairs 01-03; Comm. on Educ. and Workforce, Chairman Boehner 03-04; Law Clerk to Chairman Toner, FEC 05-06; COS, Cong. McHenry 07-14; COS, Chief Dep. Whip McHenry 14-18 in Office of Maj. Whip Scalise. | Q1 2023 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/28for Q4 2023 | Public Strategies Washington | $30K |
| 07/21for Q2 | Harbinger Strategies | $30K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Public Strategies Washington | $30K |
| 07/19for Q2 | Thorn Run Partners | $30K |
| 07/15for Q3 | Rich Feuer Anderson | Under $5,000 |
| 07/14for Q2 | In-house | $401K |
| 04/22for Q1 | Public Strategies Washington | $30K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Harbinger Strategies | $30K |
| 04/18for Q1 | Thorn Run Partners | $10K |
| 04/17for Q1 | In-house | $970K |
| 04/08for Q1 | Thorn Run Partners | Under $5,000 |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Harbinger Strategies | $30K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Public Strategies Washington | $30K |
| 01/14for Q4 2025 | In-house | $509K |
| 25/10/24for Q4 2023 | Public Strategies Washington | $30K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Harbinger Strategies | $30K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Public Strategies Washington | $30K |
| 25/10/13for Q3 2025 | In-house | $459K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Harbinger Strategies | $30K |
| 25/07/17for Q2 2025 | Public Strategies Washington | $30K |