Lobbying

Safire's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at under $5,000. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $40K. Its first report covers Q2 2025; the issues it reports most are Defense and Budget/Appropriations.

Safire

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$40K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
No record
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q2 2025
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Safire lobbying by quarter
Safire lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q2 2025$18K1
Q3 2025$20K2
Q4 2025$20K2
Q1 2026$20K2
Q2 2026$01
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Defense$38K · 8 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$20K · 3 reports
  • Energy and nuclear$20K · 3 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES8 reports
  • SENATE8 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)4 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Thorn Run Partners$60K3 quarters
Cognitae$18K5 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
MICHAEL MACKAYCongressional StaffQ2 2026

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2CognitaeUnder $5,000
07/15for Q1Thorn Run Partners$20K
04/20for Q1CognitaeUnder $5,000
04/18for Q1Thorn Run Partners$20K
01/20for Q4 2025CognitaeUnder $5,000
01/19for Q4 2025Thorn Run Partners$20K
25/12/29for Q3 2025CognitaeUnder $5,000
25/10/20for Q3 2025Thorn Run Partners$20K
25/09/11for Q3 2025Thorn Run PartnersUnder $5,000
25/09/07for Q2 2025Cognitae$18K
25/06/02for Q2 2025CognitaeUnder $5,000