LobbyingUniversity of Minnesota lobbying by quarter
University of Minnesota's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $110K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $380K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Budget/Appropriations and Agriculture.
University of Minnesota
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $380K
- 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 | $130K | 3 |
| Q1 2023 | $140K | 3 |
| Q2 2023 | $121K | 3 |
| Q3 2023 | $121K | 3 |
| Q4 2023 | $120K | 3 |
| Q1 2024 | $120K | 3 |
| Q2 2024 | $130K | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | $180K | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | $120K | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | $140K | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | $100K | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | $60K | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | $150K | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | $120K | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | $110K | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Budget and appropriations$614K · 38 reports
- Agriculture$256.5K · 26 reports
- Health issues$196K · 14 reports
- Defense$151.5K · 12 reports
- Medicare and Medicaid$114.8K · 11 reports
- Education$98.5K · 10 reports
- Sports$76.8K · 7 reports
- Science and technology$57.5K · 4 reports
- Natural resources$14.7K · 2 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES38 reports
- SENATE38 reports
- Education, Dept of1 reports
- Energy, Dept of1 reports
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseUniversity of Minnesota | $932K | 15 quarters |
| Lewis-Burke Associates | $510K | 11 quarters |
| Cornerstone Government Affairs | $300K | 15 quarters |
| Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies | $120K | 3 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| DIANNE NELLOR | Clerk and Prof Staff Senate Approps Cmte; Prof. Staff Joint Econ. Cmte | Q2 2026 |
| JAMES RICHARDS | COS House Member Office (Pearce); Director IGA USDA; Appropriations Associate House Member Office (Skeen & Bonilla) | Q2 2026 |
| PATRICK GALAGHER MARTIN | Legislative Correspondent - Office of Senator Evan Bayh; Special Assistant - Center for Consumer Info and Insurance Oversight, Dept. of HHS | Q1 2026 |
| RICHARD VAN BUREN | Leg. Correspondent, Senator Whitehouse; Assoc. Leg. Assistant, Leg. Assistant, Leg. Counsel, CMS; Health Insurance Spec., Medicaid; Senior Analyst, CHIP Payment and MACPAC; Health Counsel, Senior Health Counsel, Committee on Energy and Commerce | Q1 2026 |
| CHARLES TOWNER FRENCH | Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House Committee on Homeland Security; Staff, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart; Staff, Rep. Judy Biggert | Q4 2025 |
| MEAGAN FOSTER | Staff Assistant, Congressman Bob Matsui; Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senator Mark Begich; Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Tom Udall; Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Peter Welch | Q4 2025 |
| PRESCOTT MARTIN | Dep General Counsel, U.S. Dept of Ag; Senior Counsel, U.S. Dept of Ag; Chief Counsel, House Ag Cmte Majority; Chief Counsel, House Ag Cmte minority [Scott] Senior Counsel, House Ag Cmte [Peterson]; Counsel, House Ag Cmte [Peterson] | Q4 2025 |
| JACKSON CLARK | Paid Intern - District Office of Senator Amy Klobuchar | Q2 2025 |
| SRINIVAS SONTI | Temporary Professional Staff - United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Senior Policy Advisor-Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL); Research Director-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) | Q2 2025 |
| LAURA A UTTLEY | Paid Intern, Office of Senator Jack Reed; Office of Congressman Jim Langevin | Q1 2023 |
| SARAH NEIMEYER | Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Richard J. Durbin Director, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, US Dept. of Interior Senior Legislative Assistant, Senator Paul Wellstone Executive Assistant, Congressman Charles E. Schumer | Q1 2023 |
| ELIZABETH O'HARE | Legislative Assistant, Office of Representative Rush Holt | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/28for Q2 | In-house | $70K |
| 07/18for Q2 | Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies | $20K |
| 07/13for Q2 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $20K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies | $50K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $50K |
| 04/15for Q1 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $20K |
| 01/21for Q4 2025 | In-house | $80K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies | $50K |
| 01/14for Q4 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $20K |
| 25/12/22for Q2 2025 | Lewis-Burke Associates | $40K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | In-house | $40K |
| 25/10/16for Q4 2025 | Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies | Under $5,000 |
| 25/10/08for Q3 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $20K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | In-house | $40K |
| 25/07/16for Q2 2025 | Lewis-Burke Associates | $40K |
| 25/07/09for Q2 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $20K |
| 25/04/18for Q1 2025 | In-house | $80K |
| 25/04/16for Q1 2025 | Lewis-Burke Associates | $40K |
| 25/04/07for Q1 2025 | Cornerstone Government Affairs | $20K |
| 25/01/27for Q4 2024 | In-house | $60K |