LobbyingVertex Pharmaceuticals lobbying by quarter
Vertex Pharmaceuticals's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $1.8M. The four quarters Q3 2025–Q2 2026 total $6.8M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Health Issues and Medicare/Medicaid.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Latest quarter
- $1.8M
- Q2 2026 · 13 reports
- Last 12 months
- $6.8M
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- +4.1%
- 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 | $710K | 7 |
| Q1 2023 | $1M | 7 |
| Q2 2023 | $990K | 9 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.2M | 7 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.3M | 7 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.5M | 7 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.3M | 7 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.4M | 7 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4M | 9 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1M | 12 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8M | 12 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7M | 12 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6M | 12 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7M | 14 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8M | 13 |
Policy issues the reports name
- Health issues111 reports
- Medicare and Medicaid77 reports
- Taxation34 reports
- Budget and appropriations34 reports
- Medical research and clinical labs17 reports
- Pharmacy13 reports
- Trade9 reports
- Defense8 reports
- Veterans3 reports
- District of Columbia1 reports
- Homeland security1 reports
A report that names several issues counts once for each.
Who was lobbied
- SENATE135 reports
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES134 reports
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)37 reports
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)29 reports
- White House Office24 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)13 reports
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)10 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)7 reports
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)6 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)6 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)4 reports
- Vice President of the U.S.4 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)3 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)2 reports
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)1 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)1 reports
- Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)1 reports
- Treasury, Dept of1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseVertex Pharmaceuticals | $14.9M | 15 quarters |
| Tarplin, Downs & Young | $1.2M | 15 quarters |
| Tiber Creek Group | $1.1M | 15 quarters |
| Stanton Park Group | $750K | 15 quarters |
| Avenue Solutions | $740K | 13 quarters |
| Empire Consulting Group | $700K | 15 quarters |
| CGCN Group | $420K | 7 quarters |
| Crossroads Strategies | $390K | 13 quarters |
| Marshall & Popp | $340K | 6 quarters |
| McLarty Inbound | $200K | 6 quarters |
| Capitol Counsel | $150K | 3 quarters |
| Salt Point Strategies | $140K | 5 quarters |
| Holland & Knight | $130K | 7 quarters |
| Alb Solutions | $100K | 2 quarters |
| Williams and Jensen, PLLC | $80K | 3 quarters |
| Alston & Bird | $70K | 2 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| ADAM BUCKALEW | Covered Official Positions Continued: Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK); Communications Director & Legislative Assistant, U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) | Q2 2026 |
| AISLING MCDONOUGH | Chief of Staff, Rep. Anna Eshoo; Senior Health Advisor, Rep. Anna Eshoo; Policy Coordinator, Energy & Commerce Committee; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Brian Schatz | Q2 2026 |
| BRYAN WILLIAM WELLS | Policy Advisor, Senator Pat Roberts | Q2 2026 |
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | Legislative Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner | Q2 2026 |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham | Q2 2026 |
| EMILY H MURRY | Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Health, W&M Cmte; Sr. Policy Advisor, Majority Leader McCarthy; Policy Advisor, Majority Whip McCarthy; Professional Staff, Republican Study Cmte.; Leg. Aid, Rep. Ken Calvert; Leg. Asst., Rep. Tom Price | Q2 2026 |
| HAZEN CLAY MARSHALL | Policy Director-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell; Staff Director, Senate Budget Committee-Senator Don Nickles; Deputy Chief of Staff/Economist, Office of Assistant Majority Leader-Senator Don Nickles; Legislative Assistant-Senator Don Nickles | Q2 2026 |
| JAMES DERDERIAN | Chief of Staff, House Commerce Committee; Legislative Advisor to Rep. Tom Bliley | Q2 2026 |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance | Q2 2026 |
| KEVIN DAWSON | Chief of Staff, Congressman Mike Kelly; Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Cassidy; Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on the Budget | Q2 2026 |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | CoS for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Bobby Bright, CoS for Rep. Jim Matheson, Clerk for House Rules Cmte. | Q2 2026 |
| MONICA POPP | Chief of Staff/Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn; Professional Staff Member, U.S. House of Representatives-Energy & Commerce Committee; Legislative Assistant, Senator Jim DeMint | Q2 2026 |
| PAMELA SMITH | Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun | Q2 2026 |
| PARICK BRAERTON CARROLL | Leg Asst. Rep. Ray LaHood, Leg Dir. Rep. Kevin Yoder, PSM Senate Appropriations Cmte. | Q2 2026 |
| PETER FISE | Health Counsel for Sen. Cmte on Finance, Health Counsel for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Staff Assistant for House Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform | Q2 2026 |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte. | Q2 2026 |
| SARAH GILBERT | (3) Legislative Correspondent, Rep. George Holding, Nov. 2017-Aug. 2018; Staff Assistant, Rep. George Holding, Dec. 2016-Nov. 2017 | Q2 2026 |
| VALERIE HENRY | Legislative Director, Rep. Greg Walden; Legislative Assistant to Sen. John Warner and Sen. Mike Crapo | Q2 2026 |
| VERONICA JACKSON | Director, Strategic Planning, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, HHS | Q2 2026 |
| CHRIS J MILLER | Chief of Staff/Legislative Director, Rep. Dave Reichert; Senior Legislative Asst, Rep. Gary Miller; Legislative Asst, Rep. Jennifer Dunn; LC, Sen. Tim Hutchinson; Staff Asst, Sen. Gordon Smith | Q1 2026 |
| DANIEL HOWARD ZAWITOSKI | Chief of Staff, Rep. Scott Peters (2018-2023); Legislative Director, Rep. Scott Peters (2015-2018); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Scott Peters (2014-2015); Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Scott Peters (2013-2014). | Q1 2026 |
| IVELISSE ALEXANDRA PORROA-GARCIA | Policy Director, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Raul Ruiz; Staff Assistant, Sen. Barbara Boxer | Q1 2026 |
| KYLE HILL | Leg. Director, Rep. Suzan DelBene (1/19-7/22); Sr. Leg. Asst., Rep. Suzan DelBene (10/17-1/19); Health Policy Advisor, Rep. Steve Israel (2/16-12/16); Leg. Asst., Rep. Steve Israel (5/13-12/14); Staff Asst., Rep. Steve Israel (12/12-05/13) | Q1 2026 |
| ANDREW JOSEPH SIRACUSE | Sr. Tax Cnsl., Sen. John Cornyn; Staff Dir., Sen. Fin. Cmte. Int'l. Trade, Customs & Global Comp. Sbcmte., Tax Cnsl., Sen. Cornyn; Cnsl. Sen. Cornyn; Staff Dir. Sen. Fin. Cmte, Energy, Nat. Res. Sbcmte.; LA, Sen. Cornyn; LA, Sen. Norm Coleman | Q3 2025 |
| LAURA FRIEDEL | Leg. Asst., Sen. Zell Miller, Leg. Dir., Sen. Richard Shelby, Clerk, Staff Dir., Sen. Appropriations Committee | Q3 2025 |
| MARTHA BEATRICE MILLER | Deputy Director of Scheduling, Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), 2019-2020; Scheduler, Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-08), 2020-2022. | Q3 2025 |
| MICHAEL HAYES | Deputy Director, Office of Public Engagement, The White House; Director, National Security Council, The White House; U.S. Diplomat, Department of State; Legislative Fellow, U.S. House of Representatives. | Q2 2025 |
| STEPHEN THOMAS VOLJAVEC | Legislative Director, Rep. Vern Buchanan; Legislative Assistant, Senator Marsha Blackburn | Q2 2025 |
| MATTHEW FUENTES | LA - Senate Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer; LA - Senate Democratic Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer; Legislative Aide - Sen. Chuck Schumer; Research Assistant - Senate Finance Committee (Sen. Ron Wyden) | Q1 2025 |
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | Sr. Counsel and Dir. External Affairs - HHS OIG; Prin. Dep. Administrator for Policy and Operations and Dir. of Medicare Program Integrity - CMS; Chief Oversight and General Counsel - Senate Cmte. on Finance | Q4 2024 |
| MICHELLE P EASTON | Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham | Q4 2024 |
| EMILY KIRLIN | Mbr Servs Dir, Sen. John Cornyn (2016-2018); Whip Liaison, Sen. Cornyn (2013-2016); Whip Liaison, Sen. Jon Kyl (2011-2013); Int Comms, Sen. Lamar Alexander (2011); Comms Assist, Sen. Alexander (2009-2010); Mbr Guest Rels, Sen. Alexander (2008-2009) | Q2 2024 |
| JOHN MICHAEL GONZALEZ | Chief of Staff, Rep. Melissa Bean (2005-2009); Chief of Staff, Rep. Chris Bell (2003-2005) | Q2 2024 |
| ERIN MENDELSOHN | LD, Rep Eshoo (Jan 2013 - May 2015); Congressional Liaison - FDA (May 2015 - Feb 2018); Rep. Harman - Staff Assistant (Jun 2005 - Jun 2006); Rep. Eshoo - Leg. Correspondent, Leg. Assistant, Senior Leg. Assistant (Jan 2005 - Jan 2013). | Q4 2023 |
| BRIAN GREER | Prof. Staff-House Armed Services Comm.; Military Leg Asst.- Sen. Charles Schumer; Spec Asst.-Off. of Sec. of Defense; Military Leg Asst.- Rep. John Boccieri; Military Leg Asst.-Rep. Parker Griffith; Leg Asst., Staff Asst. & Leg Corr.-Rep. David Scott | Q3 2023 |
| E. BRANDON GARRETT | Chief of Staff-Rep. Robin Kelly; Policy Dir.-Political Advisor to VP Joseph Biden for 2012 Obama/Biden Campaign; Policy Dir.-Cong. Black Caucus/Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II; Leg. Dir.-Rep. Marcia Fudge; and Leg. Asst.-Rep. Wm. Jefferson. | Q3 2023 |
| HANNAH BETH CORNWELL | Intern, Sen. Rubio (2018); Staff Assistant, Sen. McCain (2018); SA, LC, LA, Sen. Alexander (2018-2020); LC, La, LA, Sen. Kennedy (2020-2023). | Q3 2023 |
| MIKE P MULLEN | Sr. Advisor, Rep. Mike Doyle; and Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Turner. | Q3 2023 |
| KARINA LYNCH | Staff, Senate Special Committee on Aging; Staff, Senate Committee on Government Affairs; Senate Committees on Aging and Gov. Affairs | Q2 2023 |
| KRISTIN RICHTER | Int Rep. Coble (2008); Int Com on E&C (2011); SA Rep. Stearns (2012); Int LC L Concl. Rep. Bilirakis (2014-2016); L Concl. LD Rep. Griffith (2016-2019); Concl Com on E&C (2019-2023) | Q2 2023 |
| SWARNA VALLURUPALLI | Health and Tax Fellow Sen Finance Com (2012-2013); Health and Tax Concl. Sen Hirono (2013-2017); Health Concl. Senior Concl. Sen. Menendez (2017-2023) - *Did not lobby Senate | Q2 2023 |
| CHERYL LYNN JAEGER | Shared employee, Ofc of the Speaker & Ofc of VA 07; Sr Policy Adv, Maj Leader, Rep Cantor; Sr. Policy Adv, Republican Whip, Rep Cantor; Sr Policy Adv, Majority Whip, Rep Blunt; Prof Staff House Committee on E&C; Sr. LA to Rep Cox | Q1 2023 |
| CHRISTOPHER W HATCHER | Sch. C, Treasury; Associate Staff, House Rules Committee; LD, Rep. Scott McInnis | Q4 2022 |
| LINDSEY LEDWIN | Executive Assistant/Senior Scheduler, Sen. Olympia Snowe (2003-2005); Clerk, Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee (2003) | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 08/03for Q4 2024 | Tarplin, Downs & Young | $80K |
| 08/03for Q3 2024 | Tarplin, Downs & Young | $80K |
| 08/03for Q2 2024 | Tarplin, Downs & Young | $80K |
| 08/03for Q1 2024 | Tarplin, Downs & Young | $80K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Alston & Bird | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | McLarty Inbound | Under $5,000 |
| 07/20for Q2 | Stanton Park Group | $50K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Avenue Solutions | $60K |
| 07/19for Q2 | CGCN Group | $50K |
| 07/18for Q2 | Tiber Creek Group | $60K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Crossroads Strategies | $50K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Tarplin, Downs & Young | $80K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Alb Solutions | $50K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Empire Consulting Group | $50K |
| 07/16for Q2 | In-house | $1.2M |
| 07/10for Q2 | Holland & Knight | $20K |
| 07/09for Q2 | Marshall & Popp | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Alston & Bird | $20K |
| 04/20for Q1 | McLarty Inbound | Under $5,000 |
| 04/20for Q1 | CGCN Group | $80K |