Research / LobbyingClientPulse
New Federal, Colorado, NYC & Chicago Lobbying Clients: 2026 statistics from 2,089 public records
District of Columbia leads with 128 of 2,089 records (6.1%), ahead of California with 120 (5.7%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. Senate and House Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings via lda.gov; Colorado Secretary of State, NYC City Clerk eLobbyist and City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbying data).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from U.S. Senate and House Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings via lda.gov; Colorado Secretary of State, NYC City Clerk eLobbyist and City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbying data
Key findings
- Zalwin's LobbyingClientPulse dataset holds 2,089 LobbyingClientPulse records dated 2026-07-30 to 2026-11-02 (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. Senate and House Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings via lda.gov; Colorado Secretary of State, NYC City Clerk eLobbyist and City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbying data). #
- District of Columbia leads with 128 of 2,089 records (6.1%), ahead of California with 120 (5.7%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. Senate and House Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings via lda.gov; Colorado Secretary of State, NYC City Clerk eLobbyist and City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbying data). #
- The most common issue area is OTHER: 1,318 of 2,089 records (63.1%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. Senate and House Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings via lda.gov; Colorado Secretary of State, NYC City Clerk eLobbyist and City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbying data). #
- Across 1,098 records with a stated amount, the total is 13,118,927 and the median is 5,300; the largest is 135,250 (Centerpoint Properties Trust) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. Senate and House Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings via lda.gov; Colorado Secretary of State, NYC City Clerk eLobbyist and City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbying data). #
- The top 10% of records by amount (110 of 1,098) account for 43.3% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. Senate and House Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings via lda.gov; Colorado Secretary of State, NYC City Clerk eLobbyist and City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbying data). #
- 1,216 of 2,089 records (58.2%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: U.S. Senate and House Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings via lda.gov; Colorado Secretary of State, NYC City Clerk eLobbyist and City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbying data). #
- In District of Columbia, the leading issue area is OTHER with 14 of 128 records (10.9%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. Senate and House Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings via lda.gov; Colorado Secretary of State, NYC City Clerk eLobbyist and City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbying data). #
LobbyingClientPulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 128 | 6.1% |
| California | 120 | 5.7% |
| Colorado | 108 | 5.2% |
| Texas | 64 | 3.1% |
| Virginia | 60 | 2.9% |
| New York | 51 | 2.4% |
| Florida | 36 | 1.7% |
| Massachusetts | 31 | 1.5% |
| Illinois | 27 | 1.3% |
| Georgia | 23 | 1.1% |
| New Jersey | 22 | 1.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | 1.0% |
| North Carolina | 19 | 0.9% |
| Arizona | 17 | 0.8% |
| Minnesota | 14 | 0.7% |
LobbyingClientPulse records by issue area
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | 1,318 | 63.1% |
| Health Issues | 99 | 4.7% |
| Defense | 91 | 4.4% |
| Budget/Appropriations | 64 | 3.1% |
| Energy/Nuclear | 46 | 2.2% |
| Trade (domestic/foreign) | 39 | 1.9% |
| Medicare/Medicaid | 37 | 1.8% |
| Transportation | 23 | 1.1% |
| Natural Resources | 22 | 1.1% |
| Education | 22 | 1.1% |
| Science/Technology | 20 | 1.0% |
| Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | 19 | 0.9% |
| Manufacturing | 16 | 0.8% |
| Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | 16 | 0.8% |
| Government Issues | 15 | 0.7% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 2,089 public records dated 2026-07-30 to 2026-11-02; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: U.S. Senate and House Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings via lda.gov; Colorado Secretary of State, NYC City Clerk eLobbyist and City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbying data. Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated amount.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "LobbyingClientPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/lobbyingclientpulse
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