2025–26 · Idaho Secretary of State reports
Lobbying in Idaho
Who represents whom at the Statehouse, the bills they reported working on, and what they spent — linked to campaign money and legislators.
380
Lobbyists
506
Clients
2,334
Bills reported
$2,301,158
Expenditures
Clients by lobbying spending
Expenditures reported on each client's behalf.
- 1Citizens Alliance of Idaho Inc.1 lobbyists · 72 bills$204,499
- 2American Federation for Children1 lobbyists · 4 bills$200,086
- 3Save Our Schools Idaho Inc.1 lobbyists · 3 bills$136,450
- 4Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry4 lobbyists · 147 bills$99,542
- 5Syringa Networks, LLC1 lobbyists · 0 bills$77,249
- 6Americans for Prosperity3 lobbyists · 30 bills$74,677
- 7Idaho Dairymen's Association4 lobbyists · 55 bills$74,241
- 8Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association1 lobbyists · 16 bills$58,132
- 9Idaho Education Association0 lobbyists · 0 bills$56,539
- 10Convention of States Action3 lobbyists · 4 bills$50,852
- 11Idaho Forest Group2 lobbyists · 8 bills$50,500
- 12World Liberty Financial1 lobbyists · 3 bills$45,576
- 13Regence BlueShield of Idaho5 lobbyists · 42 bills$45,434
- 14Idaho State AFL-CIO5 lobbyists · 52 bills$44,897
- 15Idaho Mining Association2 lobbyists · 53 bills$44,254
- 16Idaho Health Care Association2 lobbyists · 10 bills$37,790
- 17Select Health, Inc.2 lobbyists · 36 bills$36,770
- 18Boise Metro Chamber2 lobbyists · 69 bills$36,604
- 19Idaho AGC3 lobbyists · 88 bills$33,658
- 20AT&T Services, Inc.1 lobbyists · 10 bills$33,251
- 21Freedom Foundation2 lobbyists · 4 bills$32,351
- 22Veterans Guardian2 lobbyists · 7 bills$31,005
- 23Idaho Family Policy Center5 lobbyists · 50 bills$30,409
- 24Idaho Potato Commission2 lobbyists · 2 bills$29,753
- 25Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates1 lobbyists · 1 bills$29,118
- 26Melaleuca, Inc.1 lobbyists · 4 bills$28,305
- 27Idaho School Boards Association4 lobbyists · 206 bills$26,995
- 28Bayer U.S. LLC1 lobbyists · 1 bills$24,512
- 29Idaho REALTORS1 lobbyists · 33 bills$22,957
- 30Idaho Farm Bureau Federation4 lobbyists · 80 bills$21,162
Named as “person benefited”
Officials named on itemized lobbying expenditures, as filed. Categories range from meals and events to texts and billboards about the person; each page lists them.
- Brad Little13 items · $62,381
- Mike Moyle17 items · $21,751
- Douglas Pickett15 items · $21,264
- Lori Den Hartog11 items · $16,996
- Jim Guthrie34 items · $16,435
- Richard Cheatum7 items · $15,964
- James Holtzclaw9 items · $15,597
- Jason Monks14 items · $15,564
- Kelly Anthon10 items · $15,356
- Joe Palmer11 items · $15,301
- James Ruchti3 items · $14,269
- Raul Labrador4 items · $13,971
- Lori Wolff9 items · $13,222
- Jack Nelsen2 items · $12,724
- Phil McGrane11 items · $11,616
- John Vander Woude11 items · $11,216
- Camille Blaylock7 items · $10,914
- John Shirts9 items · $10,811
- Debbie Critchfield6 items · $10,636
- Wendy Horman8 items · $9,965
Lobbyists with the most clients
- Cody Phelps28 clients · 98 bills
- Benn Brocksome22 clients · 0 bills
- Katie Wheeler22 clients · 0 bills
- Patrick Sullivan21 clients · 1228 bills
- John Sheldon21 clients · 1193 bills
- Kylie Turner20 clients · 66 bills
- Kate Haas20 clients · 0 bills
- Peyton R. Nunes20 clients · 0 bills
- John Foster20 clients · 0 bills
- Caroline Merritt19 clients · 78 bills
- Emily McClure17 clients · 269 bills
- David Lehman14 clients · 27 bills
- Elizabeth Criner13 clients · 125 bills
- Alden Koenig12 clients · 55 bills
- Liz Hatter11 clients · 76 bills
- Norman M. Semanko11 clients · 2 bills
- Ken Burgess10 clients · 77 bills
- Riley L. Gilbert10 clients · 41 bills
- Cassidey Plum9 clients · 1428 bills
- Lance Giles9 clients · 109 bills
How to read this
- “Bills reported” are bills a lobbyist listed working on. The state's reports don't say whether they were for or against a bill.
- “Person benefited” is the name the lobbyist entered on an itemized expenditure; the category says what it was.
- The state's exports repeat many expenditure lines word for word; identical lines are counted once.
- Lobbyists' own campaign contributions are matched to their names; a different person with the same name could occasionally be included.
Campaign money is under Money.