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    Lobbyist Compensation and Expenses by Source

    Metadata Updated: March 22, 2026

    This dataset contains compensation and expense summaries from monthly lobbying reports. Includes one record per client who paid compensation or incurred expenses during the filing period. Records for lobbyist firm expenses not reimbursed by clients are also included. Reports with no compensation or expenses have no records in this dataset.

    This dataset is a best-effort by the PDC to provide a complete set of records as described herewith and may contain incomplete or incorrect information. The PDC provides access to the original reports for the purpose of record verification.

    Data Coverage and Limitations: The data set covers that prior 16 years plus the current election year starting 2016. Pre-2016 records are available in the separate "Pre-2016 Lobbyist Compensation and Expenses by Source" dataset. This is a best-effort compilation that may contain incomplete or incorrect information. Original reports remain accessible for record verification.

    Descriptions attached to this dataset do not constitute legal definitions; please consult RCW 42.17A and WAC Title 390 for legal definitions and additional information regarding political finance disclosure requirements.

    CONDITION OF RELEASE: This publication constitutes a list of individuals prepared by the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission and may not be used for commercial purposes. This list is provided on the condition and with the understanding that the persons receiving it agree to this statutorily imposed limitation on its use. See RCW 42.56.070(9) and AGO 1975 No. 15.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: No license information was provided.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from WA JSON

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2026
    Publisher data.wa.gov
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.wa.gov/api/views/9nnw-c693
    Data First Published 2024-12-26
    Data Last Modified 2026-03-21
    Category Politics
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.wa.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id f215404e-b898-4c26-8b4c-3e94de6d4097
    Harvest Source Id 1c33d1cb-2f69-4f1b-835e-453790f38dc7
    Harvest Source Title WA JSON
    Homepage URL https://data.wa.gov/d/9nnw-c693
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 1c9bdc2852310469c64972f241b467409477a4fe8b050dc92fe3dfe1ee3b0a50
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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