Washington State Lobbyist Agent and Employer Relationships

Lobbyist Agent Employers data from the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) links individuals working for lobbying firms with the employers those firms represent. The PDC provides this as a best-effort compilation, noting it may contain incomplete or incorrect information and is not for commercial use. The dataset was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping lobbying firm networks based on agent and employer relationships.
• Analyzing the concentration of lobbying activity based on the firms and employers listed.
• Studying disclosure compliance and data quality in political finance records.
• Investigating potential conflicts of interest by tracing connections between agents and their firms' clients.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative state agency, the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC).
• Available in multiple structured formats (CSV, JSON, RDF, XML) for flexibility.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded (2026-03-22 03:12:13.361035).

Limitations

• The PDC explicitly states the data is a best-effort compilation and may contain incomplete or incorrect information.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC)

Collection Method

Compiled from lobbyist/firm registration reports filed with the PDC.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:12:13.361035; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Washington State, USA