Washington State Lobbyist Compensation and Expenses, 2016-2026

Lobbyist compensation and expense summaries are compiled from monthly reports filed with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission. The dataset covers a time range from 2016 to the current election year, with pre-2016 records available separately. Records include payments from clients and unreimbursed firm expenses, but reports with no financial activity are excluded.

Use Cases

• Tracking lobbying expenditure trends over time based on the 16-year-plus coverage mentioned in the description
• Analyzing client spending on lobbying efforts based on the per-client record structure
• Investigating lobbyist firm operational costs based on the inclusion of unreimbursed expenses
• Verifying financial disclosures against original reports as referenced in the data limitations

Strengths

• Covers a defined time period of over 16 years plus the current election year
• Includes both client-paid compensation and lobbyist firm expenses as described
• Original source reports are accessible for verification per the provider's note

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The provider notes the compilation is a best-effort and may contain incomplete or incorrect information

Provenance

Source

Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC)

Collection Method

Compiled from monthly lobbying reports filed with the PDC

Time Range

2016 to the current election year (coverage stated as prior 16 years plus current year)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:11:13.349678; freshness should be verified

Geography

Washington State, USA