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What organizations pay lobbyists

From the client reports organizations file with the Legislature each July, covering the year to June 30. Amounts include lobbying both the Legislature and state agencies. When a lobbying firm is paid a lump sum, the firm’s lobbyists are listed under it without amounts of their own.

$26,393,357
reported, July 2025 – June 2026
1,151
organizations reporting
881
paid more than $0

Organizations, by amount paid

  1. 1.Iowa Health Care Association$310,800
  2. 2.Cedar Rapids Development Group LLC$230,874
  3. 3.Iowa Hospital Association$205,400
  4. 4.Iowa Credit Union League$173,838
  5. 5.Iowa League of Cities$167,482
  6. 6.Iowa Association for Justice$165,650
  7. 7.Sports Betting Alliance$162,800
  8. 8.ITC Midwest$143,916
  9. 9.Associated General Contractors of Iowa$143,786
  10. 10.Iowa State Education Association$143,260
  11. 11.Iowa Board of Regents$141,058
  12. 12.Hy-Vee, Inc.$140,209
  13. 13.The Nature Conservancy$139,000
  14. 14.City of Des Moines$137,000
  15. 15.Wellmark, Inc.$133,890
  16. 16.Iowa State Association of Counties$133,000
  17. 17.Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.$132,000
  18. 18.Iowa Department of Health and Human Services$132,000
  19. 19.POET, LLC$130,000
  20. 20.Iowa Farm Bureau Federation$128,584
  21. 21.Iowa State Bar Association$126,549
  22. 22.RAI Service Co.$124,200
  23. 23.Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates$122,848
  24. 24.MidAmerican Energy Company$120,000
  25. 25.SAS Institute Inc.$120,000
  26. 26.UnityPoint Health$115,620
  27. 27.Fareway Stores, Inc.$114,000
  28. 28.Iowa Total Care, A Subsidiary of Centene Corporation$110,000
  29. 29.Iowa Association of Community College Trustees$109,333
  30. 30.Meta Platforms Inc.$108,000
  31. 31.Iowa Automobile Dealers Association$106,372
  32. 32.American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA)$106,181
  33. 33.Clean Grid Alliance$104,610
  34. 34.National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA)$104,588
  35. 35.Iowa Medical Society$104,167
  36. 36.Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino$102,576
  37. 37.Google LLC and its Affiliates$102,003
  38. 38.Polk County - Board of Supervisors$100,000
  39. 39.TikTok, Inc.$100,000
  40. 40.Iowa Communications Alliance$98,885
  41. 41.Americans for Fair Energy Prices$98,400
  42. 42.Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC.$96,000
  43. 43.Iowans for Tax Relief$95,810
  44. 44.Iowa Newspaper Association$95,407
  45. 45.City of Cedar Rapids$95,000
  46. 46.Teamsters Local 238$95,000
  47. 47.Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources$93,893
  48. 48.FUELIowa (PMCI)$93,333
  49. 49.Delta Dental of Iowa$92,184
  50. 50.Urban County Coalition$91,667
  51. 51.Iowa Bankers Association$91,524
  52. 52.Bayer U.S. LLC$91,000
  53. 53.Amazon.com Services LLC$90,000
  54. 54.BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC$90,000
  55. 55.Boyd Gaming & Dubuque Diamond Jo & Diamond Jo Worth$90,000
  56. 56.Crow's Auto Service$90,000
  57. 57.Iowa Business Energy Coalition (IBEC)$90,000
  58. 58.Iowa Corn Growers Association$88,386
  59. 59.Iowa Wildlife Federation$85,000
  60. 60.Federation of Iowa Insurers$83,900
  61. 61.Pharmaceutical Care Management Association$82,986
  62. 62.Association for Consumer Debt Relief c/o MultiState Associates LLC$81,555
  63. 63.Black Hills Energy$80,000
  64. 64.Governor's Office$80,000
  65. 65.Veterans Guardian$80,000
  66. 66.Iowa Dental Association$79,513
  67. 67.Iowa Grocery Industry Association$79,200
  68. 68.NextEra Energy$77,693
  69. 69.Ducks Unlimited, Inc.$75,000
  70. 70.Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI)$75,000
  71. 71.Yes. Every Kid.$75,000
  72. 72.Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court$74,500
  73. 73.Judicial Retirement System$74,500
  74. 74.Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives$74,339
  75. 75.The Family Leader Foundation$73,407
  76. 76.Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing$72,820
  77. 77.Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRF)$72,625
  78. 78.VSP Vision, Inc. c/o MultiState Associates LLC$72,344
  79. 79.School Administrators of Iowa$72,258
  80. 80.Cicero Action$72,000
  81. 81.Microsoft Corp.$72,000
  82. 82.Alzheimers Association, Iowa Chapter$68,667
  83. 83.FAMM$68,389
  84. 84.Iowa Cable and Telecommunications Association$67,606
  85. 85.Rural School Advocates of Iowa$67,492
  86. 86.Iowa Department of Education$66,677
  87. 87.Elite Casino Resorts, LLC$66,667
  88. 88.Iowa Pork Producers Association$66,517
  89. 89.Iowa Soybean Association$66,292
  90. 90.Iowa Beverage Association$66,250
  91. 91.Equifax$66,000
  92. 92.Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA)$66,000
  93. 93.American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)$65,000
  94. 94.American Council of Engineering Companies$65,000
  95. 95.Iowa Association of Realtors$65,000
  96. 96.Iowa Institute for Cooperatives$65,000
  97. 97.Smithfield Foods, Inc.$64,800
  98. 98.Iowa Insurance Division$64,300
  99. 99.Cigna Corporate Services, LLC$63,137
  100. 100.MedPharm Iowa$63,037

Top 100 of 1151.

Lobbyists and firms, by amount received

  • Cornerstone Government Affairs · 64 clients$2,162,428
  • PolicyWorks · 28 clients$1,157,655
  • Eide Walton · 41 clients$1,117,558
  • CWL Group · 28 clients$817,117
  • Carney & Appleby, PLC · 21 clients$761,644
  • Conlin State Strategies · 27 clients$749,800
  • Fitzgerald, Smith & Associates · 21 clients$715,459
  • Dentons Davis Brown · 30 clients$674,300
  • Paramount Strategies · 19 clients$576,833
  • Advocacy Strategies · 35 clients$572,855
  • Jeffrey Boeyink · 34 clients$565,000
  • Mark Joyce · 13 clients$519,800
  • Shine Strategies · 19 clients$498,335
  • BrownWinick · 26 clients$456,654
  • Sandra Conlin · 11 clients$418,886
  • Tom Cope, Jon Murphy · 22 clients$416,500
  • Michael Triplett · 14 clients$370,093
  • PolicyWorks LLC · 14 clients$349,814
  • Marc Beltrame · 5 clients$346,000
  • Mike St. Clair · 11 clients$321,900
  • Campbell/Patterson Consulting, LLP · 24 clients$319,815
  • David Scott · 7 clients$310,000
  • Ketzner Strategies · 14 clients$309,000
  • Skinner & Paschke, PLLC · 6 clients$276,076
  • Eric Goranson · 13 clients$238,245

Summed across the organizations that reported paying them. A firm’s total covers all its lobbyists.