INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES, LLC

On the record as: lobbying client, lobbying firm, lobbyists' giving (LD-203). Also written “INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES LLC”, “INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES”.

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from its PAC to 0 members, 2021 on

$90K

on 31 lobbying reports as a client

109

clients as a lobbying firm ($41.0M reported income)

$877K

its lobbyists report giving 133 members (LD-203)

What its lobbyists report giving members (LD-203)

The members it gave most, colored by party. ◆ marks a member on a committee that handles what it lobbies on.

◆ Ken Calvert

R-CA · Appropriations

$113K

Steve Scalise

R-LA

$74K

◆ Tom Cole

R-OK · Appropriations

$65K

Kevin McCarthy

R-CA

$42K

◆ Mike Rogers

R-AL · Armed Services

$41K

Mike Johnson

R-LA

$40K

◆ Jay Obernolte

R-CA · Budget, Science, Space, and Technology

$35K

◆ Mario Diaz-Balart

R-FL · Appropriations

$31K

◆ Pete Aguilar

D-CA · Appropriations

$29K

◆ John R. Carter

R-TX · Appropriations

$23K

Tom Emmer

R-MN

$22K

◆ Steve Womack

R-AR · Appropriations

$20K

◆ David G. Valadao

R-CA · Appropriations

$19K

◆ Betty McCollum

D-MN · Appropriations

$16K

◆ Guy Reschenthaler

R-PA · Appropriations

$14K

◆ Robert J. Wittman

R-VA · Armed Services

$14K

Kay Granger

R-TX

$12K

◆ Scott Franklin

R-FL · Appropriations, Science, Space, and Technology

$10K

◆ Harold Rogers

R-KY · Appropriations

$9,750

◆ Stephanie I. Bice

R-OK · Appropriations

$9,500

All 60 members

Member	From its PAC	Its lobbyists (LD-203)	Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Ken Calvert R CA	—	$113,200	Appropriations
Steve Scalise R LA	—	$74,000
Tom Cole R OK	—	$65,200	Appropriations
Kevin McCarthy R CA	—	$41,500
Mike Rogers R AL	—	$41,200	Armed Services
Mike Johnson R LA	—	$40,000
Jay Obernolte R CA	—	$34,500	Budget, Science, Space, and Technology
Mario Diaz-Balart R FL	—	$31,000	Appropriations
Pete Aguilar D CA	—	$29,200	Appropriations
John R. Carter R TX	—	$23,050	Appropriations
Tom Emmer R MN	—	$21,750
Steve Womack R AR	—	$19,800	Appropriations
David G. Valadao R CA	—	$18,750	Appropriations
Betty McCollum D MN	—	$16,250	Appropriations
Guy Reschenthaler R PA	—	$14,300	Appropriations
Robert J. Wittman R VA	—	$14,100	Armed Services
Kay Granger R TX	—	$12,300
Scott Franklin R FL	—	$10,000	Appropriations, Science, Space, and Technology
Harold Rogers R KY	—	$9,750	Appropriations
Stephanie I. Bice R OK	—	$9,500	Appropriations
Garret Graves R LA	—	$9,100
Steny H. Hoyer D MD	—	$9,000	Appropriations
Jack Bergman R MI	—	$8,000	Armed Services, Budget
Chris Stewart R UT	—	$7,750
Jerry L. Carl R AL	—	$7,600
Mark Alford R MO	—	$7,050	Appropriations
Katherine M. Clark D MA	—	$6,800
Michael K. Simpson R ID	—	$6,750	Appropriations
Don Bacon R NE	—	$6,510	Armed Services
Adam Smith D WA	—	$6,500	Armed Services
Jennifer A. Kiggans R VA	—	$6,300	Armed Services
Celeste Maloy R UT	—	$5,750	Appropriations
Scott H. Peters D CA	—	$5,750	Budget
Jim Banks R IN	—	$5,300
Henry Cuellar D TX	—	$5,000	Appropriations
Richard Hudson R NC	—	$5,000
Doug Lamborn R CO	—	$5,000
Darin LaHood R IL	—	$5,000	Ways and Means
David Rouzer R NC	—	$5,000	Science, Space, and Technology
Sarah Elfreth D MD	—	$4,500	Armed Services
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann R TN	—	$4,000	Appropriations, Science, Space, and Technology
Brian K. Fitzpatrick R PA	—	$4,000	Ways and Means
Dale W. Strong R AL	—	$3,600	Appropriations
Jeff Crank R CO	—	$3,500	Armed Services
Marcy Kaptur D OH	—	$3,500	Appropriations, Budget
Kat Cammack R FL	—	$3,000
Jimmy Patronis R FL	—	$3,000
Jake Ellzey R TX	—	$2,500	Appropriations
Jake LaTurner R KS	—	$2,500
Blake D. Moore R UT	—	$2,500	Budget, Ways and Means
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger D MD	—	$2,500
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. R PA	—	$2,000
Mike Carey R OH	—	$2,000	Budget, Ways and Means
Mark DeSaulnier D CA	—	$2,000
Mike Garcia R CA	—	$2,000
Carlos A. Gimenez R FL	—	$2,000	Armed Services
Pat Harrigan R NC	—	$2,000	Armed Services, Science, Space, and Technology
Julia Letlow R LA	—	$2,000	Appropriations
Dan Newhouse R WA	—	$2,000	Appropriations
Raul Ruiz D CA	—	$2,000

Its lobbying, by year

What its quarterly reports (LD-2) total each year: the fees it paid its lobbying firms, or its own lobbying spending when it lobbies for itself. Latest version of each report.

What it lobbied on

Issues

Budget/Appropriations

17 reports

Defense

15 reports

Government Issues

2 reports

Science/Technology

2 reports

Trade (domestic/foreign)

1 reports

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

1 reports

Bills it named

3 reports

3 reports

2 reports

2 reports

2 reports

2 reports

1 reports

1 reports

1 reports

1 reports

The lobbying firms it hired

SUSAN CARR & ASSOCIATES

$90K

FIA ADVISORS, INC (FORMERLY FIDELITY INVESTMENT ADVISORS)

See the data

Firm	Reports	Fees reported
SUSAN CARR & ASSOCIATES	16	$90K
FIA ADVISORS, INC (FORMERLY FIDELITY INVESTMENT ADVISORS)	15	$0

Its clients, as a lobbying firm (109)

TRIMBLE INC

$2.5M

MOOG, INC.

$1.6M

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

$1.1M

THALES DEFENSE & SECURITY, INC.

$1.1M

STRATOLAUNCH

$1.1M

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.

$1.1M

INTEROS INC.

$1.1M

DAY & ZIMMERMANN

$970K

CERUS CORPORATION

$920K

GENERAL DYNAMICS

$920K

SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDRY

$900K

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION

$850K

ESRI

$800K

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

$770K

SRI INTERNATIONAL

$770K

The top 40

Client	Reports	Income reported
TRIMBLE INC	23	$2.5M
MOOG, INC.	23	$1.6M
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY	23	$1.1M
THALES DEFENSE & SECURITY, INC.	23	$1.1M
STRATOLAUNCH	19	$1.1M
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.	23	$1.1M
INTEROS INC.	23	$1.1M
DAY & ZIMMERMANN	23	$970K
CERUS CORPORATION	23	$920K
GENERAL DYNAMICS	23	$920K
SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDRY	23	$900K
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION	17	$850K
ESRI	23	$800K
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.	14	$770K
SRI INTERNATIONAL	23	$770K
PARALLAX ADVANCED RESEARCH	23	$740K
TEKSCEND PHOTOMASKS ROUND ROCK, INC.	19	$720K
PERATON	23	$700K
ARIANESPACE, INC.	23	$690K
STRATEGIC ALLIANCE CONSULTING INC.	23	$690K
RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES	17	$680K
PLANETIQ	23	$670K
SUPPLYCORE	18	$650K
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE	23	$650K
TORCH.AI	19	$600K
FLYHT, INC.	19	$560K
SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.	19	$550K
FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN AND MACHINE COGNITION	23	$490K
WOLFSPEED, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CREE, INC.)	23	$480K
TRUSTED SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS	16	$470K
RCT SYSTEMS	23	$470K
SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT	23	$460K
MOJAVE WATER AGENCY	23	$460K
INLAND VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	23	$460K
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION COALITION FOR OCEAN SCIENCES	10	$440K
GALOIS	23	$430K
EMAGIN	21	$430K
VALLEY SANITARY DISTRICT	21	$410K
GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS INC	8	$400K
ORBCOMM LLC	19	$360K

8 of its lobbyists worked for a member

See the data

Lobbyist	Former position, as they list it	Member	Latest report
MICHAEL FEARON	Intern, Rep. Mary Peltola	Mary Sattler Peltola	2026
JOSHUA KEY	Deputy COS / Scheduler, Rep. Kay Granger / District Director, Rep. Mayra Flores / Deputy District Director & Constituent Advocate, Rep. Mike Coffman	Kay Granger	2026
BENJAMIN JARRETT	Special Assistant for Outreach, Appalachian Regional Commission/ MLA, Rep. John Carter / Staff Asst., Rep. Aaron Shock	John R. Carter	2025
JOSEPH MINGES	LA/LC/Staff Assistant/Field Coordinator, Rep. Ed Perlmutter	Ed Perlmutter	2025
AUSTIN GAGE	Asst. to Rep. Hal Rogers, House Appropriations Committee; Legislative Director/Counsel/Senior Leg. Assistant, Rep. Hal Rogers; LC/Staff Assistant, Rep. Andy Harris	Harold Rogers	2025
JUAN BUHIGAS PALINKASEV	Intern, Rep. Henry Cuellar	Henry Cuellar	2025
QUINTON JOHNSON	Legislative Assistant/Aide/Correspondent / Staff Assistant, Rep.Betty McCollum; Intern, Rep. Angie Craig	Betty McCollum	2025
ZACKARY LINICK	Rep. Henry Cuellar (LD,LA) / House Ethics Committee (Staff Assistant)	Henry Cuellar	2023