THE KROGER CO.

Member	From its PAC	Its lobbyists (LD-203)	Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Scott H. Peters D CA	$17,000	$14,500	Budget, Energy and Commerce
Pete Aguilar D CA	$16,500	$14,000	Appropriations
Troy Balderson R OH	$13,500	$11,500	Energy and Commerce
Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA	$12,000	$12,000
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R GA	$11,000	$11,000	Budget, Energy and Commerce
Glenn Thompson R PA	$9,500	$9,500	Agriculture, Education and Workforce
Brett Guthrie R KY	$10,000	$7,500	Energy and Commerce
Diana Harshbarger R TN	$9,000	$7,500	Energy and Commerce
Steny H. Hoyer D MD	$7,500	$7,500	Appropriations
Kurt Schrader D OR	$5,000	$10,000
Thomas R. Suozzi D NY	$7,500	$7,500	Ways and Means
Jimmy Panetta D CA	$6,000	$8,500	Budget, Ways and Means
Bradley Scott Schneider D IL	$8,500	$6,000	Ways and Means
Jennifer A. Kiggans R VA	$7,000	$7,000	Armed Services
Mike Carey R OH	$6,000	$6,000	Budget, Ways and Means
Darin LaHood R IL	$6,500	$5,500	Ways and Means
Tom Emmer R MN	$7,000	$4,500	Financial Services
Ami Bera D CA	$9,000	$2,000
Adrian Smith R NE	$5,500	$5,500	Ways and Means
Robert E. Latta R OH	$9,000	$1,000	Energy and Commerce
Brad R. Wenstrup R OH	$5,000	$5,000
Alma S. Adams D NC	$4,000	$5,000	Agriculture, Education and Workforce
Steve Chabot R OH	$4,500	$4,500
Mike Kelly R PA	$4,500	$4,500	Ways and Means
Max L. Miller R OH	$4,500	$4,500	Ways and Means
Frank Pallone, Jr. D NJ	$4,500	$4,500	Energy and Commerce
Lance Gooden R TX	$4,000	$4,000	Armed Services, Judiciary
Maxine Waters D CA	$4,000	$4,000	Financial Services
Debbie Dingell D MI	$3,500	$3,500	Energy and Commerce
Raul Ruiz D CA	$3,500	$3,500	Energy and Commerce
Terri A. Sewell D AL	$3,500	$3,500	Ways and Means
Bill Johnson R OH	$2,000	$4,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D GA	$3,000	$3,000	Appropriations
Shontel M. Brown D OH	$3,000	$3,000	Agriculture
Jim Costa D CA	$3,500	$2,500	Agriculture
Rodney Davis R IL	$3,000	$3,000
Carol D. Miller R WV	$3,500	$2,500	Ways and Means
Gus M. Bilirakis R FL	$3,000	$2,000	Energy and Commerce
Ron Estes R KS	$2,500	$2,500	Budget, Ways and Means
Gabe Evans R CO	$2,500	$2,500	Energy and Commerce
H. Morgan Griffith R VA	$2,500	$2,500	Energy and Commerce
Mike Johnson R LA	$3,000	$2,000
August Pfluger R TX	$3,000	$2,000	Energy and Commerce
David Rouzer R NC	$2,500	$2,500	Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology
Elise M. Stefanik R NY	$2,500	$2,500	Armed Services, Education and Workforce
Bennie G. Thompson D MS	$2,500	$2,500
Katherine M. Clark D MA	$2,000	$2,000
Dan Crenshaw R TX	$2,000	$2,000	Energy and Commerce
David P. Joyce R OH	$4,000	—	Appropriations
Dusty Johnson R SD	$2,000	$2,000	Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure
Jonathan L. Jackson D IL	$2,000	$2,000	Agriculture
Daniel T. Kildee D MI	$2,000	$2,000
David Kustoff R TN	$2,000	$2,000	Ways and Means
Patrick T. McHenry R NC	$2,000	$2,000
John R. Moolenaar R MI	$2,000	$2,000	Appropriations
Seth Moulton D MA	$2,000	$2,000	Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure
Morgan McGarvey D KY	$2,000	$2,000	Budget
Joe Neguse D CO	$4,000	—	Judiciary
Michael A. Rulli R OH	$2,000	$2,000	Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce
Jodey C. Arrington R TX	$1,500	$1,500	Budget, Ways and Means

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

57 reports

Health Issues

49 reports

Food Industry (safety

40 reports

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

38 reports

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

38 reports

Agriculture

30 reports

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

25 reports

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

21 reports

Banking

11 reports

Energy/Nuclear

10 reports

Bills it named

11 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

The lobbying firms it hired

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

$1.5M

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS

$1.0M

THE WAYFINDER GROUP

$150K

CAPROCK STRATEGIES, LLC

$70K

See the data

Firm	Reports	Fees reported
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC	23	$1.5M
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	15	$1.0M
THE WAYFINDER GROUP	3	$150K
CAPROCK STRATEGIES, LLC	2	$70K

1 of its lobbyists worked for a member

Bill Johnson · 1

See the data

Lobbyist	Former position, as they list it	Member	Latest report
LAURA DYER	Rep. Steve Austria - Staff Assistant and Intern Coordinator, Legislative Correspondent; Rep. Bill Johnson - Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Assistant, Senior Policy Advisor, Legislative Director	Bill Johnson	2024