POET, LLC

Member	From its PAC	Its lobbyists (LD-203)	Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Brad Finstad R MN	—	$70,000	Agriculture, Armed Services
Tom Emmer R MN	—	$60,000
Ron Estes R KS	—	$60,000	Budget, Ways and Means
Haley M. Stevens D MI	—	$60,000	Science, Space, and Technology
Ashley Hinson R IA	—	$55,000	Appropriations
Darren Soto D FL	—	$55,000	Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources
Tracey Mann R KS	—	$52,500	Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure
Marcy Kaptur D OH	—	$50,000	Appropriations, Budget
Frank Pallone, Jr. D NJ	—	$50,000	Energy and Commerce
Michelle Fischbach R MN	—	$45,000	Ways and Means
Adrian Smith R NE	—	$45,000	Ways and Means
Angie Craig D MN	—	$44,000	Agriculture
Dusty Johnson R SD	—	$41,000	Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure
Ruben Gallego D AZ	—	$40,000
Lisa C. McClain R MI	—	$40,000
Mike Carey R OH	—	$35,000	Budget, Ways and Means
Paul Tonko D NY	—	$35,000	Budget, Energy and Commerce
Kelly Armstrong R ND	—	$30,000
Mark Alford R MO	—	$30,000	Appropriations
Daniel T. Kildee D MI	—	$27,500
Jim Banks R IN	—	$25,000
James Comer R KY	—	$25,000
Raja Krishnamoorthi D IL	—	$25,000
Greg Pence R IN	—	$25,000
Derrick Van Orden R WI	—	$25,000	Agriculture, Armed Services
Nikki Budzinski D IL	—	$20,000	Agriculture
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R GA	—	$20,000	Budget, Energy and Commerce
Randy Feenstra R IA	—	$20,000	Agriculture, Ways and Means
Kristen McDonald Rivet D MI	—	$20,000	Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure
Zachary Nunn R IA	—	$20,000	Agriculture
Darin LaHood R IL	—	$16,000	Ways and Means
Andy Barr R KY	—	$15,000
Shontel M. Brown D OH	—	$15,000	Agriculture
Josh Gottheimer D NJ	—	$15,000
Jimmy Gomez D CA	—	$15,000	Ways and Means
Mike Johnson R LA	—	$15,000
Jake LaTurner R KS	—	$15,000
Victoria Spartz R IN	—	$15,000
Jason Smith R MO	—	$15,000	Ways and Means
Pete Stauber R MN	—	$15,000	Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure
Derek Schmidt R KS	—	$15,000	Armed Services
Mike Bost R IL	—	$10,000	Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure
Donald G. Davis D NC	—	$10,000	Agriculture, Armed Services
Rodney Davis R IL	—	$10,000
Mike Flood R NE	—	$10,000
Sam Graves R MO	—	$10,000	Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure
Vicky Hartzler R MO	—	$10,000
Jim Hagedorn R MN	—	$10,000
Robin L. Kelly D IL	—	$10,000	Energy and Commerce
Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO	—	$10,000
Greg Landsman D OH	—	$10,000	Energy and Commerce
Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA	—	$10,000
Mary E. Miller R IL	—	$10,000	Agriculture
John W. Mannion D NY	—	$10,000	Agriculture
Mark B. Messmer R IN	—	$10,000	Agriculture, Armed Services
Jimmy Panetta D CA	—	$10,000	Budget, Ways and Means
David Scott D GA	—	$10,000
Glenn Thompson R PA	—	$7,500	Agriculture
Lauren Boebert R CO	—	$5,000	Natural Resources
Steny H. Hoyer D MD	—	$5,000	Appropriations

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

76 reports

61 reports

55 reports

29 reports

23 reports

Environment/Superfund

23 reports

Trade (domestic/foreign)

23 reports

Budget/Appropriations

15 reports

Aerospace

14 reports

Defense

8 reports

Bills it named

11 reports

10 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

8 reports

The lobbying firms it hired

INVARIANT LLC

$2.9M

BOCKORNY GROUP, INC.

$1.7M

BRACEWELL LLP

$735K

VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)

$490K

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Firm	Reports	Fees reported
INVARIANT LLC	23	$2.9M
BOCKORNY GROUP, INC.	23	$1.7M
BRACEWELL LLP	16	$735K
VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)	15	$490K

1 of its lobbyists worked for a member

Ralph Lee Abraham · 1

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Lobbyist	Former position, as they list it	Member	Latest report
PAIGE LINDGREN	Press Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Ralph Abraham; Press Assistant, Sen. David Perdue; Press Secretary, Sen. Joni Ernst; Communications Director, Reps. Tony Gonzales & Juan Ciscomani	Ralph Lee Abraham	2026