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Ryan RayAugust 6, 2015

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The two-man team at Louis Betz & Associates hauled in an estimated $110,000 in compensation for their work during the second quarter of 2015, according to recently release state lobbying records. The lion’s share of the fees — all from work within the Legislature, as opposed to executive branch lobbying — came from four major […]

Ryan RayAugust 6, 2015

The Mayernick Group — comprised of the husband and wife team of Frank and Tracy Mayernick plus consultant Jodi Lea Stevens — continued to punch above its weight class among the Tallahassee lobbying corps in the second quarter of 2015, according to recently released lobbyist compensation reports. The firm took in an estimated $510,000 — $395,000 from […]

Ryan RayAugust 6, 2015

RSA Consulting Consulting had a productive second quarter of 2015. According to recently filed state records, the Brandon-based firm collected an estimated $300,000 or more from 43 legislative and executive clients between the months of April and June. The four-person team composed of firm owner Ron Pierce, Natalie King, Sara Gross and Edward Briggs drew major compensation from […]

Ryan RayAugust 6, 2015

Capital City Consulting typically ranks among the upper echelon of Tallahassee lobbying corps shops, and it showed no sign of stopping in the second quarter of 2015. According to recently filed state records, the firm brought in an estimated $1.7 million. During 2015 Q2 — which ran from April 1 through June 30 — CCC […]

Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015

The solo practice run by lobbyist Alan Suskey may not have a big office on Adams Street, but it does make a good deal of money. According to recently filed state records, Suskey Consulting took in an estimated $150,000 between April and June alone. The greatest contributions to Suskey’s highly efficient payroll came from Save Our Society […]

Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015

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Floridian Partners continued to rack up clients and compensation in an unusual second quarter that saw the Legislature in Session past its usual witching hour in May. FP’s 64 legislative clients and 47 executive clients accounted for at least $1.28 million in fees, with about $400,000 of that stemming from work on the plaza level of the Capitol, where […]

Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015

With just a two-person shop — prominent Republican strategist Rich Heffley and Kelly Horton, the firm’s VP of governmental affairs — Heffley & Associates is making the most of the “keep it small, keep it all” approach to the influence business. Its reported legislative earnings in the second quarter of 2015 reached an estimated total of $320,000 […]

Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015

The Jacksonville-based governmental affairs firm The Fiorentino Group took home about $670,000 in compensation for its efforts in the second quarter of 2015, according to recently filed state records. At the top of the Jacksonville-based firm’s client list during Q2 was an eclectic group of entities only Fiorentino could tie together: CSX, UF Health Jacksonville, Public Defenders […]

Peter SchorschMay 27, 2015

Registered governmental affairs firms, representing virtually every industry in Florida, reported earning slightly more than $35 million from January 1 to March 31 of this year to lobby the Florida Legislature. FloridaPolitics.com previously reported which firms made what, with Southern Strategy Group leading all firms with $2.25 million in Q1 compensation. Crunching the numbers, here are a […]

Tag: lobbying compensation reports

Louis Betz & Associates collects $110K in Q2

The Mayernick Group hauls in a cool $510K in Q2 lobbying fees

RSA Consulting collects more than $300K in Q2 lobbying fees

Capital City Consulting pulls in $1.7 million in Q2 lobbying fees

Lobbyist Alan Suskey, now on his own, brings in at least $150K in Q2 of 2015

Floridian Partners takes in about $1.28 million in Q2 lobbying fees

Rich Heffley’s lobbying shop earns $435K in Q2 fees

The Fiorentino Group pulls in $670K in lobbying fees during Q2

Crunching the numbers from the most recent lobbying compensation reports