Franklin Square Group
Campaign Finance
$99,500 Given
Information
Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
covers through 2011
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Top Recipients
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Republicans vs. Democrats
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Top PAC Recipients
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Bundled Contributions
Money raised by the firm from multiple donors on behalf of the recipient. The firm's own contributions are not included.Recipient Lobbyist Amount Robert Menendez Josh Ackil $21,500
Lobbying
$2,200,000 Income
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Figures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.
For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.
covers through Q3, 2011
Lobbying Carried Out by Franklin Square Group
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Names of Lobbyists
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Client Amount Google Inc $240,000 Coalition for Patent Fairness $180,000 Apple Inc $180,000 VeriSign Inc $150,000 Applied Materials Inc $150,000 Cisco Systems $150,000 Global Computer Enterprises $150,000 Intel Corp $150,000 Entertainment Software Assn $120,000 US Oncology $120,000 -
Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues
- Computers & Information Tech,
- Copyright, Patent & Trademark,
- Telecommunications,
- Taxes,
- Energy & Nuclear Power,
- Labor, Antitrust & Workplace,
- Government Issues,
- Health Issues,
- Immigration,
- Consumer Product Safety
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Recent Lobbying Contracts
Date Client Summary May 8, 2012 Vmware Inc Information technology transformation within the government, cybersecurity, privacy View registration May 8, 2012 Cablevision Systems Retransmission, spectrum, cybersecurity, privacy, intellectual property View registration