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Josh Ackil and Matt Tanielian, Franklin Square GroupCompanies large and small rely on this tech-centric lobbying firm, which this year delved into big issues like broad-band access and intellectual property enforcement.

Andy Barbour, Smith-Free Group As a financial services pro, it’s no sur-prise that Barbour’s client list includes Bank of America and the electronic payments company Square.

Haley Barbour, Lanny Griffith, Ed Rogers and Loren Monroe, BGR Group Long one of K Street’s elite shops, BGR Group is on pace for its highest revenue in years. Doyle Bartlett, Eris GroupBartlett’s firm, which specializes in fi-nancial services issues, is going strong as it heads into its 15th year.

Jennifer Bell, Chamber Hill StrategiesChamber Hill Strategies honed its fo-cus on health-care policy in 2017, grow-ing new business in a fertile lobbying area.

Kirk Blalock and Kirsten Chadwick, Fierce Government RelationsAn alum of the George W. Bush White House, Blalock helps run one of the few all-GOP shops left on K Street. Chad-wick, who was the top lobbyist for the Bush White House, is also a prolific Re-publican donor.

Dan Boston, Health Policy Source Inc. As his firm’s name suggests, Boston is a seasoned veteran on health-care policy; his client sheet includes several hospital groups.

Chuck Brain, Capitol Hill Strategies LLC Brain founded this small Democratic firm more than 15 years ago; it punches above its weight with a solid book of business.

Robert Chamberlin and Sam Whitehorn, Signal Group Consulting LLCChamberlin and Whitehorn are fix-tures at this bipartisan public affairs

firm, which represents a mixture of corporate and municipal clients.

Rob Collins and Mike Ference, S-3 GroupWith close ties to House and Senate leadership, S-3 is well-positioned to help blue-chip clients in the biggest policy battles.

Justin Daly, Daly Consulting GroupThis small firm helps big financial ser-vices companies navigate the complex-ities of the Commodity Futures Trad-ing Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, in addition to the halls of the Capitol.

Tom and Nathan Daschle, The Daschle GroupThe former senator and his son have become major players on the lobbying scene, securing foreign government clients, such as Turkey and Japan, and corporate ones, like Aetna.

Licy Do Canto, The Do Canto GroupDo Canto is an energetic champion for his clients, including a home health care network, the community health care industry and a nonprofit that helps connect low-income mothers with nurses.

Ken Duberstein and David Schiappa, The Duberstein Group Inc. Duberstein, a chief of staff in the Rea-gan White House, commands top-dollar treatment from clients like Es-tee Lauder, Alibaba Group, the Major League Baseball Commissioner’s Of-fice and Duke Energy. Schiappa, who spent nearly three decades in the Sen-ate, knows how members in the upper chamber think.

Missy Edwards, Missy Edwards Strategies LLCEdwards previously held top jobs on Capitol Hill and at the National Repub-lican Senatorial Committee, giving her proximity to key players in the policy and campaign space. Steve Eichenauer, Public Strategies Washington Inc.A former Democratic aide, Eichenauer specializes in trade at the boutique firm, putting him at the center of some

I f you want to know what’s really happening in Washington, ask a lobbyist.

Advocates are on the front lines of the capital’s policy bat-tles, laboring to shape the decisions made by Congress and the administration.

While some call it the “swamp,” it’s a system enshrined by the First Amendment. Companies and industry groups get to have their say, but so do religious organizations, watchdog groups and charities. For every cause, there is a lobby — and money is no guarantee of success.

The members of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists list are all names to know — people who are in the thick of the action from K Street to Capitol Hill. While some of those recognized here are regis-tered to lobby, many are not; we used the term lobbyist broadly, encompassing anyone who works to influence federal policy.

Here are The Hill’s Top Lobbyists for 2017. Corporate and Hired Guns are today. You can find Associations and Grass Roots on thehill.com.

of Washington’s biggest policy fights.

Steve Elmendorf and Jimmy Ryan, Subject MatterBusiness is booming at this lobbying firm, which has undergone a wholesale transformation by specializing in advo-cacy and public relations.

Holly Fechner, Jon Kyl, Howard Berman and Bill Wichterman, Covington & Burling LLPFechner and Wichterman are an in-fluential bipartisan duo; Kyl, a former Republican senator, and Berman, a for-mer Democratic House member, round out the team at this law and lobbying powerhouse.

John Feehery, EFB Advocacy LLCFeehery’s new firm has already signed big names like 21st Century Fox, Sprint and the RATE Coalition, which is fighting for a lower corporate tax rate. (Feehery is a columnist for The Hill.)

Mitchell Feuer and John Anderson, Rich Feuer AndersonFeuer, a Democratic alum of the Senate Banking Committee, and Anderson, a Republican who served as the top lob-byist for Credit Suisse, helped build a firm that attracts clients such as the London Stock Exchange, online lender SoFi and the Financial Industry Regu-latory Authority.

Jeff Forbes and Dan Tate Jr., Forbes-Tate PartnersForbes, who worked for former Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) during the last attempt at tax reform, and Tate, who did a stint in the Clinton White House, are making waves at their bipartisan shop.

Elizabeth Frazee, TwinLogic Strategies Frazee, a former AOL executive and Capitol Hill aide, runs her small firm with verve, scoring big-time tech and telecommunications clients.

Kimberley Fritts, Paul Brathwaite and Josh Holly, Podesta Group The firm, which has a diverse clien-tele, is undergoing change after the an-nouncement that founder Tony Pod-esta will be stepping down.

Sam Geduldig and John Stipicevic, CGCN GroupOnce a four-person shop, the all-Republi-can CGCN Group has quadrupled in size, adding a public affairs component — in-cluding the hiring of former Koch Indus-tries spokesman Ken Spain — to comple-ment its all-star team of lobbyists. Chris Giblin and Moses Mercado, Ogilvy Government RelationsGiblin, a Republican, and Mercado, a Democrat, are the pillars of this success-ful bipartisan firm. Nicholas Giordano, Washington Council Ernst & Young Giordano, a former chief tax counsel for Democrats on the Senate Finance Com-mittee, is an advocate clients will want in their corner during the debate over tax reform. Rich Gold, Kathryn Lehman and Gerry Sikorski, Holland & Knight LLPThe firm’s lobby shop, which represents Native American tribes, cities around the U.S. and corporations, is propelled by Gold, Lehman and Sikorski, a former congressman from Minnesota.

Elizabeth Gore, Marc Lampkin and Al Mottur, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Led by this potent trio, the team at Brownstein has rocketed into the strato-sphere, growing the firm’s client base and revenue.

Micah Green, Jason Abel and Luis Fortuño, Steptoe & Johnson LLPThe law and lobby firm’s capabilities are vast; Green is a financial services pro, Abel is an ethics law expert and former aide to Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Fortuño served as the governor of Puerto Rico.

Ilisa Halpern Paul and Jodie Curtis, District Policy GroupHealth care dominates the roster for this firm, with Halpern Paul and Curtis called upon to move the agenda and cultivate relationships on Capitol Hill and in the administration. J. Steven Hart and Susan Hirschmann, Williams & Jensen PLLCBoth Hart and Hirschmann are

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established Republican power-players able to build relationships in pursuit of policy goals.

Ralph Hellmann and David Lugar, Lugar Hellmann Group LLC This firm is like a one-two punch: Lugar, the son of former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), brings his experience as a longtime lobbyist to the table for clients, while Hellmann leverages his time working for Republican leader-ship on Capitol Hill.

Michael Herson, American Defense International Inc. Herson has earned his stripes over the years, becoming a top lobbyist on defense issues; recently, he’s helped SpaceX take on more established play-ers in Washington.

Mike House, Hogan Lovells LLPHouse has decades of K Street experi-ence, giving him a rarefied ability to work through complicated legislative and regulatory tasks.

Steven Irizarry and Vin Roberti, Roberti Global LLCIrizarry is a GOP health-care wiz, while Roberti is a high-profile Demo-cratic donor and strategist; together, they’ve created a small but mighty lob-bying shop that, among other things, helped Samsung navigate the recall of exploding cellphone batteries.

Joel Johnson, The Glover Park Group LLCJohnson is one of the go-tos for clients in a jam; beyond his advocacy work for domestic and foreign clients, he pro-vides crisis communications services. Matt Keelen, The Keelen Group LLCKeelen’s firm is unique in catering to both industry groups and unions, working for the Natural Products As-sociation, the Las Vegas Sands Corpo-ration, the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association and the International As-sociation of Fire Fighters. Ken Kies, Federal Policy Group LLCKies has decades of experience in tax policy; few lobbyists will be in such high demand as the Republican Con-gress considers changes to the tax code. Lisa Kountoupes, KDCR partners LLCKountoupes’s firm is soaring to new heights as it celebrates its 10th anni-versary.

Blanche Lincoln, Lincoln Policy Group Lincoln, a former Democratic senator, has created a K Street success story, signing almost 20 new clients in 2017, primarily in the health-care space.

Robert Livingston, The Livingston Group LLCLivingston, a former congressman and top appropriator, has clients ranging from Oracle to the Democratic Repub-lic of Congo relying on his expertise.

Trent Lott, John Breaux and Jack Kingston, Squire Patton BoggsThis top-flight team of former law-makers has helped the global firm re-bound from a slump, signing the Bio-technology Innovation Organization and BAE Systems in the past year.

Sander Lurie, Dentons US LLPLurie has nearly three decades of pub-lic policy experience to draw upon as

he represents members of the Fortune 500. Bruce Mehlman and David Castagnetti, Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas Inc.When they aren’t fighting for clients on Capitol Hill, Mehlman and Castagnetti travel around the country providing insight for groups outside the Beltway into how American leaders think.

Kyle Nevins and Steve Stombres, Harbinger Strategies LLCHaving worked for former Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Nevins and Stombres have valuable connections to the close-knit world of House GOP leadership. Larry O’Brien, The OB-C Group LLCO’Brien is a Democratic mover and shaker who has been working on gun control for Everytown for Gun Safety and on tax policy for Intuit, the maker of TurboTax. Tom O’Donnell, Gephardt Group Government AffairsThe firm founded by former Demo-cratic Rep. Dick Gephardt (Mo.) is flush with clients, including working for Bayer as the company attempts a mega-merger with Monsanto.

Kevin O’Neill and Eugenia Pierson, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPThis duo was brought on in January 2016 to help build out the law firm’s lobbying practice; since then, advocacy revenues are on pace to more than dou-ble over last year.

Manny Ortiz, VantageKnight Inc.A year after leaving top K Street firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, the Democratic operative is flourishing, keeping a prized contract with CITGO Petroleum and expanding his work for Puerto Rico.

Scott Pastrick and Charlie Black, Prime Policy Group Genuine Washington insiders, Pastrick and Black are political animals who move freely between the worlds of lob-bying and campaigns.

Jeff Peck, Peck Madigan Jones Peck brings sterling Democratic cre-dentials — having worked for then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) — to clients like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, the Business Roundtable and the Com-mittee on Capital Markets Regulation.

Steven Phillips, DLA Piper LLPPhillips, who worked for a former chairman of the Senate Foreign Rela-tions Committee, clears the way for de-fense clients looking to work with the federal government. Jim Pitts and Chris Cox, Navigators Global LLCThe firm has already matched its rev-enues for all of 2016 this year as it goes into overdrive for clients such as Oracle and the Puerto Rico Statehood Council. Heather Podesta, Invariant LLCPodesta rebranded her firm earlier this year, completing the transformation from small start-up to K Street institu-tion. Brian Pomper, Hunter Bates, Scott Parven, Arshi Siddiqui and Geoff Verhoff, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPPomper and Bates are taking on a new

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Group; their skill in appropriations and defense work is second to none.

Emanuel Rouvelas, Darrell Conner, Bart Gordon and James Walsh, K&L Gates LLPTaxes and appropriations are the bed-rock of K&L’s advocacy; think of these lobbyists as the money men.

Scott Segal and Dee Martin, Bracewell LLPSegal has helped advance coal interests in the midst of a federal overhaul of en-ergy regulations, while Martin focuses on homeland security issues — now working on a push to define “domestic terrorism” under federal law.

Rhod Shaw, Alpine Group Shaw can handle any policy issue thrown at him — that’s the versatility that comes after two decades in the lob-bying game. Michaela Sims, Sims Strategies Sims, a former aide to then-Sen. Ben Nelson (D -Neb.), went into business for herself this year; health-care cli-ents like WellCare Health Plans and GlaxoSmithKline quickly followed.

Mike Smith and Jim Richards, Cornerstone Government Affairs Inc. Smith and Richards can turn a single line of the federal budget into a policy win — to clients, that speaks volumes.

Charlie Spies and Kevin Kelly, Clark Hill PLCSpies is a Republican political opera-

tive at the helm of Clark Hill’s Washing-ton office; Kelly, who worked as an aide to former Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D -Md.), helps steer the firm’s government and public affairs practice.

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leadership role in the law firm’s lobby-ing operation, backed by an all-star team that includes Parven, Siddiqui and Ver-hoff.

Thomas Quinn and Rob Smith, Venable LLP Quinn is a longtime Democratic opera-tive known all over town, while Smith is a Republican skilled in tax, defense and telecommunications policy.

Robert Raben, The Raben GroupRaben mixes corporations and causes at his successful firm; its business sheet in-cludes not only Google, Sprint and Mas-tercard, but also the Innocence Project, FairVote and Everytown For Gun Safety. John Raffaelli, Jim McCrery and Shannon Finley, Capitol Counsel LLC The firm founded by Raffaelli boasts high-level talent like McCrery, the for-mer top Republican on the House tax-writing committee, and Finley, a multi-faceted Democratic lobbyist; this year, former Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.) also came on board.

Mark Rayder, Alston & Bird LLPRayder, a former lobbyist for the Ameri-can College of Gastroenterology and adviser on Capitol Hill, is a trusted re-source for clients on health-care policy. Barry Rhoads, Kai Anderson and Jordan Bernstein, Cassidy & Associates Inc.Rhoads, Anderson and Bernstein are leading the charge to buy the firm back from its parent company, Interpublic

Tracy Spicer, Avenue SolutionsSpicer, a former aide to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), has kept her all-Democratic firm humming along this year, with the debate over health care driving business.

Russ Sullivan and Michael Drobac, McGuireWoods ConsultingAs the longtime staff director for the Senate Finance Committee, Sullivan knows tax policy inside and out; Drobac is an expert on all things tech.

David Tamasi, Rasky Partners, Inc.Tamasi has long been a prolific GOP fundraiser; in addition to his advocacy work, he served as the finance chair-man for Trump Victory, a key money machine connected to the Republican Party. Linda Tarplin, Tarplin, Downs & Young LLC Tarplin, a longtime consultant and lobbyist, has an impressive roster of health-care clients to her name.

Carl Thorsen and Alec French, Thorsen French AdvocacyThis two-man bipartisan firm often works on issues that are off the beaten path for clients such as the American Association for Justice, the Directors Guild of America and Cultural Care Au Pair.

David Urban and Manus Cooney, American Continental Group Urban, who helped President Trump in Urban’s home state of Pennsylva-nia, has a client list that keeps grow-ing; Cooney, a former chief counsel and staff director for Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is a vir-tuoso at intellectual policy.

Stu Van Scoyoc, Van Scoyoc AssociatesVan Scoyoc has cultivated a biparti-san firm with roots in appropriations issues, helping out clients such as SeaWorld, Airports Council Interna-tional, the city of San Diego and the Cleveland Clinic.

Stewart Verdery, Monument Policy Group LLCIt’s been nothing but growth since Verdery founded his shop more than 10 years ago; they’ve launched a public af-fairs arm and reopened a Seattle office this year.

Jack Victory and Rick Shelby, Capitol Hill Consulting Group Victory is a CEO with a knack for de-veloping legislative strategy; Shelby wields power in the energy space and in state politics.

Scott Weaver, Wiley Rein LLPWeaver, who worked as an adviser to Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) White House bid, has been helping push through the merger of AT&T and Time Warner and signed FitBit this year when it faced a tariffs issue.

Vin Weber, MercuryThe former Republican congressman from Minnesota has access to the in-ner sanctums of politics; he lends his expertise to companies such as Airbnb, Navient and foreign clients like the government of Qatar.

Jonathan Yarowsky, WilmerHale Yarowsky’s client sheet spans multiple industry sectors, setting the tone as co-chairman of the firm’s public policy and legislative affairs practice.

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Cory Alexander, UnitedHealth Group Inc.Alexander oversees government and public affairs for the nation’s largest health insurance payer, which largely withdrew from Affordable Care Act markets this year but continues to lead in the world of managed care.

Bryan Anderson, Southern Co.Anderson, in his seventh year in South-ern’s Washington office, is working to influence the Trump administration’s actions on energy regulations.

Sid Ashworth, Northrop Grumman Corp.Ashworth — who will retire from Northrop at the end of the year — trans-formed the defense firm’s approach on Capitol Hill, securing support for several lucrative yet secretive nuclear modernization efforts, including the new B-21 bomber.

Bill Barloon, Sprint Nextel Corp.Barloon leads the only major telecom government affairs team that supports the net neutrality rules established by former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, which gives him an uphill battle with the new administration.

Wayne Berman, Blackstone Group LPThe private equity firm counts on Ber-man, a long-time GOP insider, to stay in the mix on trade policy and tax reform.

Karan Bhatia, General Electric Co.A former deputy U.S. trade represen-tative in the George W. Bush adminis-tration, Bhatia has been with GE since 2008 but took control of its Washing-ton office in April.

Abigail Blunt, The Kraft Heinz Co.Blunt drew upon her Washington know-how to lobby for an exclusion of steel tariffs for canned food; she’s also been active on trade deals, sugar reform and labeling rules for unfiltered milk.

Stephen Brown, Andeavor Andeavor — known before this summer as Tesoro Corp. — scored a high-profile guest in September, when President Trump gave a major tax reform speech at one of the company’s refineries in North Dakota.

Maria Cino, Hewlett-Packard Co.Cino has been at the controls of HP’s advocacy wing for five years, putting the company’s weight behind high-skilled immigration visas and free trade policies, among other things.

Peter Cleveland, Intel Corp.Cleveland, who draws on his experi-ence working for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and the Senate Foreign Rela-tions Committee, manages Intel’s poli-cy portfolio, which includes promoting innovation in artificial intelligence.

Kenneth Cole, PfizerCole and the Pfizer team are working to shape the future of trade and intellec-tual property worldwide, even as they battle back in Washington against ac-cusations of unfair pricing.

Bob Filippone, Merck & Co. Filippone, once the top lobbyist for the drugmaker’s largest industry group,

is working to ensure that a bill allow-ing terminally ill patients to try unap-proved drugs doesn’t have unintended consequences.

Tucker Foote, Mastercard Inc.Foote covers a lot of ground with the credit card company’s lobbying force. Beyond the Beltway, he also has a hand in the global trade policies that remain a top concern for the company.

Matt Gelman and Fred Humphries, Microsoft Corp.Taxes and immigration top Microsoft’s biggest policy issues, but the compa-ny is also working on legislation that would require federal authorities to ob-tain a warrant before a company has to hand over a customer’s emails.

Bruce Harris, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Harris was promoted to vice president of government affairs less than a year ago, and is now responsible for leading all federal advocacy for the conglomer-ate, which spent nearly $7 million on lobbying in 2016.

Robert Helm, General Dynamics Corp.Helm, the chief lobbyist for contracting giant General Dynamics, is in pursuit of funding to build the Army’s updated Abrams tanks, the Army Stryker com-bat vehicle and the Navy’s Columbia-class submarines, among other proj-ects.

Guy Hicks, Airbus GroupHicks was on the frontlines as Air-bus notched a major victory over rival Boeing and bought a majority stake in Bombardier’s C Series program.

Ed Hill, Bank of America Corp.A veteran of the National Governors Association, Hill carries the banner for the second largest bank in the U.S. as lawmakers look to reduce Dodd-Frank’s banking rules and revamp the tax code.

Brian Huseman, AmazonIn Huseman’s second year as head of public policy, the e-commerce giant won quick federal approval for the ac-quisition of Whole Foods — a key vic-tory for a company that increasingly holds sway in Washington.

Alethia Jackson, WalgreensJackson, the manager of the store’s fed-eral advocacy, triumphed in a two-year lobbying battle when regulators ac-cepted a $4.4 billion deal for Walgreens to buy nearly 2,000 Rite Aid stores.

Joel Kaplan, Facebook Inc.A former deputy chief of staff for George W. Bush, Kaplan brings Wash-ington savvy to the social media giant’s growing public policy practice.

Timothy Keating, Boeing Co.As head of government operations for the world’s largest aerospace company, Keating holds considerable clout; the company’s advocacy work this year in-cluded negotiations on a new presiden-tial aircraft fleet.

Kent Knutson, The Home Depot Inc. A jack of many trades, Knutson is keep-ing a close eye on corporate tax reform, the trade agenda, duties on softwood lumber, steel and aluminum, as well as

labor rules and port improvements.

Laura Lane and Dontai Smalls, UPSThis dynamic duo has been fight-ing to protect air cargo interests in an air traffic control reform bill, beating back against amendments that would make cargo plane pilots subject to the same standards as passenger plane pi-lots.

Melissa Lavinson, PG&E Corp.Like its home state of California, PG&E has embraced environmental causes, leading the utility to advocate for tech-nologies like solar power and electric vehicles.

Chris Leahy, Bayer Corp.The drug and agricultural company is counting on Leahy as it deals with drug pricing, intellectual property provisions in trade deals and a proposed mega-merger with the seed-maker Monsanto.

Melissa Maxfield, Comcast Corp.Before joining Comcast in 2003, Max-field spent more than a decade in Demo-cratic Party politics; now she’s poised to use her experience to help the company notch wins on issues like tax reform and net neutrality.

Tim McKone, AT&T Inc.McKone is a steady hand at the wheel of AT&T’s policy shop; lobbyists there have been pushing back on net neutral-ity rules that telecom companies warn would stifle investment while working on a merger with Time Warner.

Jeanne Mitchell, Exxon Mobil Corp.As the United States’ biggest oil and natural gas company, Exxon can move the needle on issues like climate change, drilling regulations and tax policy, and Mitchell has more than three decades in its lobby shop.

Susan Molinari, Google Inc.A former New York congresswoman, Molinari knows the ins and outs of Capi-tol Hill, advocating for Google on issues like privacy, data security and the regu-lation of content and advertising online.

Christopher Myers, CaterpillarMyers keeps the gears turning on Cat-

erpillar’s lobbying machine, balancing a federal and international portfolio that covers issues such as infrastructure, tax reform and trade.

Sarah Novascone, The Travelers Companies Inc.Novascone was at the forefront of the ef-fort to fix the National Flood Insurance Program after a string of devastating hurricanes struck the United States.

Ziad Ojakli, Ford Motor Co.Ford’s veteran lobbyist steered the au-tomaker back onto smooth terrain after it took criticism from President Trump for planned investments in Mexico. Chris Padilla, IBMA former top trade official in the George W. Bush administration, Padilla is over-seeing IBM’s push for a pro-tech trade agenda. Michael Paese, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.With Goldman alumni leading the Trea-sury Department and National Eco-nomic Council, Paese’s bank is well posi-tioned to shape changes to Dodd-Frank.

Dean Pappas and Steve English, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Pappas and English roam widely across the policy landscape, having recently tackled the tax treatment of life insur-ance and retirement plans, the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule, and patent and tax reform.

Adam Peterman and Marie Sylla-Dixon, T-MobilePeterman and Sylla-Dixon bring years of Capitol Hill and telecom policy expe-rience to the wireless provider, which is on pace to break its lobbying spending record for the fifth year in a row.

Robert Rangel, Lockheed Martin Corp.Rangel oversees the powerhouse de-fense contractor’s lobbying on projects such as the F-35 fighter jet program, a project that won favor with President Trump after a rocky start.

Issac Reyes, Target Corp.Reyes, a former Democratic aide recent-ly promoted to vice president of govern-ment affairs, helped defeat an effort to repeal the caps on fees banks charge on debit transactions.

Joseph Seidel, Credit Suisse Group AGSeidel is speaking out for the interna-tional financial services company as Washington grapples with the rapid change taking place in global invest-ment and trading markets.

Jonathan Weisgall, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.Weisgall has a loaded agenda this year thanks to movement on numerous fronts that are important to electric util-ities, a core part of Berkshire’s energy portfolio.

Candi Wolff and John Emling, Citigroup Inc.Wolff and Emling are advocates to watch as lawmakers debate how the fed-eral government regulates banks and emerging financial technology prod-ucts, data security issues and the Con-sumer Financial Protection Bureau’s arbitration rule.

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Dana Atkins, Military Officers Association of AmericaA retired Air Force lieutenant general and command pilot, Atkins took charge of the association in 2016, stepping into the fight to protect the pay and benefits of U.S. troops.

Mitch Bainwol, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Bainwol was a key player behind legis-lation that would pave the way for self-driving cars; that bill could become the first federal law to govern autonomous vehicles.

Mark Baker, Aircraft Owners and Pilots AssociationBaker has put general aviation at the center of the debate over privatizing air traffic control, persuading a number of wavering lawmakers to oppose the plan.

Meredith Attwell Baker, CTIA-The Wireless AssociationThe one-time Texas lawyer rose to prominence in the Bush years and is now using her experience at the Fed-eral Communications Commission to help the telecom industry fend off net neutrality rules. Michael Beckerman, Internet AssociationBeckerman is helping internet com-panies navigate the charged political fights that increasingly touch the in-dustry from privacy battles to patent issues.

Kenneth Bentsen Jr. and Andy Blocker, Securities Industry and Financial Markets AssociationBentsen and Blocker are out front for the financial industry as it fights against the Obama-era fiduciary rule on investment advisers.

B. Dan Berger and Brad Thaler, National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions Berger and Thaler manned NAFCU’s lobbying operation during a critical time, leading a successful effort to keep the industry’s federal regulator away from tighter congressional control.

Joshua Bolten, Business RoundtableThe former chief of staff to Presi-

dent George W. Bush took over from John Engler as leader of the Roundta-ble this year as its corporate CEO mem-bers looked to capitalize on a unified government.

John Bozzella, Global AutomakersBozzella and his group have been intensely focused on technological advances in the auto space and the Trump administration’s trade policy agenda.

Kevin Burke, Airports Council International — North AmericaAfter just three years on the job, Burke secured a long-sought victory for his in-dustry when a Senate panel supported lifting the cap on a passenger fee that helps pay for airport upgrades.

Nicholas Calio, Airlines for AmericaCalio steered the industry through a major patch of turbulence after a string of airline controversies this year, fend-ing off a number of bills intended to crack down on the industry.Kateri Callahan, Alliance to Save EnergyThe long-time president of the Alli-ance to Save Energy has led the charge against Trump administration propos-als to end the Energy Star program, a popular public-private energy efficien-cy effort.

Robert Cresanti, International Franchise AssociationCresanti has led the charge for repeal-ing an Obama-era National Labor Re-lations Board ruling that could make franchisors liable for labor law viola-tions committed by subcontractors or franchisees.

Richard Deem, American Medical Association A former Reagan official, Deem directs federal and state advocacy for the na-tion’s largest association of physicians. This year, they opposed the GOP effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and worked to combat the opioid epidemic.

Bob Dinneen, Renewable Fuels AssociationDinneen has been in the trenches of numerous policy fights involving bio-

I f you want to know what’s really happening in Washington, ask a lobbyist.

Advocates are on the front lines of the capital’s policy bat-tles, laboring to shape the decisions made by Congress and the administration.

While some call it the “swamp,” it’s a system enshrined by the First Amendment. Companies and industry groups get to have their say, but so do religious organizations, watchdog groups and charities. For every cause, there is a lobby — and money is no guarantee of success.

The members of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists list are all names to know — people who are in the thick of the action from K Street to Capitol Hill. While some of those recognized here are regis-tered to lobby, many are not; we used the term lobbyist broadly, encompassing anyone who works to influence federal policy.

Here are The Hill’s Top Lobbyists for 2017. Associations and Grass roots are covered today. Corporate and Hired Guns will be featured tomorrow.

fuels. He successfully pushed back when fuel refiners sought a significant change to the ethanol mandate.

Thomas Donohue, U.S. Chamber of CommerceThe dean of the business community is ringing out a clear message in the Chamber’s campaign for tax reform: “Failure is not an option.”

Cal Dooley and Bryan Zumwalt, American Chemistry CouncilThe council is the voice of top chemical manufacturers in Washington, holding sway across a wide range of regulatory and legislative debates.

Roger Dow and Jonathan Grella, U.S. Travel AssociationThis powerhouse team has worked to promote U.S. tourism at a time when federal policy has threatened to put a damper on travel.

Juanita Duggan, National Federation of Independent BusinessSmall businesses recently scored a big win with a health-care executive order from President Trump; now the group wants an even bigger prize, a tax-re-form overhaul that levels the playing field for its members.

Martin Edwards, Interstate Natural Gas Association of AmericaTrump’s energy policy has been a boon to Edwards and the natural gas pipe-line industry, particularly with the re-peal of former President Obama’s pol-icy to consider climate change in the federal environmental review process.

Camden Fine, Independent Community Bankers of AmericaFine, who announced he would be stepping down next year, has huddled with Trump and lawmakers about di-aling back Dodd-Frank regulations on small local banks — a mission with bi-partisan support and good odds of suc-cess.

Geoff Freeman, American Gaming AssociationThe gaming group is on the cusp of a major breakthrough as the Supreme Court considers whether to lift the fed-eral ban on sports betting.

David French, National Retail Federation French is chief lobbyist for the world’s largest retail trade association, pushing for cuts to corporate tax rates as part of the Republican plan to rewrite the tax code.

Neil Fried, The Motion Picture Association of AmericaFried, a former House Energy and Commerce Committee lawyer, brings nearly a decade of Capitol Hill experi-ence to an industry that is being trans-formed by the proliferation of digital streaming services.

Lee Fuller, Independent Petroleum Association of AmericaFuller, who has been with the indus-try group since 1998, has seen it all. Its membership has a lot to celebrate this year, including rollbacks to former President Obama’s drilling regulations.

Michael Gallagher and Erik Huey, Entertainment Software AssociationIt’s not all fun and games for the video game industry; the organization has been focused on tax and trade issues as the Trump administration charts a new course for the economy.

Dean Garfield, Information Technology Industry CouncilGarfield is thinking globally, expanding the group’s advocacy in Europe, where regulators are making life difficult for major American tech companies.

Jack Gerard, American Petroleum InstituteGerard and the oil and natural gas in-dustry keep racking up wins, from the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan to rollbacks of regulations that limit methane emissions from oil and gas drilling.

Jerry Giovaniello, National Association of RealtorsShowing strength in numbers, the real-tors have mobilized against Republican proposals to repeal the state and local tax deduction and limit the mortgage-interest deduction.

James Greenwood, Biotechnology Innovation OrganizationGreenwood came to the private sector

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in 2005 with a wealth of knowledge, having spent more than a decade grap-pling with health and science issues as a Republican leader on the House En-ergy and Commerce Committee.

Edward Hamberger, Association of American RailroadsHamberger has been plugging away to ensure that railroad funding and other rail-friendly priorities are included in any infrastructure package that comes out of the White House.

Jerry Howard, National Association of Home BuildersA long-time player in the real estate world, Howard has put his imprint on policies ranging from affordable hous-ing to mortgage regulation.

Richard Hunt, Consumer Bankers AssociationFor eight years and counting, Hunt has been guiding the retail banking indus-try through an era of technological up-heaval.

Chip Kahn, Federation of American HospitalsThe longtime head of for-profit hospi-tals was in the thick of the action this year, helping marshal opposition to several ObamaCare repeal proposals.

Dirk Kempthorne, American Council of Life InsurersKempthorne’s group notched an im-portant victory after the Financial Sta-bility Oversight Council rescinded its “systemically important” designation

for the American International Group (AIG).

Maria Korsnick, Nuclear Energy InstituteThe institute went with an industry veteran when it named a new president late last year; Korsnick had been NEI’s chief operation officer since 2015 and has experience at Exelon Generation and the Constellation Energy Nuclear Group.

Thomas Kuhn and Brian Wolff, Edison Electric InstituteElectric utilities are central to Trump’s efforts to dial back major environmen-tal regulations, and Kuhn and Wolff are working constantly to make sure utili-ties’ wishes are heard.

Linda Lipsen, American Association for JusticeLipsen has spent her career protect-ing the rights of consumers to settle disputes with companies in court. She is also a fundraising force, having bun-dled more than $1 million for Hillary Clinton’s White House bid.

Katherine Lugar, American Hotel & Lodging AssociationAs the head of the hotel industry’s flag-ship trade association, Lugar has been defending the sector’s interests while working to promote tourism.

Dave McCurdy and Kyle Rogers, American Gas AssociationAGA has lobbied Congress on a host of issues this year, from the tax code to

cybersecurity, working to ensure that federal cyber guidelines give industry flexibility.

Nancy McLernon, Organization for International InvestmentMcLernon’s group, which speaks for the U.S. operations of global companies, has been pushing for the repeal of the Obama administration’s anti-inversion rules. Trump officials are listening and have pledged to review them.

David Melcher, Aerospace Industries Association Melcher, who took over as AIA’s chief executive in June 2015 and will retire in December, helped guide the country’s largest defense industry association into a new political era.

Mark Merritt, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Merritt has power in numbers as leader of the industry association for pharma-cy benefit managers. The group spent 2017 working to keep drug costs down for consumers.

Kraig Naasz, Mark Gorman and David Culver, Distilled Spirits CouncilLobbyists for the alcohol industry often make their mark at the state level; back in Washington, they are keeping close tabs on tax reform, which could have a major impact on the spirits industry.

Rob Nichols, American Bankers AssociationAs head of the powerful banking group, Nichols is a player to watch as the GOP

seeks to roll back much of the Dodd-Frank Act under President Trump.

Rich Nolan, National Mining AssociationPresident Trump promised during the campaign to revive the coal industry, and the miners are keeping him to his word; their focus is overhauling regula-tions and laws governing the industry.

Jim Nussle, Credit Union National AssociationThe former House Budget Commit-tee chairman is a big reason why credit unions exert such influence on finan-cial regulations.

Mark Parkinson, American Health Care AssociationParkinson, the former governor of Kansas, now heads the nursing home trade group as it stands guard against cuts to Medicaid and Medicare.

Tim Pawlenty, Financial Services RoundtableThe former Republican governor of Minnesota has settled in as a financial power player. He fought against the Consumer Financial Protection Bu-reau’s arbitration rule.

Richard Pollack, American Hospital AssociationIt was a busy year for Pollack as the AHA mobilized against the various it-erations of the House and Senate bills to repeal ObamaCare; their advocacy paid dividends, with the effort likely pushed back at least to 2018.

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Michael Powell, National Cable & Telecommunications AssociationPowell, son of Colin Powell, was once chairman of the Federal Communi-cations Commission, giving him an authoritative voice as the NCTA cam-paigns for scaled-back FCC regulations.

Craig Purser and Laurie Knight, National Beer Wholesalers AssociationAt a time when the beer industry faces consolidation and changing consumer habits, lobbyists for beer distributors keep their members ahead of the curve.

Jim Reilly, American Wind Energy AssociationDefending wind energy under the Trump administration is no easy task, but AWEA is laser-focused on selling the economic and employment ben-efits of wind energy to middle America.

John Rother, National Coalition on Health CareRother leads a coalition of more than 80 health-care organizations seeking an affordable, high-value health-care system; this year, it helped sink repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

Bob Rusbuldt and Charles Symington, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of AmericaThe “Big I” was a force to be reckoned with as it battled for a wide array of flood insurance legislation in 2017, in-cluding a long-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program.

Jennifer Safavian, Retail Industry Leaders AssociationThe retail industry’s clout was on full display as Safavian helped bury a GOP tax provision that would have placed a higher tax on imports.

Stephen Sandherr, The Associated General Contractors of America The leader of the construction worker trade group since 1997, Sandherr is pressing Congress to review rules and regulations related to infrastructure.

J.C. Scott, AdvaMedSince joining the medical device group in 2011, Scott has been a chief advocate for repealing ObamaCare’s tax on med-ical devices, a cause backed by mem-bers of both parties.

Gary Shapiro, Consumer Technology AssociationWhen Shapiro’s CTA isn’t organizing the popular Consumer Electronics Show, it’s pushing Congress to take ac-tion on driverless cars, tax reform and free trade policies.

Cicely Simpson, National Restaurant Association Simpson is on a mission as the restau-rant industry seeks the reversal of a labor ruling that made franchisors po-tentially liable for labor law violations committed by franchisees.

Emily Skor, Growth EnergySkor is trying to ensure that Presi-dent Trump abides by his pro-ethanol promises; already, the Environmental Protection Agency has disavowed a regulatory change that would have re-duced the ethanol-blending mandate.

Gordon Smith, National Association of BroadcastersSmith served for 11 years in the Senate, so he gives political heft to broadcasters as they do battle with tech firms over spectrum and broad-

casting white spaces.

Jonathan Spalter, USTelecomIn his first year as USTelecom’s presi-dent and CEO, Spalter is notching ma-jor deregulatory victories in Congress and at the Federal Communications Commission.

Scott Talbott, Electronic Transactions AssociationThe way consumers spend their money is evolving rapidly, but the association is keeping pace with the help of Talbott, a Washington veteran.

Marilyn Tavenner, America’s Health Insurance PlansTavenner, a former Obama administra-tion health official, has her work cut out for her as insurance companies navi-gate the turbulence surrounding the Affordable Care Act.

Mary Kay Thatcher, American Farm Bureau FederationThe farm policy powerhouse is track-ing issues like crop insurance, volun-tary labeling requirements for bioengi-neered foods and disease surveillance response — and that only scratches the surface of its work.

Chet Thompson, American Fuel & Petrochemical ManufacturersRefiners have celebrated President Trump’s moves in support of fossil fu-els and manufacturing, giving the in-dustry a jolt of momentum.

Jay Timmons and Aric Newhouse, National Association of ManufacturersNAM is a soldier in the GOP’s march for tax reform. Timmons has been a frequent White House visitor, and Newhouse is using his decade of experi-ence at the group to gain policy wins.

Stephen Ubl and Lori Reilly, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaThe drug industry’s largest trade group has largely fought off congressional ac-tion on drug pricing, while launching a campaign to showcase the biopharma-ceutical industry’s advances in science.

Dirk Van Dongen, National Association of Wholesale-Distributors Van Dongen, a fixture on the GOP fun-draising circuit, led the way for the dis-tributors as they won a permanent ban on an Obama administration rule ex-panding overtime pay.

Nathaniel Wienecke, Property Casualty Insurers Association of AmericaThe insurance group made its presence felt in the debate over the National Flood Insurance Program, but its influ-ence extends far and wide, even into tax reform.

Molly Wilkinson, Electronic Payments CoalitionWilkinson — who’s led the organization for two and half years — is using her in-dustry bona fides to help the group’s members obtain clarity and flexibility from Washington as consumers turn to electronic payments.

J. Stephen Zielezienski, American Insurance AssociationZielezienski has been with the organi-zation for two decades; at the top of his agenda are changes to the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and the renewal of provisions dealing with terrorism risk and federal flood insurance.

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Anna Aurilio, Environment AmericaAurilio is an active voice against Presi-dent Trump’s environmental policy, harnessing the grass-roots organiz-ing power that has been Environment America’s calling card.

Matt Bennett, Third WayChanneling the spirit of President Clinton’s centrist politics, Bennett promotes problem solving and a bi-partisan approach at the prominent think tank.

Ken Cook, Environmental Working GroupThe Environmental Working Group is coordinating with allies to oppose President Trump’s policies, keeping its main focus on areas like toxic chemi-cals, agriculture and human health.

Chris Cox, National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative ActionCox and the NRA have high hopes for action from Congress on their legisla-tive priorities, including passage of a federal concealed carry law.

Steve Ellis, Taxpayers for Common SenseWith 18 years under his belt at Taxpay-ers for Common Sense, Ellis is one of the go-to experts when it comes to gov-ernment waste, spending and debt.

Karen Hobert Flynn and Aaron Scherb, Common CauseThe group has been “holding power accountable” for nearly 50 years and remains a central player in the fight for good governance.

Lily Eskelsen García,National Education AssociationThe head of the nation’s largest labor union has been a blunt force opposing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s push for alternatives to public education such as charter and private schools.

Leo Gerard, United SteelworkersGerard has spent much of the past year pushing for changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, call-ing it an opportunity to strengthen workers’ rights and create jobs. Bradley Gordon, American Israel Public Affairs CommitteeGordon is director of policy and gov-ernment affairs at AIPAC, the guard-ian of the U.S.-Israel relationship that hosts an annual conference with some of the biggest names in politics.

Vanita Gupta, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human RightsGupta, who formerly led the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, has had a busy first year defending the rights of immigrants, African-Ameri-cans, women and LGBT people, groups she says are under attack from the Trump administration.

Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International UnionHenry is the first woman to lead SEIU, a powerful union that leverages its grass-roots network in fights over health care, immigration and racial justice.

Craig Holman, Public CitizenThe Trump administration has given

Holman and Public Citizen new resolve in its quest for ethics reform; the group was seeking to “drain the swamp” long before it was a catchphrase.

Frederick Isasi and Shannon Attanasio, Families USAIsasi took over the liberal health-care advocacy group this year, work-ing alongside Attanasio in what be-came a nationwide campaign to stop ObamaCare repeal.

Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense FundKrupp is in his third decade at the helm of EDF, which has staunchly opposed spending cuts to the EPA. Addressing Congress in an op-ed in The Hill this fall, Krupp warned of “a crossroads mo-ment for our country.”

Nancy LeaMond, AARPLeaMond leads government affairs and legislative campaigns for AARP. The

group stood in the breach when Repub-licans tried to allow insurers to charge older customers five times as much as younger ones.

Elisa Massimino, Human Rights FirstFor nearly four decades, Massimino’s group has carried the banner for hu-man rights, pressing for U.S. officials to champion freedom around the globe. She has been part of the group’s work for 26 years.

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Food and Drug Administration over-sight of cigars and electronic cigarettes. He’s also sued the agency, seeking a re-quirement that graphic warnings be used on cigarette packs and in tobacco ads.

Michael Needham, Heritage Action for AmericaNeedham and Heritage Action tilt the scales in conservative politics, forcing members of the Republican Party to stick to their campaign promises.

Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax ReformNorquist has been in his element championing the tax-reform push from President Trump and congressional Republicans, promoting it at events and on television; his imprimatur will undoubtedly be on the final legislation.

Tim Phillips, Americans for Prosperity The advocacy group is putting the heat on Republicans and red-state Demo-crats to support a tax overhaul; it ratch-eted up the pressure this summer with more than 1,000 meetings with mem-bers of Congress.

Melinda Pierce, Sierra ClubBlessed with the largest membership in the green advocacy space, the Sierra Club is putting all its weight into cam-paigning against the Trump adminis-tration’s environmental policies.

Paul Rieckhoff, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of AmericaRieckhoff, the founder and CEO of IAVA, has emerged as a leading voice on defense and veterans issues, weigh-ing in on battles such as extending the VA Choice program and expanding the post-9/11 G.I. Bill.

Andrew Roth, Club for GrowthRoth, a former securities trader, has spent 14 years turning Club for Growth into a mainstay of conservative policy and electoral politics as its top lobbyist.

Joshua Saks, National Wildlife Federation Saks marked his seventh year with NWF in 2017. He’s been the group’s go-to expert on the National Flood In-surance Program, testifying before a House Financial Services subcommit-tee on the issue this summer.

Lee Saunders, American Federation of State, County and Municipal EmployeesSaunders leads the nation’s largest and fastest growing public services em-ployees union, which has lobbied hard against the recent congressional at-tempts to repeal ObamaCare, as well as against the administration’s tax pack-age.

Tom Schatz, Citizens Against Government WasteKnown for their successful push to stop earmarks, Schatz and his right-leaning group keep sounding the alarm about wasteful spending in Washington.

Faiz Shakir, American Civil Liberties UnionTasked with turning the ACLU’s post-Trump fundraising surge into politi-cal action, Shakir, once a top staffer for former Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), has been called the most powerful Muslim in American politics.

Christopher Shelton, Communications Workers of AmericaShelton is now in his second year as

CWA president, guiding the union’s 700,000 members as they square off against the telecom industry and Presi-dent Trump’s tax plan.

Tiernan Sittenfeld, League of Conservation VotersSittenfeld makes sure that the cam-paign-focused LCV is heard in the leg-islative arena as lawmakers battle over Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling and changes to the Antiquities Act.

Richard Trumka and Bill Samuel, AFL-CIOWhile Trumka and Samuel have tried to influence President Trump’s ap-proach to the North American Free Trade Agreement, they have fought his appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. Now, the labor giant is ready for war against the GOP’s tax plan.

Ana Unruh Cohen and Scott Slesinger, Natural Resources Defense CouncilUnruh Cohen came to NRDC from Sen. Ed Markey’s (D-Mass.) office in

June, adding new talent to the environ-mental heavyweight. Slesinger is the group’s legislative mastermind.

Fred Wertheimer, Democracy 21 Wertheimer is a tireless champion for reforming campaign finance laws. He has backed the investigation into Rus-sian interference in the U.S. election, warning of “the corruption of our de-mocracy.”

Dennis Williams, United Auto WorkersWilliams made sure that autoworkers have a seat at that table in the critical renegotiations over the North Ameri-can Free Trade Agreement; the out-come of the talks could affect the indus-try for years to come.

Dylan Williams, J StreetWilliams is J Street’s vice president of government affairs, putting him at the heart of the group’s battles in support of the Iran nuclear deal and more ag-gressive U.S. action against West Bank settlements.

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Meredith McGehee, Issue OneIssue One is working with former law-makers and governors on both sides of the aisle to increase voter participation in the political process and create more transparency around political spend-ing.

Bill McKibben and May Boeve, 350.org350.org and its advocacy affiliate were an organizing force during the presi-dential campaign. They’ve been har-nessing that same grass-roots energy while resisting President Trump’s poli-cies.

Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. Public Interest Research GroupMierzwinski is a staunch defender of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; despite attempts by Congress to weaken the agency, it is as strong as ever.

Eric Mitchell, Bread for the WorldBread for the World trains churchgoers to engage members of Congress in pro-moting legislation to end world hunger.

Janet Murguia, UnidosUSThe organization formerly known as the National Council of La Raza is the largest and most visible Hispanic civil rights group. One of its top goals is increasing Latino political engagement through voter registration.

Matthew Myers, Campaign for Tobacco Free KidsMyers has led the charge for enhanced

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