State Ethics Commission Post-Session Lobby Report Totals:
Common Cause Maryland analysis of employers by issue/industry
Industry
health
utility/energy
Development
business
gambling
telecom
other
university
education
automobile
transportation
religious
social justice
retail
banking
insurance
union
alcohol
tobacco
local government
bar association
msc
environment
waste
manufacturing
defense
institutions (museum, zoo,
aquarium)
agriculture
total
$211,458.98
$180,000.00
$129,000.00
$125,329.96
45
15
17
14
9
7
5
4
2
6
7
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
7
3
1
2
2
Average Spending Per
Employer
$101,727.71
$130,621.53
$91,468.13
$79,475.70
$103,379.99
$116,591.29
$123,073.36
$139,626.44
$257,249.75
$85,172.93
$70,362.59
$141,162.50
$103,369.88
$198,274.50
$177,039.30
$108,045.11
$79,425.59
$78,766.01
$101,596.12
$73,111.11
$108,731.59
$30,998.53
$70,486.33
$180,000.00
$64,500.00
$62,664.98
$122,965.49
$104,743.30
2
1
$61,482.75
$104,743.30
Amount Spent
$4,577,747.00
$1,959,322.88
$1,554,958.20
$1,112,659.86
$930,419.90
$816,139.03
$615,366.79
$558,505.76
$514,499.50
$511,037.56
$492,538.10
$423,487.51
$413,479.51
$396,549.00
$354,078.60
$324,135.32
$317,702.36
$315,064.05
$304,788.36
$219,333.33
$217,463.17
$216,989.74
$18,019,763.26
Number of
Employers
Rank
Nov Apr
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Amount
Spent Nov
2014 - Apr
2015
$446,241.82
$368,672.63
$345,719.48
$329,432.00
$310,398.22
$290,203.12
$284,549.00
$271,270.43
$270,045.00
$263,641.26
$250,628.00
$250,000.00
$240,243.01
$231,107.69
$222,001.00
$217,448.74
$208,169.87
18
$189,689.36
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
$186,471.00
$181,986.47
$181,026.69
$180,000.00
$174,235.47
$171,729.26
$171,677.57
$163,993.55
$160,000.00
$159,731.80
$153,117.00
$150,640.69
$149,569.00
$140,015.00
$131,991.35
$130,425.74
$130,244.69
$127,138.71
$115,900.00
$113,844.81
$112,960.12
$112,524.14
$112,000.00
$111,355.00
$110,400.00
$109,934.23
$109,566.79
Name
Maryland State Education Association
Exelon Corporation
Maryland Hospital Association
CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
MedChi, MD State Medical Society
Maryland Bankers Association
Maryland Retailers Association
Maryland Catholic Conference, LLC.
Johns Hopkins Institutions
Baltimore Gas and Electric
Maryland Building Industry Association
Law Offices of Peter Angelos
Verizon Communications
Pepco Holdings, Inc.
Comcast
Maryland Association of Realtors
MedStar Health
Altria Client Services Inc - Philip Morris and
etc
Xerox Business Services, LLC and its
Affiliates
Health Facilities Association of Maryland
(HFAM)
Anthem, Inc. and Its Affiliates including
Amerigroup Maryland
Atlantic Recycling Group, LLC
Maryland Chamber of Commerce
CBAC Gaming, LLC
Washington Gas
Maryland Jockey Club (Pimlico and Laurel
Park)
League of Life and Health Insurers
Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of
Maryland
Ocean Enterprise 589
Maryland Automobile Dealers Association
Maryland Independent College and
University Association
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
Lifebridge Health, Inc.
First Energy Corp.
Maryland Association for Justice
Uber Technologies, Inc.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid
Mid-Atlantic Health Care
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
National Association of Industrial And Office
Properties
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
American Petroleum Institute
Automated Health Care Solutions
Maryland Tort Reform Coalition
Maryland State Licensed Beverage
Association
Issue 1
Education
utility/energy
Health
Health
health
banking
Retail
religious
University
utility/energy
Development
Other
Telecom
utility/energy
Telecom
Development
Health
Issue 2
Hospital
Insurance
Tobacco
busiess
Health
Health
waste
business
gambling
utility/energy
Gambling
Health
Health
Gambling
automobile
University
business
Health
utility/energy
Social Justice
business
Health
Health
utility/energy
Development
Retail
utility/energy
Health
bar association
alcohol
Insurance
Insurance
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
$107,961.60
$107,528.94
$107,186.51
$105,882.58
$105,407.80
$105,000.00
$104,743.30
$104,242.52
$102,613.86
$102,200.00
$100,052.00
$99,600.39
$99,145.96
$92,087.92
$90,000.00
$90,000.00
$88,873.34
$88,254.02
$85,333.33
Adventist HealthCare, Inc
Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.
Associated Builders & Contractors
General Motors LLC
Maryland Care Inc. dba Maryland Physicias
Care
University of Maryland Charles Regional
Medical Center
Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc.
AFSCME Maryland
Woda Group, LLC
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
CSX Transportation, Inc.
MGM Resorts International
Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Baltimore Jewish Council
Willco
Dental Group Practice Association
Chesapeake Employers' Insurance
Verizon Maryland Inc.
Queen Anne's County Commissioners
$80,132.73
$80,000.00
$79,600.00
Maryland Association of Community
Colleges
Tierra Cambio Holdings, LLC.
PPE Casino Resorts Maryland, LLC
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
State Law Enforcement Officers Labor
Alliance
Do No Harm
Maryland Maternity Access Coalition Inc.
American Federation of Teachers
$79,079.68
Alkermes, Inc.
$84,391.76
$84,000.00
$82,503.81
$81,545.00
$80,259.84
$76,000.00
$75,799.03
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Company
NRG Energy, Inc.
Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Maryland Transportation Builders & Materials
Association (MTBMA)
MD/DE/DC Beverage Association
Prince George's County Korean American
Chamber of Commerce
HMR of Maryland, LLC
Peak Harvest Health, LLC.
$75,000.00
Prince George's County Council
$78,265.09
$78,100.00
$77,938.65
$77,905.10
$77,437.79
$76,700.00
$74,300.00
$74,000.00
$73,153.10
Cable Telecommunications Association of
MD, DE & DC
National Strategies, LLC (NSI)
Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors
Association
$72,600.00
Tesla Motors Inc.
$72,200.00
$72,000.00
Alcoa Primary Metals
ValueOptions
$70,927.15
AstraZenaca Pharmaceuticals, LP
$70,746.03
ACLU of Maryland
Health
bar association
Development
automobile
Health
Health
agriculture
union
Development
business
transportation
gambling
utility/energy
religious
Development
Health
insurance
Telecom
local
government
university
University
Development
gambling
environment
union
Social Justice
Social Justice
union
Health
automobile
utility/energy
health
pharmaceu
tical
Insurance
transportation
alcohol
business
Health
Health
local
government
Telecom
other
utility/energy
automobile
utility/energy
Health
Health
Social Justice
environme
nt
pharmaceu
tical
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
$60,048.00
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
$60,000.00
US Oncology
Mid-Atlantic LifeSpan
FedEx
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Sprint Corporation
Children's National Medical Center
Maryland Association of Boards of Education
Licensed Beverage Distributors of Maryland,
Inc.
Verizon
Northeast Maglev, LLC., The
PPL Services Corporation
CBD Wellness Group
Scientific Games International
Transdev North America, Inc.
Maryland State Dental Association
Apartment & Office Building Association of
Metropolitan
Direct Energy
Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Assoc.
Manufacturers Alliance of Maryland
Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp
Coalition To End Childhood Lead Poisoning,
Inc.
TSG Developments (Maryland) LLC
Paragon Project Resources, Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Evitts Resort, LLC
Bank of America Corporation
Restaurant Association of Maryland, Inc.
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The
Quality Imaging Access Coalition of
Maryland
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
Maryland Multi-housing Association Inc.
American Sugar Refining, Inc.
Maryland Optometric Association
Maryland Insurance Council, The
EnerNOC, Inc
Maryland Cigar Direct Ship Coalition
Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors
United Healthcare Services, Inc.
Gatso USA
Jewish Community Relations Council of
Greater Washington
American Heart Association
Total Wine and More
Amazon
Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors, Inc.
Chesapeake Amusements, Inc.
Maryland Radiological Society
Maryland Association of Chain Drug Stores
TNEM, LLC
$59,900.00
Expedia, Inc.
$59,675.95
$59,000.00
National Aquarium in Baltimore, Inc.
Prince George's County County Executive
$70,151.60
$69,467.70
$69,288.84
$68,800.00
$68,500.00
$68,494.54
$68,257.68
$68,059.47
$68,046.00
$68,000.00
$68,000.00
$67,984.60
$67,900.00
$67,832.00
$67,515.56
$67,275.15
$67,200.00
$67,191.63
$67,000.00
$66,925.98
$66,400.00
$66,000.00
$65,775.00
$65,360.00
$64,384.26
$63,875.48
$63,449.00
$63,289.54
$63,000.00
$62,988.00
$62,000.09
$62,000.00
$62,000.00
$61,835.20
$61,345.40
$61,288.85
$61,099.00
$60,910.80
$60,619.02
$60,500.00
$60,129.16
Health
Health
business
defense
Telecom
Health
Education
alcohol
Telecom
transportation
utility/energy
Health
gambling
transportation
Health
Development
utility/energy
gambling
manufacturing
environment
Health
Development
Development
business
gambling
banking
business
institution
Health
environment
Health
Development
manufacturing
health
insurance
utility/energy
Tobacco
Development
Health
transportation
religious
Health
alcohol
business
Development
gambling
Health
retail
transportation
business
institution
local
transportati
on
government
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
$58,999.00
$58,922.07
$58,860.00
$58,468.84
$57,449.00
$57,110.00
$56,529.96
$55,904.00
$55,366.52
$55,059.25
$54,991.79
$54,795.00
$54,500.00
$54,465.71
$54,400.00
$54,000.00
$53,664.03
$53,600.00
$53,375.00
$53,242.96
$53,196.00
$53,000.00
$52,356.06
$51,425.70
$51,200.00
$51,000.00
$50,992.42
American Cancer Society Cancer Action
Network
Express Scripts Holding Inc
Maryland Association of Community Services
(MACS)
Marriot International, Inc., The
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Doctors Community Hospital
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Greater Baltimore Committee
TCC Software Solutions
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers
of America
DCI Group AZ, LLC
Maryland/D.C./Delaware Broadcasters
Apollo Group/University of Phoenix
Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association
Walton Development and Management
RAI Services Company
Residential Care Inc.
1199 SEIU
Petersen International Underwriters
Washington Area NEW Automobile Dealers
Association
Prince George's County Association of
Realtors
BMP Holdings, LLC
Advocates for Children and Youth
Lilly USA, LLC
$50,515.30
$50,406.24
$50,394.96
$50,000.00
DaVita Inc
Preston Scheffenacker Properties
Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition
Property Casualty Insurers Association of
America
Allstate Insurance Company
Enterprise RAC Company of Baltimore, LLC
One Call Concepts, Inc
Potomac Holdings, LLC.
$50,000.00
HDMA
$50,000.00
$50,000.00
MCAMD, LLC
Daycon
$50,951.09
Health
Health
msc
business
transportation
Health
defense
business
msc
Health
other
Telecom
University
msc
Development
Tobacco
msc
union
other
Hospital
technology
pharmaceu
tical
automobile
Development
other
Social Justice
Health
Health
Development
Health
health
pharmaceu
tical
insurance
Health
automobile
utility/energy
Development
Health
Health
msc
pharmaceu
tical
Top Ten Earning Lobbyists
$1,803,400.00
$1,150,556.00
$968,908.24
$927,415.17
$904,350.00
$896,450.00
$866,165.10
$769,333.00
$688,088.22
$648,856.00
Amount
Evans, Gerard
Perry, Timothy
Rozner, Joel
Garagiola, Robert
Harris Jones, Lisa
Bereano, Bruce
Johansen, Michael
Manis, Nicholas
Boston, III, Frank
Wise, J. Steven