Politicians supported
0
distinct FEC recipients
lobbying_client · SD
$256K in federal lobbying on defense is the entire footprint here: no campaign giving, no contract awards on record.
The verdict
SOUTH DAKOTA ELLSWORTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ranks in the top 36% of 21,545 organizations with tracked federal activity, entirely lobbying-driven, concentrated in defense -- a substantial disclosed spend.
Politicians supported
0
distinct FEC recipients
Lobbying years filed
2
LDA disclosure years
LDA issue areas
3
distinct policy categories
Higher share = lobbying-heavy strategy vs. contributions or contracts
SOUTH DAKOTA ELLSWORTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, headquartered in SD, runs no campaign contributions and holds no federal contracts in this dataset. What's on record is a substantial lobbying operation centered on defense: $256K in disclosed expenditures across 2 filing years under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act.
Its lobbying profile spans 2 reporting years across 3 distinct LDA issue areas, with emphasis on Defense, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations.
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $128K |
| 2023 | $128K |
SOUTH DAKOTA ELLSWORTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY has a combined political influence footprint of $256K, made up of $256K in lobbying expenditures. This data comes from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov records for 2023-2024.
SOUTH DAKOTA ELLSWORTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY spent $256K on federal lobbying. Key issue areas include Defense, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations. Lobbying disclosures are filed under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and are public record.
PlainInfluence aggregates data from three federal sources: the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for campaign contributions, the Senate Office of Public Records for lobbying disclosures under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and USAspending.gov for federal contract awards. Data covers the 2023-2024 reporting period.
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