Tom Loftus
kentucky lantern
A record amount of about $24.2 million will be spent lobbying the Kentucky legislature in 2022, according to reports submitted by hundreds of companies, associations, and other groups registered to lobby the legislature. it was done.
The report submitted by the group Kentucky Chamber of Commerce It remains the largest spending group attempting to influence the Kentucky Legislature. $408,301 was reported for legislative lobbying in 2022, according to totals posted on the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Committee website.
The House passed two priority bills last year: House Bill 8, which reduces state income taxes, and House Bill 4, which limits unemployment benefits.
Records on the Ethics Committee website are available at Kentucky Hospital Association was reported to be the second largest spender on lobbying last year, at $304,707. Tobacco company Altria Client, parent company of Philip Morris USA, placed him third with his services at $269.685.
The Ethics Committee website also lists the amounts paid to individual lobbyists in the last year, with the lobbyists paid the most in 2022. John McCarthyFormer chairman of the Kentucky Republican Party. According to the Ethics Committee website, McCarthy was paid $967,727 to him by about 100 different groups he represented.
These figures, all from the Ethics Committee website, are likely to increase slightly as some groups have yet to submit reports disclosing their spending for the last five months of 2022. .
companies and associations
Below are the 20 groups reporting the most spending on lobbying for the 2022 General Assembly.
• Kentucky Chamber of CommerceFrankfort, Business Association, $408,301
• Kentucky Hospital AssociationLouisville, Hospital Association, $304,707
• Altria Client Solutions, Richmond, Virginia, Tobacco and Other Matters, $269,685
• Kentucky ACLU; Louisville, $195,489
• Kentucky Medical Association, Louisville, Doctor, $157,416
• Kentucky League of Cities, Frankfort, Association of City Governments, $151,308
HCA Healthcare, Nashville, Hospital, $146,548
• Pharmaceutical Care Management Assistant.Washington DC, Pharmacy Benefits Manager, $142,257
• Kentucky Retail Federation, Frankfort, Retail, $142,237
• Kentucky’s Pace-O-MaticDuluth, GA, makers of games sometimes called “Gray Machines,” $136,416
• Kentucky Distillery AssociationFrankfort, Bourbon Distillers Association, $135,624
• Healthcare Distribution Alliance, Arlington, Virginia, Pharmaceutical Affairs, $128,578
Academic Partnership LLCDallas, Education, $127,500
• LG&E and KU EnergyLouisville, Power Company, $121,669
• Greater Louisville Inc.Louisville, Business Union, $117,512
Anthem Blue Cross & Blue ShieldLouisville, Insurance, $115,972
• Life point healthBrentwood, Tennessee, Hospital, $110,002
• AT&T, LouisvilleTelecommunications, $109,618
• Churchill Downs RacecourseLouisville, Horse Racing, Historic Racetrack, $105,852
• East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Winchester, Power Cooperative, $103,856
individual
According to the Ethics Committee website, here is a list of the 20 people who were paid the most money to lobby the General Assembly in 2022. Each of these lobbyists represents different clients. I’m here. Below each name and amount is shown how many clients the lobbyist currently represents and his three examples of the lobbyist’s clients.
John McCarthy$967,727
96 clients including Altria Client Services, Pfizer and Stride Inc.
Patrick Jennings$706,775
60 clients including Stronach Group, Kentucky Hospital Assn., The Jockey Club
Bob Babbage$704,300
37 clients including Cash Express, Pearson Education Ltd., Kentucky Lions Eyebank
Ronnie Pryor$651,850
10 clients including HCA Healthcare, Gainwell Technologies, LifePoint Health
Sean Cutter$639,609
51 clients including Keeneland Association, RAI Services, and US WorldMeds
Stephen Huffman$631,000
23 clients including Revolutionary Racing, The Red Mile and IGT
chris nolan $564,115
52 clients including Amgen Inc., Service Contract Industry Council, Teledoc Health
Jason Bentley$524,059
46 clients including Amgen Inc., Kentucky distillers Assn., and RAI Services
Amy Wycliffe$511,046
85 clients including Churchill Downs, Kentucky American Water and Kentucky Employers Mutual Insurance
Karen Thomas-Lentz$488,750
47 clients including Swisher International, EPIC Pharmacies and CSX Corp.
James M. Higdon$485,680
51 clients including Service Contract Industry Council, Lexis Learning Systems, LG&E, KU Energy
Trey Grayson$485,651
30 clients including Academic Partnerships LLC, Lancaster Colony Corp., Secure Elections Project
Steve Robertson$477,117
30 clients including Secure Elections Project, Academic Partnerships LLC, Wellpath
Laura Owens$457,750
32 clients including Uber Technologies, Dealertrack Registration and Titling Solutions, Baptist Health
John Cooper$419,640
30 clients including Toyota Motor North America, Kentucky Medical Assn., Kentucky Bankers Assn.
Jason Underwood$401,500
7 clients including Heaven Hill Distillery, Canon Cochrane Management and American Waygerling
Kelly Abel$389,334
25 clients including Brightspring Health, McKesson Corp., Philanthropy Roundtable
Catherine Hall$339,215
58 clients including Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities, EmsanaRx., Stronach Group
Mike Biagi$322,478
19 clients including Kentucky Downs, Philanthropy Roundtable and Appalachian Racing
Lee Tucker $314,037
31 clients including Sportsbetting Alliance, Kentucky Press Assn. and Mountain Comprehensive Care.
