Active 2007–2026. The register lists this client once for every firm that files on its behalf; all 11 of its records are shown together here.
These two figures are not added together. A client that lobbies for itself reports its own spending, while firms it retains report what they were paid. Disclosure rules ask the in-house figure to include those payments, but filings do not always do so, and a filing gives no way to tell. Each is shown as reported.
| Year | Firm | Period | Amount | Doc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC |
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 3rd Quarter - Report |
$30,000 | |
| 2026 | NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION |
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 3rd Quarter - Report |
$170,000 | |
| 2026 | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC |
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2nd Quarter - Report |
$30,000 | |
| 2026 | NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION |
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2nd Quarter - Report |
$220,000 | |
| 2026 | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC |
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 1st Quarter - Report |
$30,000 | |
| 2026 | NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION |
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 1st Quarter - Report |
$150,000 | |
| 2025 | RIDGE PATH STRATEGIES |
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 4th Quarter - Termination |
$10,000 | |
| 2025 | NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION |
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2nd Quarter - Termination |
$230,000 | |
| 2025 | RIDGE PATH STRATEGIES |
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 4th Quarter - Report |
$10,000 | |
| 2025 | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC |
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 4th Quarter - Report |
$30,000 |
| Firm | Filings | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION IN-HOUSE | 87 | $17,238,384 |
| CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP | 22 | $1,110,000 |
| BREAUX LOTT LEADERSHIP GROUP | 11 | $1,015,000 |
| THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 17 | $460,000 |
| KIRT JOHNSON | 11 | $260,000 |
| CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP | 7 | $160,000 |
| LIEBMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 14 | $40,000 |
| VENABLE LLP | 4 | $40,000 |
| RIDGE PATH STRATEGIES | 4 | $20,000 |
| MR. ROY VAN ARSDALL | 3 | — |
| WINSTON TAYLOR LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WINSTON & STRAWN… | 2 | — |
| Issue | Activities |
|---|---|
| Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | 145 |
| Energy/Nuclear | 109 |
| Homeland Security | 86 |
| Transportation | 72 |
| Budget/Appropriations | 61 |
| Defense | 37 |
| Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace | 35 |
| Agriculture | 31 |
| Environment/Superfund | 24 |
| Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries | 22 |
| Consumer Issues/Safety/Products | 14 |
| Fuel/Gas/Oil | 11 |
| Housing | 10 |
| Trade (domestic/foreign) | 10 |
| Government Issues | 9 |