Registered lobbyist

Michael Mchugh

Government post most recently disclosed: Legislative Assistant, Senator Gordon Smith

The register gives a lobbyist a separate record at each firm. This person is very likely also listed as Michael Mchugh (Venn Strategies), Michael Mchugh (Urban Swirski & Associates, Llc), Michael Mchugh (American Federation For Children (fka Advocates For School Choice)), Michael Mchugh (Au Strategies Llc), with the same name and the same covered position. The register itself does not confirm these are one person.

Lobby filings
57
Clients
5
Firms
1
Total contributed
$4,500
Contributions
2
Committees
2
Contribution reports
9

Lobby filings counts every filing that names this lobbyist, amendments included. Contributions come from the twice-yearly LD-203 reports, counting the current version of each report once.

Lobbying filings

57 filings, newest first.

Political contributions

2 contributions, newest first.
Recipient or honoreePayeeDateAmount
Jessica Karlsruher Paid to JESSICA K FOR CONGRESS Sep 23, 2025 $3,500
Yan Zhao Paid to YAN ZHAO FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY ASSESSOR 2026 Jun 5, 2025 $1,000

Committees given to most

The payees on this lobbyist's current reports, by total given. The payee is stated on the report; the legislator behind a committee is not.

PayeeContributionsTotal
JESSICA K FOR CONGRESS 1 $3,500
YAN ZHAO FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY ASSESSOR 2026 1 $1,000

Contribution reports (LD-203)

Every report the register holds. A report replaced by a later version is listed but not counted.

PeriodFiledCountedOfficial report
Mid Year 2026, no contributions Jul 20, 2026 Yes Open
Year End 2025 Jan 22, 2026 Yes Open
Year End 2025, no contributions Jan 21, 2026 Replaced Open
Mid Year 2025 Jul 18, 2025 Yes Open
Year End 2024, no contributions Jan 26, 2025 Yes Open
Mid Year 2024, no contributions Sep 11, 2024 Yes Open
Year End 2023, no contributions Jan 16, 2024 Yes Open
Mid Year 2023, no contributions Aug 17, 2023 Yes Open
Year End 2022, no contributions Jan 17, 2023 Yes Open

From reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act: LD-2 reports name the lobbyists who worked on each issue, and LD-203 reports list their political contributions twice a year.