Registered lobbyist

Matthew Sowards

Government post most recently disclosed: Office of John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WV), Legislative Correspondent (2012-2015), Intern (2009); Office of Congressman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Intern (2009)

The register gives a lobbyist a separate record at each firm. This person is very likely also listed as Matthew Sowards (American Fed Of Government Employees, Afl-cio), with the same distinctive name at back-to-back firms. The register itself does not confirm these are one person.

Lobby filings
19
Clients
1
Firms
1
Total contributed
$2,510
Contributions
11
Committees
6
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

19 filings, newest first.

Political contributions

11 contributions, newest first.
Recipient or honoreePayeeDateAmount
teapac Paid to TEAPAC Jan 1, 2026 $260
TEPAC Paid to TEPAC Dec 31, 2025 $260
TEAPAC Paid to TEAPAC Jan 1, 2025 $260
TEPAC Paid to MATTHEW SOWARDS Dec 30, 2024 $260
TEPAC Paid to TEPAC Jun 30, 2024 $260
TEPAC Paid to TEPAC Dec 31, 2023 $260
TEAPAC Paid to TEAPC Jun 30, 2023 $240
TEPAC Paid to TEPAC Dec 29, 2022 $260
Andrea salinas for Congress Paid to ANDREA SALINAS FOR CONGRESS Nov 3, 2022 $110
TEPAC Paid to TEPAC Jun 30, 2022 $240

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
TEPAC 5 $1,280
TEAPAC 2 $520
MATTHEW SOWARDS 1 $260
TEAPC 1 $240
ANDREA SALINAS FOR CONGRESS 1 $110
ALEXANDRA HUNT FOR CONGRESS 1 $100

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 Jul 14, 2026 Yes Open
Year End 2025 Jan 20, 2026 Yes Open
Mid Year 2025 Jul 16, 2025 Yes Open
Year End 2024 Feb 6, 2025 Yes Open
Mid Year 2024 Jul 26, 2024 Yes Open
Year End 2023 Jan 3, 2024 Yes Open
Mid Year 2023 Jul 26, 2023 Yes Open
Year End 2022 Jan 25, 2023 Yes Open
Mid Year 2022 Jul 14, 2022 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.