Registered lobbyist

Lester Munson

Government post most recently disclosed: Staff Dir SFRC; COS Sen. Kirk; COS Rep. Kirk; Dep. Asst. Admin. USAID;COS, Global Health Bureau, USAID, Pub Aff Advisor, Leg and Pub Affairs Bureau, USAID; Comms Dir SFRC; Comms Dir and Prof Staff HFAC; Press Sec, Legis Asst, Intern, Rep. Hyde

Lobby filings
561
Clients
51
Firms
5
Total contributed
$197,822
Contributions
262
Committees
113
Contribution reports
20

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

500 filings, newest first. The 500 most recent of 561; pick a year for the rest.

Political contributions

262 contributions, newest first.
Recipient or honoreePayeeDateAmount
NRSC Paid to NRSC May 30, 2026 $5,000
Maria Elvira Salazar Paid to SALAZAR FOR CONGRESS May 30, 2026 $1,000
Winning for America PAC Paid to WINNING FOR AMERICA PAC May 12, 2026 $500
Jeff Van Drew Paid to VAN DREW FOR CONGRESS Apr 20, 2026 $1,000
Brian Mast Paid to MAST FOR CONGRESS Mar 15, 2026 $3,000
Mike Bost Paid to MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE Mar 14, 2026 $1,000
Ted Cruz Victory Fund Paid to TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND Feb 23, 2026 $5,000
NRSC Paid to NRSC Jan 28, 2026 $750
BGR PAC Paid to BGR PAC Jan 15, 2026 $2,500
NRCC Paid to NRCC Jan 15, 2026 $750

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
BGR PAC 99 $27,375
NRSC 12 $17,750
MIKE GALLAGHER FOR CONGRESS 5 $13,100
KINZINGER FOR CONGRESS 6 $5,750
NRCC 9 $5,750
TED CRUZ VICTORY FUND 1 $5,000
JIM RISCH FOR US SENATE 3 $4,000
MENENDEZ FOR SENATE 3 $4,000
MIKE GALLAGHER FOR WISCONSIN 1 $4,000
FRENCH HILL FOR ARKANSAS 2 $3,500
NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT INC. 1 $3,300
PAC FOR AMERICA 3 $3,250
GRAHAM MAJORITY FUND 1 $3,000
MAST FOR CONGRESS 1 $3,000
COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT CONGRESSMAN CHRIS SMITH 3 $3,000

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 Jul 30, 2026 Yes Open
Year End 2025 Jan 30, 2026 Yes Open
Mid Year 2025 Jul 30, 2025 Yes Open
Year End 2024 Jan 30, 2025 Yes Open
Mid Year 2024 Jul 30, 2024 Yes Open
Year End 2023 Jan 30, 2024 Yes Open
Mid Year 2023 Jul 28, 2023 Yes Open
Year End 2022 Jan 30, 2023 Yes Open
Mid Year 2022 Aug 1, 2022 Yes Open
Year End 2021 Jan 31, 2022 Yes Open
Mid Year 2021 Jul 30, 2021 Yes Open
Year End 2020 Feb 1, 2021 Yes Open
Mid Year 2020 Jul 30, 2020 Yes Open
Year End 2019 Jan 30, 2020 Yes Open
Mid Year 2019 Jul 30, 2019 Yes Open
Year End 2018 Jan 30, 2019 Yes Open
Mid Year 2018 Jul 30, 2018 Yes Open
Year End 2017 Jan 31, 2018 Yes Open
Mid Year 2017 Jan 30, 2018 Yes Open
Year End 2016 Jan 30, 2018 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.