Registered lobbyist

Thomas Michels

Government post most recently disclosed: L.A. & Leg. Dir., Sen. Mary Landrieu, 2006-2010.

The register gives a lobbyist a separate record at each firm. This person is very likely also listed as Thomas Michels (Bluewater Strategies), with the same name and the same covered position. The register itself does not confirm these are one person.

Lobby filings
46
Clients
1
Firms
1
Total contributed
$500
Contributions
1
Committees
1
Contribution reports
16

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

46 filings, newest first.
FilingFirmClientAmount
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2026
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. UNITED AIRLINES INC $960,000 reported
2nd Quarter - Report
2nd Quarter 2026
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. UNITED AIRLINES INC $1,110,000 reported
1st Quarter - Report
1st Quarter 2026
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. UNITED AIRLINES INC $1,270,000 reported
4th Quarter - Amendment
4th Quarter 2025
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. UNITED AIRLINES INC $1,550,000 reported
2nd Quarter - Amendment
2nd Quarter 2025
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. UNITED AIRLINES INC $2,090,000 reported
1st Quarter - Amendment
1st Quarter 2025
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. UNITED AIRLINES INC $1,140,000 reported
4th Quarter - Amendmentreplaced
4th Quarter 2025
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. UNITED AIRLINES INC $1,490,000 reported
4th Quarter - Reportreplaced
4th Quarter 2025
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. UNITED AIRLINES INC $1,190,000 reported
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2025
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. UNITED AIRLINES INC $1,020,000 reported
2nd Quarter - Reportreplaced
2nd Quarter 2025
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. UNITED AIRLINES INC $2,030,000 reported

Political contributions

1 contribution, newest first.
Recipient or honoreePayeeDateAmount
SEN. DOUG JONES Paid to DOUG JONES FOR SENATE COMMITTEE May 15, 2019 $500

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
DOUG JONES FOR SENATE COMMITTEE 1 $500

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 23, 2026 Yes Open
Year End 2025, no contributions Jan 29, 2026 Yes Open
Mid Year 2025, no contributions Jul 29, 2025 Yes Open
Year End 2024, no contributions Jan 30, 2025 Yes Open
Mid Year 2024, no contributions Jul 30, 2024 Yes Open
Year End 2023, no contributions Jan 30, 2024 Yes Open
Mid Year 2023, no contributions Jul 31, 2023 Yes Open
Year End 2022, no contributions Jan 30, 2023 Yes Open
Mid Year 2022, no contributions Aug 1, 2022 Yes Open
Year End 2021, no contributions Jan 31, 2022 Yes Open
Mid Year 2021, no contributions Jul 30, 2021 Yes Open
Year End 2020, no contributions Feb 1, 2021 Yes Open
Mid Year 2020, no contributions Jul 27, 2020 Yes Open
Year End 2019, no contributions Jan 30, 2020 Yes Open
Mid Year 2019 Jul 30, 2019 Yes Open
Year End 2018, no contributions Jan 30, 2019 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.