DISH NETWORK, LLC

Senator	From its PAC	Its lobbyists (LD-203)	Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Roger F. Wicker R MS	$7,500	$46,000	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Deb Fischer R NE	$10,000	$29,500	Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Mark R. Warner D VA	$9,600	$29,700	Budget, Finance
Jerry Moran R KS	$10,000	$27,000	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Brian Schatz D HI	$10,000	$26,100	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Kyrsten Sinema I AZ	$12,000	$23,800
Jacky Rosen D NV	$9,500	$24,500	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
John Barrasso R WY	$10,000	$15,000	Finance
John Thune R SD	$5,000	$20,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Christopher A. Coons D DE	—	$25,000	Appropriations, Judiciary
Dan Sullivan R AK	$5,000	$19,750	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Jon Tester D MT	$10,000	$13,750
Marsha Blackburn R TN	$10,000	$13,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance, Judiciary
Charles E. Schumer D NY	$10,000	$13,500
Richard Blumenthal D CT	$10,000	$11,250	Armed Services, Judiciary
Todd Young R IN	$7,000	$13,450	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Eric Schmitt R MO	$2,500	$16,000	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Judiciary
Chuck Grassley R IA	$5,000	$10,000	Budget, Finance, Judiciary
Mike Lee R UT	$5,000	$10,000	Budget, Judiciary
Shelley Moore Capito R WV	$5,500	$8,500	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Ted Cruz R TX	—	$13,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Judiciary
Ron Wyden D OR	$5,000	$5,000	Budget, Finance
Mazie K. Hirono D HI	—	$10,000	Armed Services, Judiciary
Mitch McConnell R KY	—	$10,000	Appropriations
Tim Sheehy R MT	—	$10,000	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Gary C. Peters D MI	—	$9,500	Appropriations, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Thom Tillis R NC	—	$9,000	Finance, Judiciary
Cynthia M. Lummis R WY	—	$8,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation
James Lankford R OK	—	$8,000	Finance
Lisa Murkowski R AK	$3,800	$3,800	Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Margaret Wood Hassan D NH	$1,000	$6,250	Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Tom Cotton R AR	$2,500	$4,000	Armed Services
Maria Cantwell D WA	—	$6,500	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV	$2,500	$3,000	Finance
Tammy Baldwin D WI	$2,500	$2,500	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Ben Ray Luján D NM	$5,000	—	Budget, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Finance
Patty Murray D WA	$3,000	$2,000	Appropriations, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Ted Budd R NC	—	$5,000	Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Susan M. Collins R ME	—	$5,000	Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Joni Ernst R IA	$1,500	$1,500	Armed Services
Ron Johnson R WI	$2,500	—	Budget, Finance
Robert P. Casey, Jr. D PA	—	$2,500
Steve Daines R MT	—	$2,500	Finance
Ben Sasse R NE	—	$2,500
Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE	—	$1,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
John R. Curtis R UT	—	$1,000	Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Roger Marshall R KS	—	$1,000	Budget, Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Michael F. Bennet D CO	—	$345	Finance

Its lobbying, by year

What its quarterly reports (LD-2) total each year: the fees it paid its lobbying firms, or its own lobbying spending when it lobbies for itself. Latest version of each report.

What it lobbied on

Issues

Telecommunications

148 reports

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

112 reports

Budget/Appropriations

13 reports

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

6 reports

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

4 reports

Defense

1 reports

Bills it named

16 reports

10 reports

8 reports

7 reports

7 reports

6 reports

5 reports

5 reports

5 reports

5 reports

The lobbying firms it hired

CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

$1.3M

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.

$1.2M

THE PETRIZZO GROUP, INC.

$1.0M

DUNKEL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

$803K

I STREET ADVOCATES

$670K

ORIGIN ADVOCACY LLC

$390K

TIDAL BASIN ADVISORS, INC.

$240K

THE WAYFINDER GROUP

$60K

SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, PLLC

$25K

BALLARD PARTNERS

$10K

See the data

Firm	Reports	Fees reported
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	23	$1.3M
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.	20	$1.2M
THE PETRIZZO GROUP, INC.	23	$1.0M
DUNKEL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	23	$803K
I STREET ADVOCATES	23	$670K
ORIGIN ADVOCACY LLC	14	$390K
TIDAL BASIN ADVISORS, INC.	8	$240K
THE WAYFINDER GROUP	3	$60K
SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, PLLC	3	$25K
BALLARD PARTNERS	4	$10K

2 of its lobbyists worked for a senator

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Lobbyist	Former position, as they list it	Senator	Latest report
MICHAEL ESSINGTON	Legislative Assistant, Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Legislative Counsel, Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Legislative Director, Rep. Todd Young; General Counsel, Sen. Todd Young	Todd Young	2023
MALCOLM SHERROD	Intern, Rep. Alcee L. Hastings; Intern, Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	2023