NELNET, INC.

On the record as: lobbying client, PAC, lobbyists' giving (LD-203). Also written “NELNET INC”, “NELNET”, “NELNET, INC”.

$79K

from its PAC to 18 senators, 2021 on

$3.1M

on 46 lobbying reports as a client

$98K

its lobbyists report giving 17 senators (LD-203)

Its PAC's giving to senators

NELNET INC PAC (NELNET PAC)

Democrats $25,000 (32%)
Republicans $48,800 (62%)
Independents $5,000 (6%)

The senators it gave most, colored by party. ◆ marks a senator on a committee that handles what it lobbies on.

◆ Deb Fischer

R-NE · Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation

$33K

◆ Pete Ricketts

R-NE · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Environment and Public Works

$30K

◆ Margaret Wood Hassan

D-NH · Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

$21K

I-AZ

$13K

R-UT · Budget, Energy and Natural Resources, Judiciary

$12K

R-SC · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

$10K

◆ Susan M. Collins

R-ME · Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

$7,500

◆ Shelley Moore Capito

R-WV · Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works

$7,500

◆ John R. Curtis

R-UT · Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works

$7,500

◆ Catherine Cortez Masto

D-NV · Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources

$6,500

R-NE

$6,000

D-AZ · Environment and Public Works

$5,000

◆ Patty Murray

D-WA · Appropriations, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

$4,000

◆ Lisa Murkowski

R-AK · Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

$3,000

D-OH

$2,000

◆ Martin Heinrich

D-NM · Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources

$2,000

D-VA · Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

$2,000

◆ Brian Schatz

D-HI · Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation

$2,000

◆ Chris Van Hollen

D-MD · Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget

$2,000

◆ Jacky Rosen

D-NV · Commerce, Science, and Transportation

$1,000

All 20 senators

Senator	From its PAC	Its lobbyists (LD-203)	Sits on, in its lobbying areas
Deb Fischer R NE	$13,800	$19,300	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Pete Ricketts R NE	$10,000	$20,000	Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Environment and Public Works
Margaret Wood Hassan D NH	$10,500	$10,500	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Kyrsten Sinema I AZ	$5,000	$7,900
Mike Lee R UT	$6,000	$6,000	Budget, Energy and Natural Resources, Judiciary
Tim Scott R SC	$5,000	$5,000	Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Susan M. Collins R ME	$2,500	$5,000	Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Shelley Moore Capito R WV	$2,500	$5,000	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
John R. Curtis R UT	$7,500	—	Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works
Catherine Cortez Masto D NV	$6,500	—	Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources
Ben Sasse R NE	—	$6,000
Mark Kelly D AZ	—	$5,000	Environment and Public Works
Patty Murray D WA	$2,000	$2,000	Appropriations, Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Lisa Murkowski R AK	$1,500	$1,500	Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Sherrod Brown D OH	$1,000	$1,000
Martin Heinrich D NM	$1,000	$1,000	Appropriations, Energy and Natural Resources
Tim Kaine D VA	$1,000	$1,000	Budget, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Brian Schatz D HI	$1,000	$1,000	Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Chris Van Hollen D MD	$1,000	$1,000	Appropriations, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget
Jacky Rosen D NV	$1,000	—	Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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

24 reports

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

22 reports

22 reports

Telecommunications

4 reports

3 reports

2 reports

Budget/Appropriations

1 reports

Bills it named

6 reports

The lobbying firms it hired

BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

$380K

ACUMEN STRATEGIES LLC

$280K

S-3 GROUP

$210K

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP

$30K

See the data

Firm	Reports	Fees reported
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	7	$380K
ACUMEN STRATEGIES LLC	8	$280K
S-3 GROUP	7	$210K
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP	1	$30K