Capitol Spending

by Danny DeBelius, Chris Groskopf, Christopher McDaniel and Matt Stiles

November 1, 2013

Companies and other organizations with an interest in Missouri state government hire lobbyists to influence policy in Jefferson City. State law requires lobbyists to disclose how much they spend in the process, listing which officials received benefits, such as free meals, professional sports tickets, trips and other gifts. Try searching for your legislators below, then read our stories on the issue. You can also learn more about how we built this site.

Within the last 24 months

Spent$1,791,540

Gifts given 19,753

Organizations lobbying541

Lobbyists active402

Organizations spending the most

AMEREN Energy	$86,069
MISSOURI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION Healthcare	$84,767
MISSOURI LAWYERS MEDIA, INC. Legal/Lobbying/Consulting	$60,048
MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY Chamber of Commerce	$53,643
MISSOURI BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION Food/Agriculture/Beverages	$53,549
JOHN BARDGETT & ASSOCIATES Legal/Lobbying/Consulting	$49,195
MISSOURI CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION Telecommunications/Cable	$45,096
MISSOURI BIOTECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION Other	$43,971
ANHEUSER-BUSCH Food/Agriculture/Beverages	$29,874
MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS Construction/Real Estate	$28,621

Legislators benefiting the most

Sen. Ryan Silvey Republican \| 17th district	$20,890
Sen. S. Kiki Curls Democratic \| 9th district	$19,325
Sen. Mike Parson Republican \| 28th district	$13,453
Sen. Tom Dempsey Republican \| 23rd district	$12,983
Rep. Rick Stream Republican \| 90th district	$11,536
Rep. Steve Webb Democratic \| 67th district	$11,343
Rep. Doug Funderburk Republican \| 103rd district	$10,466
Rep. Dwight Scharnhorst Republican \| 98th district	$10,259
Rep. Noel Torpey Republican \| 29th district	$10,221
Rep. Lincoln Hough Republican \| 135th district	$9,666

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Spending by industry

Legal/Lobbying/Consulting	$300,355
Healthcare	$254,714
Government/Education	$205,094
Energy	$177,858
Food/Agriculture/Beverages	$168,930
Banking/Finance/Insurance	$133,251
Other	$129,074
Chamber of Commerce	$120,859
Telecommunications/Cable	$110,775
Construction/Real Estate	$66,641
Labor	$43,495
Transportation	$33,477
Entertainment	$27,986
Ideology/Single-Issue	$11,389
Retail	$4,516
Trade Association/Chamber of Commerce	$3,126