Brian Hess Named 2023 Top Lobbyist by NILE
The National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE) is thrilled to announce the recipients of its 2023 Top Lobbyist award. In 2020 NILE embarked on a mission to create an annual list that recognizes excellence in lobbying while ensuring the selection process is purely merit-based. Our dedicated panel of judges blindly evaluated each nominee to guarantee that the honor of being a Top Lobbyist is earned solely through outstanding performance and dedication to their profession in the given year.
Bloomberg Government Top Lobbying Firms 2022
Lobbying spending in Washington reached a new high of $4 billion in 2022, continuing a multiyear streak driven by a law aimed at climate change and inflation, plus measures steering tax money into highways and semiconductor manufacturing. Bloomberg Government analyzed Lobbying Disclosure Act reports from all 2,105 registered lobbying firms that filed with the Senate during 2022. This report focuses on 363 firms that reported $1 million or more in revenue and lobbying activity in each quarter of the year.
Hess Named 2022 Top Lobbyist
"I'm honored to be included as one of the Hill’s 2022 Top Lobbyists alongside such influential advocates. The work we’ve accomplished at the Goodfriend Group and Emmer Consulting is nothing short of extraordinary. I’m lucky to represent the kinds of clients I do — non-profits, labor unions, and mission-driven companies that help people connect in meaningful ways with one another. I can’t wait to see what 2023 has in store for us.”
Hess Named 2021 Top Lobbyist
“The ranks of policy experts, influencers and advocates run deep in Washington, but these are the people who stand out for delivering results for their clients in the halls of Congress and the administration.”