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Lobbying Expenditures and Sector Analysis

Analysis based on database Democracy Reform Oregon (formerly MiPRAP) developed from data from the Oregon Ethics Commission and standard industrial sector coding conventions. Thank you for citing DRO when using this analysis!  Questions?  Call or e-mail us.

Total Lobby Group Spending from 1997 through 2006 is $164,039,875. The business sector comprises 68% of the dollars lobbying organizations spent over these 10 years.

Total Spending by Lobby Groups

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

1997-2006

$16,545,989

$8,635,865

$19,052,254

$11,349,508

$19,844,932

$13,485,239

$22,097,960

$13,960,408

$23,664,490

$15,403,229

$164,039,875

Lobby Spending Percentages by Sector*

Business

67%

77%

66%

72%

62%

71%

66%

75%

65%

73%

68%

Government

14%

6%

14%

8%

14%

9%

11%

8%

11%

7%

11%

Ideology

6%

5%

7%

6%

8%

6%

8%

5%

9%

5%

7%

Labor

5%

6%

5%

4%

5%

5%

6%

6%

6%

5%

5%

Other/Unknown

7%

6%

8%

11%

10%

10%

9%

7%

10%

10%

9%

*Sector Breakdowns:

Business: Agriculture and related industries; communications and electronics; construction; finance insurance and real estate; healthcare; lawyers and lobbyists; transportation; resource industries.

Government: State, local and municipal agencies; quasi-governmental commissions; K-12 school districts and higher education.

Ideology: Groups focused on single issues (includes gun control, pro-choice, pro-life, environmental interests)

Labor: Unions

Other/ Unknown: Includes non-business interests such as religious organizations, non profit groups, tribal governments and lobby groups whose interests could not be identified.