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    A record-shattering $210,664,067 was spent lobbying in New York State in 2010. The American Beverage Association topped all spenders pouring in $12,891,045. Political parties and the governor received the most money in campaign donations from the top 25 interests.

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    A record-shattering $210,664,067 was spent lobbying in New York State in 2010. The American Beverage Association topped all spenders pouring in $12,891,045. Political parties and the governor received the most money in campaign donations from the top 25 interests.

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    NEWS RELEASE

    For Immediate release: 3 pages For more information:


    Friday, March 4 2010 Blair Horner 518 669-0886
    Bill Mahoney 518 817-3738

    2010 A $WEET YEAR FOR ALBANY LOBBYISTS


    SODA, WINE ADVOCATES CONTRIBUTE TO A RECORD-BREAKING $210 MILLION
    COCKTAIL OF INFLUENCE
    TOP LOBBY CLIENTS SPEND MILLIONS MORE IN CAMPAIGN DONATIONS
    According to lobbying data obtained from the Commission on Public Integrity, a record-shattering
    $210,664,067 was spent lobbying in New York State in 2010. This bump from 2009’s total of $197.8
    million was an increase of 6.5%, a change that greatly surpassed the 1.5% increase in the Consumer
    Price Index.1

    The American Beverage Association topped all spenders pouring in $12,891,045 in opposition to the
    proposed soda tax. This was the third highest amount ever spent lobbying by one organization in a year.
    Clients who self-identified as “health & mental hygiene” topped all sectors, spending over $36 million.
    Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP remained the state’s top lobby firm, reporting
    $10,317,390. Political parties and the governor received the most money in campaign donations from
    the top 25 interests.

    It should be noted that these numbers are preliminary and not yet official. Today’s relative proximity to
    the January 15th filing deadline might lead to additional forms being filed or processed, which could
    potentially increase these numbers and other changes may occur based on CPI’s analyses.

    TOP 25 CLIENTS WITH 2010 CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS


    Campaign
    Rank Organization Lobbying Contributions Total
    1 AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION $12,891,045 $52,500 $12,943,545
    2 UNITED TEACHERS (NYS) $4,769,502 $1,601,817 $6,371,319
    1199/SEIU & GNYHA HEALTHCARE
    3 EDUCATION PROJECT 2 $3,607,738 $0 $3,607,738
    4 ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER NEW YORK $2,914,484 $0 $2,914,484

    1
    ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt
    2
    For the purposes of this study, totals for the individual businesses and unions in partnerships such as 1199/
    GNYHA and CRP/ Extell are treated separately.

    1
    5 CRP / EXTELL RIVERSIDE, LP $2,555,323 $1,000 $2,556,323
    6 HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NYS $1,489,348 $789,680 $2,279,028
    7 TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (NYS) $775,568 $1,107,039 $1,882,607
    8 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION (NYS) $795,626 $1,013,453 $1,809,079
    9 CABLEVISION (CSC HOLDINGS, INC.) $980,191 $788,101 $1,768,292
    GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL
    10 ASSOCIATION, SUBSIDIARIES & AFFILIATE $1,379,065 $371,438 $1,750,503
    11 VERIZON $1,314,306 $358,857 $1,673,163
    12 MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NY $1,200,295 $358,015 $1,558,310
    13 UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS $1,358,838 $71,775 $1,430,613
    14 WEGMANS FOOD MARKETS, INC. $1,282,834 $54,250 $1,337,084
    ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC. AND ITS
    15 AFFILIATES $1,067,502 $185,500 $1,253,002
    16 UNITED UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONS $1,211,760 $40 $1,211,800
    17 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. $1,118,312 $0 $1,118,312
    18 CHESAPEAKE APPALACHIA, LLC $1,090,958 $10,450 $1,101,408
    19 NEW YORKERS FOR FISCAL FAIRNESS $831,896 $0 $831,896
    20 BUSINESS COUNCIL OF NYS, INC. (THE) $720,887 $96,375 $817,262
    21 BANKERS ASSOCIATION (NY) $650,768 $101,500 $752,268
    22 WELLPOINT, INC. $658,635 $56,000 $714,635
    ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES & ITS
    23 AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS (NYS) $704,770 $0 $704,770
    24 CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION, LLC (THE) $644,519 $20,500 $665,019
    25 EMBLEMHEALTH SERVICES COMPANY, LLC $617,359 $1,050 $618,409

    LEADING RECIPIENTS OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOP 25 LOBBY CLIENTS


    Amount from
    Rank Recipient top 25 Lobbyists
    DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE – HOUSEKEEPING (DSCC
    1 HOUSEKEEPING) $722,498.84
    2 NYS SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE – HOUSEKEEPING $663,666.15
    3 NYS SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $536,100.00
    4 NYS DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (NYS DSCC) $523,379.92
    5 NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION PAC $475,000.00
    NYS DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE-HOUSEKEEPING
    6 (DACC) $428,958.59
    7 NYS DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (DACC) $344,200.00
    8 ANDREW CUOMO $217,138.14
    9 NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE $193,100.00
    10 WORKING FAMILIES PARTY, INC. $140,050.00

    2
    TOP 25 FIRMS
    Rank Firm Compensation
    1 WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP $10,317,390
    2 LYNCH, PATRICIA ASSOCIATES, INC. $8,128,671
    3 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP $5,440,610
    4 BOLTON ST. JOHNS, LLC $4,628,804
    5 KASIRER CONSULTING $4,197,507
    6 HINMAN STRAUB ADVISORS LLC $4,155,898
    7 MALKIN & ROSS $3,670,519
    8 BROWN & WEINRAUB, PLLC $2,933,138
    9 OSTROFF, HIFFA & ASSOCIATES, INC. $2,514,600
    CONSTANTINOPLE & VALLONE CONSULTING LLC (FKA
    10 CONSTANTINOPLE CONSULTING) $2,323,500
    11 PARK STRATEGIES, LLC $2,292,000
    12 DAVIDOFF MALITO & HUTCHER LLP $2,253,656
    13 MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP $2,241,366
    14 ROFFE GROUP P.C. (THE) $2,215,785
    15 BOGDAN LASKY & KOPLEY, LLC $2,133,796
    16 WHITEMAN OSTERMAN & HANNA LLP $2,107,403
    17 PARKSIDE GROUP, LLC (THE) $1,919,552
    18 MARSH, WASSERMANN & MCHUGH, LLC $1,917,980
    19 BURGOS, TONIO & ASSOCIATES, INC. $1,828,500
    20 CAPALINO, JAMES F. & ASSOCIATES, INC. $1,778,483
    21 FEATHERSTONHAUGH, WILEY & CLYNE, LLP $1,775,102
    22 MEARA, BRIAN R. PUBLIC RELATIONS, INC. $1,752,500
    23 CORDO & COMPANY, LLC $1,624,969
    24 BRYAN CAVE, LLP $1,618,213
    25 YOSWEIN NEW YORK, INC. $1,604,750

    TOTALS BY SECTOR
    Business Nature Total
    Health & Mental Hygiene $36,075,701.00
    Trade Associations $30,088,345.00
    Real Estate & Construction $21,427,682.00
    Public, Community Interest $14,676,719.00
    Education $14,629,657.00
    Labor $14,350,059.00
    Marketing & Sales $11,501,533.00
    Manufacturing $9,770,997.00
    Communications $8,963,368.00
    Insurance $8,928,777.00
    Banking & Financial Services $8,871,195.00

    3
    Environment & Natural
    Resources $8,138,149.00
    Transportation $5,836,892.00
    Public Utilities $4,523,723.00
    State & Local Government $4,466,734.00
    Racing & Wagering $3,525,340.00
    Law $2,707,823.00
    Travel & Tourism $2,181,373.00

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