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CHICAGO’S LOBBYING ACTIVITYTHE PURPLE DATA CONSULTING GROUP
FLAVIO MOTA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Address Ms. Brown’s Questions Pertaining to Lobbying• Visualize the Answers• Discuss Lobbying Trends• Conclusion
WHAT ARE THE TOP ACTIONS BEING LOBBIED AND WHO ARE THE
TOP CLIENTS? The Top Actions Being Lobbied
Are Zoning Procurement Zoning Amendment Planned Development Application for PD Amendment to PD
WHO ARE THE TOP CLIENTS?• The Top Clients Are• Wal-Mart Stores• Swan Property Development• 3506 Hospitality LLC• Boney, Tom• Loyola University Chicago• Longford Construction Inc.• Lipe, Steve
• Walmart Spent over $35 Million• The Rest of the Clients Invested
Well over $10 Million Each
WHICH CLIENTS ARE SPENDING THE MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY
ON LOBBYING IN CHICAGO?• The Type of Clients Who are
Spending the Most amount of Money Lobbying in Chicago are
• Walmart (a Retailer)• Property Management and
Construction Companies• Loyola University
(Educational Institute)• A Jeweler and the Catholic
Church
WHAT IS THE OVERALL TREND? ARE COMPANIES INCREASING OR DECREASING THEIR LOBBYING
INVESTMENTS?• Using Money as the Measure
• 2012 and 2013 Showed no Appreciable Difference
• 2014 Showed a Dramatic Increase (around 67%)
• 2105 Experienced a sharp Decline (over 60%)
• The available Data Shows a Big Increase in 2016 (over 100%)
WHAT IS THE OVERALL TREND? ARE COMPANIES INCREASING OR DECREASING THEIR LOBBYING
INVESTMENTS?• Using the Number of
Transactions as the Measure
• 2013 Showed a Slight Decrease from 2012
• 2014 Experienced a Large Increase from 2013
• 2104 Experienced a Dramatic increase from 2013
• 2015 Showed a sharp Decline followed by a tremendous increase in 2016
GROUPING THE SPENDING INTO THREE CATEGORIES
• Group One Accounts for a Very Small Amount of the Expenses
• Group Two Includes the Majority of the Lobbying Expenses (Includes Transaction between $965,000 and $1,294,000)
• Group Three Includes Expenses between $68,000 and $330,000
CONCLUSION• Walmart, Construction Companies, and Property Management Companies are the Biggest Customers of Chicago Lobbyist
• 2014 and 2016 Showed an Appreciable increase in the Amount of Money and the Number of Transactions Related to Lobbying
• The Biggest Lobbyist in Chicago are Thomas Moore, John Bisio, and Paul Kolpak
• The Median of Many of the Expense Transactions is $1,294,710