264 lobbyists register in Florida to represent principals from D.C. during 2019

By Metric Media News Service

Feb 29, 2020

264 lobbyists registered in Florida to represent 459 principals from the District of Columbia during 2019, according to data from the Florida’s Lobbyist Registration Office.

A principal is the entity which employs or retains a lobbyist. This can include a lobbying firm, person, corporation or association.

In 2019 there were 3,460 out-of-state principals represented by lobbyists registered in Florida, 3,446 of which are based in the US.

States ranked by total principals represented by lobbyists in Florida in 2019

Rank	State	Total Principals
1	Florida	9366
2	California	535
3	District of Columbia	459
4	Virginia	254
5	New York	240
6	Texas	218
7	Georgia	190
8	Illinois	188
9	Massachusetts	138
10	Maryland	103
11	North Carolina	95
12	Tennessee	89
13	Arizona	77
14	Pennsylvania	72
15	New Jersey	71
16	Ohio	63
17	Connecticut	62
18	Michigan	49
19	Washington	48
20	Alabama	45
20	Missouri	45
22	Minnesota	44
22	Utah	44
24	Colorado	42
25	Nevada	38
26	Kentucky	28
27	Kansas	27
28	South Carolina	26
28	Wisconsin	26
30	Louisiana	22
31	Indiana	21
32	Rhode Island	17
33	Arkansas	15
34	Canada	9
35	Vermont	7
35	Oregon	7
35	Delaware	7
38	New Hampshire	6
38	Mississippi	6
38	Wyoming	6
41	Maine	5
42	Oklahoma	4
42	Nebraska	4
44	Israel	2
44	Slovakia	2
44	West Virginia	2
47	Iowa	1
47	Plurinational State of Bolivia	1