Becoming Lobbyists
Revenue for lobbying has increased more rapidly then revenue for campaign consulting since 2001. Although there is fluctuation in some years--the number and intensity of contracts clearly affects this--the general revenue trend for lobbying is up.
In the top five earners, as revenue for each firm increases, the share derived from campaign consulting has become smaller. Overall, only three of the top ten firms make more than 30% of their revenue from campaign consulting. While those three are in the top five in overall revenue, numbers show a trend towards lobbying. In first and second place for overall revenue, respectively, are the two firms who increased lobbying revenue the most over five years, the Parkside Group by 98%, and Kasirer Consulting by 93%.
Since 2001, the top ten consulting/lobbying shops in total revenue (with the share of revenue from lobbying in parentheses):
1. The Parkside Group: $7,585,897 (70%) 2. Kasirer Consulting: $6,541,569 (89%) 3. Mirram Global: $5,275,157 (30%) 4. Hank Sheinkopf: $4,725,904 (11%) 5. The Advance Group: $2,773,644 (10%) 6. Constantinople Consulting: $2,343,968 (95%) 7. George Arzt: $1,784,163 (94%) 8. Wiscovitch Associates: $680,860 (79%) 9. Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn: $391,476 (79%) 10. Schnur Associates: $209,950 (70%)
—Nicole Brydson UPDATE: As a bunch of readers noted, we could have been clearer about the sources and limits of this data. This is a list of consultants who work on city races and lobby city officials. The sources, Dadey emails, are the New York City Campaign Finance Board and the City Clerk's lobbying search database. So other sources of revenue, and other lobbying contracts, aren't included.
In San Francisco they have a law that bans political consultants from lobbying their former clients for two years.
Hey 1:30-
I'm sorry, i didn't get your card and i couldn't tell if that's a Queens or Bronx accent. so i'm not sure if you work for Miram or Parkside, but it's obviously one of the two.
WHAT? Richard Lipsky isn't in the top ten? And with all that style and grace!
PS Hard to believe the Dryfoos Group took in less than Joel Shnur....
term limits = increase the power of the county leaders and make lobbying jack abramoff-style a NYC way of life... thanks Ron Lauder
CU twice sold it's endorsement to Bloomberg despite his position on campaign finance.
citizens union and bloomberg: both phonies and deserving of each other.
funny how far dowsn CU has gone. maybe Henry Stern can energize NY Civic to take their place...c'mon Starquest!!!
nice try Richard Lipsky but all you do is threaten pols. you have zero style.
Lipsky does not do campaign's.
Starquest so regularly and obsequiously fawns over the Bloomberg administration that's it hard to believe his outfit is now considered an honest broker compared to the even-more-compromised CU.
hey dadey, when was the last time people took a look at your filings and see how much money you are getting paid and how much money you pocketed from lobbyists. i counted over $100,000 minimum. and what about some of the people who are chatting about town on how you have raised money from lobbysists. that should be a good story. lets see what happens when a little light is put on you and see how you stand up to it.
Hey Dick Dadey. You are reading this. Post under your own name and tell us how much money YOU raised for your organization and received from lobbyists last year. Give us the specific amounts and the name of each firm as well as the issues they lobby on. Also, tell us how many lobbysits you called and asked for donations (you called me so I am waiting to see if my name is on the list.) Give us their names and the amount you asked for. While you are it, give us the names and the amount that you asked any elected offcials to raise for your organization. Somehow I think that Mr. Open Government doesnt have those lists readily availible to share with the public. Well Dick, we are all waiting for the spreadsheet in detail.
Why is it not surprising that Dadey only criticizes Democrats when is board is dominated by Republicans?
I went to sleep, then I aawoke, only to see no responce from Dick Dadey. Where are your little spreadsheets Dadey ? What a hack ? I wonder if this guys Board knows what he is up to ?
Good going Dadey! Someone had to bring this to light. What's been going on for the last few years by these folks is disgusting, and their strong arm tactics become only more evident by their attacks on Dadey here. Notice that they do not defend themselves, they simply attack him, personallyu and professionally?
Thats because Dadey brings it on himself. Those who live in glass houses....
My Father always told me don't start a fight you can't finish
10:16 isnt there some ethnic group you can be making believe you are a part of ? or you could be putting calls into the voice ! remember the walrus and what the short man on Q boulevard did to him ! go bye bye or go to jail ! ha, ha ! cant wait !