Lobbying

The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2021

by The Hill staff

Welcome to The Hill’s annual list of top lobbyists.

K Street played an outsized role in this year’s policy debates, working behind the scenes to reshape the COVID-19 relief package, bipartisan infrastructure bill and Democrats’ climate and social spending plan. The transfer of power following the 2020 election — along with trillions of dollars in new federal spending and proposals to transform various sectors of the economy — sparked a lobbying boom in Washington. 

In one of the busiest years on record for the D.C. influence world, these are the people who wielded their connections and knowledge most effectively for their clients. The list highlights the broad range of talents needed to achieve success in the industry. 

Not all of those honored on this list are registered lobbyists. But they are all key players who the nation’s biggest companies, advocacy groups, labor unions and trade associations turn to when they want their voices heard in the nation’s capital.

The ranks of policy experts, influencers and advocates run deep in Washington, but these are the people who stand out for delivering results for their clients in the halls of Congress and the administration.

 

Corporate

 

Associations

 

Hired guns

 

Grassroots

 

John Feehery is a columnist for The Hill.

The following published opinion pieces on digital-release.thehill.com in 2021: Gina Adams, Jessica Anderson, Carmiel Arbit, Brandon Arnold, Dana Atkins, James Balda, Neil Bradley, Suzanne Clark, Geoff Cooper, Marjorie Dickman, Roger Dow, Quardricos Driskell, Kip Eideberg, Michael Hanson, Mary Kay Henry, Craig Holman, Lauryl Jackson, Maria Korsnick, Fred Krupp, Nancy LeaMond, Bill McKibben, Nancy McLernon, Joyce Meyer, Bill Miller, Susan Neely, Grover Norquist, Tony Samp, Lee Saunders, JC Scott, Pete Sepp, Christopher Shelton, Gordon Smith, Kristin Smith, Stewart Verdery, Kirsten Wegner and Fred Wertheimer.

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