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Lobbyist Disclosures

VPAP has keyed more than 10,000 pages from the 2007-08 lobbyist disclosure reports. Highlights include:

In disclosing what actions they sought to influence, a small percentage of lobbyists provided lists of bills they tracked during the 2008 session of the Virginia General Assembly.

Top Spenders

It's difficult to compare how much money two groups report spend on lobbying activities. That is because Virginia's disclosure laws give lobbyists wide discretion in what they report. Still, VPAP provides a list of top spenders overall or by a single category such as communications or entertainment expenses.

Events Calendar

Virginia places no prohibition on lobbyists providing entertainment -- meals, trips, sporting event tickets -- to executive and legislative officials. For the period of May 2007 through April 2008, lobbyists filed 795 entertainment expenses reports. VPAP's Event Calendar lists events per day.

Fairfax County Chair

Voters in Fairfax County voters soon will go back to the polls to fill a vacancy in one of the most powerful elected positions in the state: Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

The current chair, Democrat Gerry Connolly, won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. Once Connolly resigns, a judge will set the date of a special election for the final three years on his term.

Two current members of the Board of Supevisors -- Sharon Bulova and Patrick Herrity -- have announced they will run for the top job. Both have picked up the pace of their fundraising to their supervisor accounts in recent months.

Since July 1, Bulova has reported 25 donations totalling $22,630 and Herrity has reported 31 donations totalling $45,500.

A little-known state law provides a preview of money the Bulova-Herrity race. The law states says that the campaign committee of any sitting county supervisor that receives $500 or more during a non-election year must disclose the donor's name and amount within 15 business days. On Election Day, Bulova reported receiving three more donations totalling $2,500 in October.

See List of Donations

New PAC Registrations

The State Board of Elections has provided VPAP with registration papers for the following committees:

New Lobbyist Registrations

VPAP has posted 20 lobbyist registrations for the 2008-09 year that started May 1.

12 of these registrations were annual renewals of existing lobbyist-client relationships. Click here for first-time relationships.

New Lobbyist Registrations

VPAP has posted 3 lobbyist registrations for the 2008-09 year that started May 1.

All of these registrations were annual renewals of existing lobbyist-client relationships. Click here for first-time relationships.

Local Election Results

VPAP has posted election results for the following November 4, 2008 local elections:

Arlington County (County Board)
Richmond City (Mayor and City Council)
Suffolk City (Mayor and City Council)
Virginia Beach City (Mayor and City Council)

*As of this posting, there is still one precinct outstanding in the cities of Suffolk and Virginia Beach.

$10,000 Donations

PACs registered with the Virginia State Board of Elections must report any donation of $10,000 or more within three working days. VPAP has posted 21 large donations that have come in this month.

View $10,000+ Contributions

Last-Minute Money

Local candidates on the November ballot must report any donation of $500 or more received after October 22 within one business day.

One candidate reported several donations on Election Day:

Dwight Jones, a mayoral candidate in Richmond

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Last-Minute Money

Local candidates on the November ballot must report any donation of $500 or more received after October 22 within one business day.

In the last 24 hours, VPAP has posted last-minute donations reported by

Glenn Davis, a city council candidate in Virginia Beach
Dwight Jones, a mayoral candidate in Richmond
William Sessons, a mayoral candidate in Virginia Beach