Sunday, August 23, 2009
News Add It Up: State lawmakers showered with summer lobbyist love
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Total amount lobbyists spent wining, dining and wooing state lawmakers in May, June and July: $193,000
Number of days General Assembly was in session during those months: 0
Amount lobbyists for Georgia Power, the natural gas and beverage industries spent on House Republicans' annual retreat: $26,000
Number of lawmakers who went on a lobbyist-paid trip in July to visit Mount Wilson Observatory near Pasadena, Calif.: 4
Amount lobbyists spent to charter boats for lawmakers during a coastal conference in June: $528
Amount the Georgia Food Industry Association spent packing a state senator's "hospitality suite": $545
Amount lobbyists spent on one-night "entertainment" for the House Republican Women's Caucus: $935
Amount Sierra Club lobbyists spent on lawmakers during the entire year: $0
Number of water-conservation bills that lawmakers approved this session: 0
Sources: Atlanta Unfiltered, State Ethics Commission, AJC
CUT:
Approximate amount that lobbyists spent on meals in those three months: $80,000
Amount of cash a Georgia State University lobbyist paid for lawmakers' lodging and meals during the junket: $4,100
Total amount the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association spent on lawmakers in the first two weeks of June: $4,060
Total amount spent on lawmakers' lodging bills during conferences and conventions: $25,829
Total amount spent on baseball game tickets: $7,355
Total amount lawmakers spent on golf for lawmakers: $4,648
Total amount lobbyists doled out for concert and theater tickets: $1,959
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