Ballard’s tariff and trade lobbying grew more than tenfold in 2025

Ballard Partners’ total federal lobbying income compared with estimated income from tariff and trade issues, 2024 to 2026

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act LD-2 filings for Ballard Partners, retrieved Nov. 10, 2026.
Notes: Tariff/trade income is an estimate. Lobbying disclosures report income per client, not per issue, so each report’s income is allocated across its listed issue codes in proportion to the number of lobbyists listed under each, and the shares for tariff bills (TAR) and trade (TRD) are summed. Reports listing no issue codes are excluded from the estimate but included in total income. “Clients listing tariff/trade” counts unique clients whose filings listed TAR or TRD at least once that year. Amended filings replace originals. 2026 covers January through September only and may change as amended filings arrive. Data is a snapshot and will not update.