PRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP
Strategic Consulting and Lobbying firm
- Active Clients
- 28
- TTM Spend
- $740,704
- Total Filings
- 733
- Active Since
- 2020
trailing 4 reported quarters
income + expenses, last 12mo
76 in the last 12 months
7 years with filings
Income & Lobbyist Activity Last 10 years, by quarter
Clients from the last four reported quarters (28) · ranked by reported income and expenses
Issues lobbied last four reported quarters
| Issue | Activities | Share |
|---|---|---|
BUD
Budget/Appropriations
|
55 | 27.9% |
TRA
Transportation
|
31 | 15.7% |
HCR
Health Issues
|
17 | 8.6% |
ENG
Energy/Nuclear
|
12 | 6.1% |
AVI
Aviation/Airlines/Airports
|
8 | 4.1% |
LBR
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
|
7 | 3.6% |
LAW
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
|
7 | 3.6% |
EDU
Education
|
6 | 3.0% |
ENV
Environment/Superfund
|
6 | 3.0% |
RET
Retirement
|
6 | 3.0% |
Government entities contacted last four reported quarters
| Entity | Contacts | Share | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 189 | 44.5% | Congress |
| SENATE | 189 | 44.5% | Congress |
| Transportation, Dept of (DOT) | 18 | 4.2% | Agency |
| Energy, Dept of | 9 | 2.1% | Agency |
| Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | 6 | 1.4% | Agency |
| Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | 5 | 1.2% | Agency |
| Bureau of Land Management (BLM) | 3 | 0.7% | Agency |
| Labor, Dept of (DOL) | 3 | 0.7% | Agency |
| State, Dept of (DOS) | 3 | 0.7% | Agency |
Revolving door lobbyists active in the last 12 months
4 of 6 lobbyists (67%) listed a prior covered government position on a lobbying filing.
- RYAN KELLY
- President and CEO
- ROD OWENS
- Chief of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs, US Census Bureau
- JOHN RUPPERT
- Researcher
- EMILY TRANTER
- Senate Research Assistant
Political contributions semiannual LD-203 reports by the firm and its lobbyists
7 reports on file for 2025 (latest version of each); 4 reported no contributions.
Itemized by year
| Year | Items | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | $12,550 |
Largest recipients, 2025
| Recipient | Items | Total |
|---|---|---|
| STEIL FOR WISONSIN, INC. honoring Congressman Bryan Steil | 1 | $5,000 |
| FEENSTRA FOR GOVERNOR honoring Congressman Randy Feenstra | 1 | $2,500 |
| GREG STEUBE FOR CONGRESS honoring Congressman Greg Steube | 2 | $2,000 |
| ANGIE CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA honoring Congresswoman Angie Craig | 1 | $1,000 |
| CLAUDIA TENNEY FOR CONGRESS honoring Congresswoman Claudia Tenney | 1 | $1,000 |
Filings 733 total
| Posted | Period | Client | Type | Income | Expenses | Activities | Lobbyists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-20 | 2020 Q4 | MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | 4th Quarter - Report |
$30.0K | — | 2 | 3 |
| 2021-01-20 | 2020 Q4 | OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA | 4th Quarter - Report |
— | — | 4 | 3 |
| 2021-01-20 | 2020 Q4 | NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO INSURE A SOUND CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT | 4th Quarter - Report |
$10.0K | — | 5 | 3 |
| 2021-01-20 | 2020 Q4 | CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS | 4th Quarter - Amendment |
$10.0K | — | 5 | 3 |
| 2021-01-20 | 2020 Q4 | CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS | 4th Quarter - Report |
$10.0K | — | 5 | 3 |
| 2021-01-20 | 2020 Q4 | CITY OF ST. PAUL | 4th Quarter - Report |
$20.0K | — | 6 | 3 |
| 2021-01-18 | 2020 Q4 | CITY OF MOORHEAD | Registration |
— | — | 2 | 3 |
| 2021-01-18 | 2020 Q4 | ALLETE | Registration |
— | — | 2 | 3 |
| 2021-01-18 | 2020 Q4 | FINISHING TRADES INSTITUTE OF THE UPPER MIDWEST | Registration |
— | — | 2 | 3 |
| 2021-01-18 | 2020 Q4 | CARVER COUNTY | Registration |
— | — | 2 | 3 |
Lobbyists active in the last 12 months (6)
- RON CARLTON
- JOHN GREENE
- RYAN KELLY · prior govt
- ROD OWENS · prior govt
- JOHN RUPPERT · prior govt
- EMILY TRANTER · prior govt