THEGROUP DC, LLC
​Consulting and lobbying services.
- Active Clients
- 50
- TTM Spend
- $7,720,000
- Total Filings
- 1,178
- Active Since
- 2015
trailing 4 reported quarters
income + expenses, last 12mo
142 in the last 12 months
12 years with filings
Income & Lobbyist Activity Last 10 years, by quarter
Clients from the last four reported quarters (50) · ranked by reported income and expenses
Issues lobbied last four reported quarters
| Issue | Activities | Share |
|---|---|---|
EDU
Education
|
21 | 10.7% |
HCR
Health Issues
|
21 | 10.7% |
TAX
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
|
19 | 9.7% |
TRA
Transportation
|
10 | 5.1% |
CPI
Computer Industry
|
9 | 4.6% |
LBR
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
|
9 | 4.6% |
TEC
Telecommunications
|
9 | 4.6% |
ENG
Energy/Nuclear
|
7 | 3.6% |
FIN
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
|
7 | 3.6% |
AGR
Agriculture
|
6 | 3.1% |
Government entities contacted last four reported quarters
| Entity | Contacts | Share | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENATE | 150 | 40.7% | Congress |
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 147 | 39.8% | Congress |
| Executive Office of the President (EOP) | 25 | 6.8% | Agency |
| Education, Dept of | 11 | 3.0% | Agency |
| Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) | 9 | 2.4% | Agency |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 8 | 2.2% | Agency |
| Treasury, Dept of | 8 | 2.2% | Agency |
| U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) | 6 | 1.6% | Agency |
| Energy, Dept of | 1 | 0.3% | Agency |
| Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) | 1 | 0.3% | Agency |
Revolving door lobbyists active in the last 12 months
9 of 9 lobbyists (100%) listed a prior covered government position on a lobbying filing.
- JORGE AGUILAR
- Communications Intern, Rep. Grayson; CHCI Public Policy Fellow, Office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
- DAVID CLEARY
- Republican Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Chief of Staff, Sen. Lamar Alexander; Professional Staff, House Educati...
- SUDAFI HENRY
- Legislative Director for Rep. Major Owens; Legislative Director for Rep. Emanuel Cleaver; Counsel & Sr. Policy Advisor for Rep. Steny Hoyer; Asst. and Dir. o...
- KWABENA NSIAH
- Congressional Black Caucus, Policy Director; Rep. Richmond, Chief of Staff.
- ESTEFANIA RODRIGUEZ
- Legis. Assistant, January 2017-October 2017, Rep. Gonzalez-Colon; Legis. Assistant, June 2015-January 2017, Staff Assistant, August 2012-May 2013, Intern, Ma...
- PAMELA THEISSEN
- Legis. Dir., July 2009-Feb. 2011, Sen. Ensign; Sr. Policy Advisor, July 2009-Sept 2009., Joint Economic Committee; Staff Dir., Jan. 2009-July 2009, Sen. Repu...
- PAMELA THIESSEN
- Legis. Dir., July 2009-Feb. 2011, Sen. Ensign; Sr. Policy Advisor, July 2009-Sept 2009., Joint Economic Committee; Staff Dir., Jan. 2009-July 2009, Sen. Repu...
- DARREL THOMPSON
- Deputy Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid; Senior Advisor to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid; Senior Policy Advisor and Director of Member...
- PAMELA
- Staff Dir., Jan. 2021-Mar. 2023, Sen. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Deputy Chief of Staff, Feb. 2016-Jan. 2021, Sen. Portman; Legis. ...
Political contributions semiannual LD-203 reports by the firm and its lobbyists
8 reports on file for 2025 (latest version of each); 1 reported no contributions.
Itemized by year
| Year | Items | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | $89,870 |
Largest recipients, 2025
| Recipient | Items | Total |
|---|---|---|
| DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (DSCC) honoring Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) | 2 | $10,000 |
| GREG MEEKS FOR CONGRESS honoring Greg Meeks | 2 | $7,000 |
| JONATHAN JACKSON FOR CONGRESS honoring Jonathan Jackson | 2 | $7,000 |
| MARK WARNER VICTORY FUND honoring Mark Warner | 3 | $5,500 |
| ADRIANO ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESS honoring Adriano Espaillat | 2 | $5,000 |
Filings 1,178 total
| Posted | Period | Client | Type | Income | Expenses | Activities | Lobbyists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-20 | 2016 Q2 | HII | 2nd Quarter - Report |
$45.0K | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-07-20 | 2016 Q2 | MCDONALD'S CORPORATION | 2nd Quarter - Report |
$60.0K | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-07-20 | 2016 Q2 | GLOBALSTAR | 2nd Quarter - Report |
$60.0K | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-07-20 | 2016 Q2 | RETIREMENT CLEARINGHOUSE | 2nd Quarter - Report |
$30.0K | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2016-04-29 | 2016 Q2 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | Registration |
— | — | 4 | 2 |
| 2016-04-29 | 2016 Q2 | WAL-MART STORES, INC. | Registration |
— | — | 6 | 1 |
| 2016-04-29 | 2016 Q2 | HII | Registration |
— | — | 3 | 1 |
| 2016-04-18 | 2016 Q1 | MCDONALD'S CORPORATION | 1st Quarter - Report |
$60.0K | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-04-18 | 2016 Q1 | GLOBALSTAR | 1st Quarter - Report |
$60.0K | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2016-04-18 | 2016 Q1 | RETIREMENT CLEARINGHOUSE | 1st Quarter - Report |
$30.0K | — | 2 | 1 |
Lobbyists active in the last 12 months (9)
- JORGE AGUILAR · prior govt
- DAVID CLEARY · prior govt
- SUDAFI HENRY · prior govt
- KWABENA NSIAH · prior govt
- ESTEFANIA RODRIGUEZ · prior govt
- PAMELA THEISSEN · prior govt
- PAMELA THIESSEN · prior govt
- DARREL THOMPSON · prior govt
- PAMELA · prior govt