Kentucky lobbying spending has reached a new record of $12.4 million in the first four months of 2024, according to a new report from the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission on Wednesday, May 22. The new record surpassed last year’s mark by $1 million.
There are over 900 businesses and organizations that are registered to lobby in Kentucky The five organizations that spent the most money during the first quarter of 2024 includes:
- KY Chamber of Commerce: $201,292
- American Civil Liberties Union of KY (ACLU):$150,726
- KY Assn. of Electric Cooperatives, Inc.: $129,417
- LG&E and KU Energy LLC: $123,428
- KY League of Cities, Inc.: $109,113
Out of the record $12.4 million, nearly $11 million was spent on compensating over 700 legislative agents in Kentucky’s Congress, with lobbyists spending the remainder of the record amount expenses, which totaled over $365,000.
The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission is set to release its next batch of data on lobbying spending in September for the second quarter of 2024.
This article appears in May 22 – Jun 4, 2024.