Depending on the state, lobbyists generally have to be licensed/registered and report all their contacts [0]. I have a family member who's a registered lobbyist

Depending on the state, lobbyists generally have to be licensed/registered and report all their contacts [0]. I have a family member who's a registered lobbyist: as a lawyer for a regulatory agency, she sometimes represents its interests in dealing with the legislature that authorizes it. [0] https://www.ncsl.org/research/ethics/50-state-chart-lobbyist-report-requirements.aspx https://www.ncsl.org/research/ethics/50-state-chart-lobbyist...