Lobbying is not election finance. Lobbying is telling elected officials what you want the law to be. It costs money because employees get salaries, websites co

Lobbying is not election finance. Lobbying is telling elected officials what you want the law to be. It costs money because employees get salaries, websites cost money to build, reports cost money to write and publish, TV ads cost money to make and run, etc. None of that goes to the elected official or their election campaign. It’s paid to staff, consultants, and vendors.