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POET, LLC

DC · US

biofuel producer

corn

Tracked direct giving

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$7,730,000

Connections

9

Lobbying Activity Detail

Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.

Top Lobbying Issues

TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$12.8M
AGRAgriculture
$12.6M
FUEFuel/Gas/Oil
$10.2M
ENVEnvironment/Superfund
$10.1M
TRDTrade
$10.1M
TRATransportation
$10.1M
AERAerospace
$9.4M
DEFDefense
$5.4M
AUTAUT
$4.7M
AVIAviation
$4.7M

Lobbying Firms Retained

In-house lobbyists (filed as its own registrant)$10.1M
INVARIANT LLC$1.6M
Bockorny$950K
BRACEWELL LLP$685K
VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)$440K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

cornE15

Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.

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TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
RetainedVENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)Hired VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC) to lobby on E15 Year-Round SalesSource
RetainedBockornyHired BOCKORNY GROUP, INC. to lobby on Renewable Fuel StandardSource
RetainedINVARIANT LLCHired INVARIANT LLC to lobby on Renewable Fuel StandardSource
Lobbied on2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization (Corn Provisions)LDA filing: lobbied on Farm Bill Corn Provisions, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $610,000Source
Lobbied onE15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Permanent)LDA filing: lobbied on E15 Year-Round Sales, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $30,000Source
Lobbied onRenewable Fuel Standard (RFS)LDA filing: lobbied on Renewable Fuel Standard, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $140,000Source
Coalition withCorn industryPOET is the largest ethanol producer in the worldEditorial
RetainedBRACEWELL LLPHired BRACEWELL LLP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
EmployedJeff BroinCEO and founder of POET LLCEditorial