Lobbying: Quick Facts

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America's first lobbyist?

Sign reading No Lobbyists Beyond This Point is posted on a marble wall inside the Maryland State House, with an arched hallway visible in the background.

Political cartoon shows Uncle Sam as a lion trapped in a net labeled Lobbyism, with a small rat labeled Col. Mulhall nearby and the U.S. Capitol also caught in the net in the background.

Representative Alfred M. Phillips stands beside his office door, looking at a sign reading Come in! Everybody welcome except professional lobbyists.

A group of lobbyists in business attire walk up the steps toward the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC, with its white dome visible against a clear sky.

A person in a frog costume stands near the office door of Senator Maggie Hassan at the Hart Senate Office Building, with flags and the office nameplate visible.

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Key People

Hunter Biden wearing a dark suit and tie walks outside a stone building, looking toward the camera.

Hunter Biden

American attorney and businessman

Grover Norquist

Grover Norquist

American political activist and strategist

Maud Wood Park.

Maud Wood Park

American suffragist

Agnes Nestor.

Agnes Nestor

American labor leader

Peterson, Esther

Esther Peterson

American consumer advocate