[6/23/2021] Please refer to the new filtered view of Lobbyist Contacts, or the complete set of Lobbyist Activity datasets. This dataset is no longer maintained.

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The name of each officer of the City and County of San Francisco with whom a lobbyist made a contact. Contacts of public officials are disclosed by lobbyists registered with the Ethics Commission on a monthly basis. This dataset updates automatically every night.

Filers must report each political contribution of $100 or more to a candidate for local office, a committee controlled by a local officeholder or a candidate for local office, or a ballot measure committee whether or not the committee is controlled by a local officeholder or a candidate for local office. Filers must report contributions of $100 or more made or delivered by the filer, or made by the filer�۪s client at the filer�۪s behest, or for which the filer acted as an agent or intermediary during the reporting period. This chart indicates the political contributions made by campaign consultants during the reporting period.

San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code ("S.F. C&GC Code") sections 1.143(c), 1.152(a)(3), 1.161(b), 1.161.5, and 1.160.5 require persons who make any independent expenditure, electioneering communication, or member communication that clearly identifies a candidate for City elective office or who authorizes, administers or pays for a persuasion poll to file disclosure statements with the Ethics Commission. For detailed instructions, please see Third Party Disclosure Form Regarding Candidates.

If the campaign consultant is appointed to public office during the reporting period and the appointment is made by a local officeholder who is the campaign consultant's client, the campaign consultant must report the public office to which the filer was appointed, the date of the appointment, and the name of the officeholder who appointed the campaign consultant.��

Filers must report each political contribution of $100 or more to a candidate for local office, a committee controlled by a local officeholder or a candidate for local office, or a ballot measure committee whether or not the committee is controlled by a local officeholder or a candidate for local office. Filers must report contributions of $100 or more made or delivered by the filer, or made by the filer�۪s client at the filer�۪s behest, or for which the filer acted as an agent or intermediary during the reporting period. This chart indicates the political contributions made by campaign consultants during the reporting period.

Under S.F. Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code 1.128, a candidate who wishes to accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling must file Form SFEC-128 no later than the deadline for filing nomination papers. In a race where at least one candidate has accepted the VEC, all candidates running for office in the same race must file Form SFEC 134(b) within 24 hours of receiving contributions, making expenditures, or having funds that exceed 100 percent of the applicable VEC.

If a campaign consultant employs a local officeholder or City employee during the reporting period, the filer must report the name of the officeholder or City employee and describe the nature of the employment by the filer.��In addition, if a client of the filer employs a local officeholder or City employee at the behest of the filer during the reporting period, the filer must report the name of the client, the name of each officeholder or City employee hired by the client, and the nature of the employment by the client.

Campaign Consultants are required to report ���economic consideration�۝ promised by or received from clients in exchange for campaign consulting services during the applicable reporting period. Economic consideration includes payments, fees, commissions, and reimbursements for expenses, gifts or anything else of value.

[2021-06-23: Deprecated]: This dataset is no longer updated. Current data can be accessed via the Ethics Commission's lobbyist web site: https://netfile.com/lobbyistpub/#sfo
Activities listing lobbyist's clients can also be viewed in the Lobbyist Activity Directory dataset.

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Directory of Clients of Lobbyists; there are multiple records if there is more than one Lobbyist for a Client. This list includes both current and past clients for each lobbyist.Lobbyist clients are disclosed by lobbyists registered with the Ethics Commission on a monthly basis. This dataset updates automatically every night.