With over 3,000 bills introduced annually, lobbyists get paid to know what bills are being introduced and to provide legislators with information to support their clients view.
Most top lobbyists are attorneys by profession.
From January to April, keeping up with legislative schedules is a juggling act. If we didn t have lobbyists, we would have to greatly increase our staff, said Charlie Capps, chairman of the appropriations committee for the House of Representatives. There s no way for each legislator to know what s in the bills. Lobbyists are extremely beneficial to us. Clay s 31 clients represented special interest groups ranging from alcohol and tobacco to health care and telecommunications.