LOBBYIST

Michael Gaffin

160ACTIVITIES

3ORGS REPRESENTED

15BILLS

Revolving door — covered positions

Federal positions Michael held before / during the 2-year LDA window. This is the credibility signal — who they were inside the building before they started lobbying it.

Leg. Director, Sen. Sherrod Brown

Leg. Director, Rep. Rob Andrews

Leg. Asst., Rep. Anna Eshoo

Jr. Leg. Assoc., House Ed and Labor Committee, Rep. George Miller

Staff Asst. Senate HELP Committee, Sen. Edward Kennedy

Organizations represented

Orgs whose LD-2 filings list Michael as an active lobbyist, sorted by activity volume.

The Smith-free Group, LLC108 activities American Hospital Association36 activities American Dental Association16 activities

Bills they file on

H.R. 537134 mentions

H.R. 482218 mentions

S. 284012 mentions

S. 95612 mentions

H.R. 15218 mentions

H.R. 75678 mentions

S. 13834 mentions

H.R. 9714 mentions

H.R. 21914 mentions

H.R. 75264 mentions

H.R. 71914 mentions

H.R. 24954 mentions

S. 31594 mentions

H.R. 50314 mentions

S. 29584 mentions

Topics in Filings

Policy topics Michael files on across all their LD-2 activities.

Discussions involving hospital payments×16

One Big Beautiful Bill Act×14

P.L. 119-21×12

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026×12

Health Care Price Transparency Act×12

Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act×12

Provisions relating to health care Monitored Medicare Advantage reform×12

Discussions regarding duty drawback×12

PL 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act×10

P.L. 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act×8

Food, and National Security Act×8

Monitored discussions involving freight labor agreements×4

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Monitored issues×4

Discussions regarding tariffs and duty drawback on tobacco products×4

Discussions involving Medicare and Medicaid Discussions involving proposed×4

Discussions involving cargo pilot fatigue regulations×4

Provisions involving agriculture×4

Discussions relating to privacy×4

Medical Nutrition Therapy Act×4

Preserving Patient Access to Long-Term Care Pharmacies Act×4

Discussions regarding the taxation of medical expenses×4

Monitored discussions related to the regulation of cigars×4

P.L. 118-5 Fiscal Responsibility Act×2

Discussions involving H.Con.Res.14×2

Issue mix

LDA general-issue codes weighted by activity count.

Health Issues38

Medicare/Medicaid26

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code16

Trade (domestic/foreign)12

Agriculture12

Insurance8

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products8

Tobacco8

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace8

Government Issues4