LOBBYIST

Carlyle Thorsen

32ACTIVITIES

5ORGS REPRESENTED

5BILLS

Revolving door — covered positions

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

General Counsel & AA, Rep. Tom DeLay

Deputy Asst. Attorney General, Dept. of Justice

Counsel, House Judiciary Committee

Legislative Counsel, Rep. McCollum and LoBiondo

Organizations represented

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

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)22 activities Comcast Corporation4 activities Beer Institute4 activities American Association for Justice1 activity Capitol Dome Advocacy Obo American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers1 activity

Bills they file on

S. 104011 mentions

S. 104110 mentions

H.R. 33252 mentions

S. 17322 mentions

H.R. 41212 mentions

Topics in Filings

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

Patent rights×11

Merchant rights×11

Drug Competition Enhancement Act×11

Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act×10

Anti-piracy policy×2

Competition issues×2

Dietary Guidelines×2

CHEERS Act×2

Agricultural appropriations×2

Rural Development×2

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026×2

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Realted to anti-competitive tactics in the pharmaceutical marketplace×1

Affecting access to courts×1

Performance rights information transparency×1

Perfomance rights licensing×1

Artificial intelligence and copyright issues×1

Artificial intelligence transparency×1

Performance rights organization licensing issues×1

Issue mix

LDA general-issue codes weighted by activity count.

Pharmacy11

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products2

Beverage Industry2

Budget/Appropriations2

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice1