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Lobbyist Data - Employers
Employers of registered lobbyists as reported in the Lobbyist Statement of Registration. Due to requirements for lobbyists to re-register, the importance of showing year for most lobbying-related data, and some employers being reported by multiple lobbyists, the same employer often will have multiple records
See http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/ethics/provdrs/lobby.html for more information on the Board of Ethics' role in regulating and reporting on lobbying in Chicago.
Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMPLOYER_ID | employer_id | employer_id | Number | A unique identifier for the employer record. This ID can be used to link records in other datasets that contain an ID column with the same name. |
| CREATED_DATE | created_date | created_date | Calendar date | The date the record was created. |
| STATE | state | state | Text | |
| ZIP | zip | zip | Text | |
| COUNTRY | country | country | Text | |
| PHONE | phone | phone | Text | |
| Year | year | year | Number | The year for which this record was created. |
| NAME | name | name | Text | Employer name. |
| CITY | city | city | Text | |
| ACTIVE | active | active | Text | Whether the employer record is active in the Board of Ethics system for use in further registrations. |
| FAX | fax | fax | Text | |
| ADDRESS_1 | address_1 | address_1 | Text | |
| ADDRESS_2 | address_2 | address_2 | Text |
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