Lobbyist Insight

North Dakota · 2025

Who gained and lost clients in North Dakota

Comparing the 2025 filings against 2023. A client on the books then and absent now has gone — states publish who is registered, never who left.

The first two tables cover filers registered in both periods, so a number there is business won or lost. Those who arrived or left altogether are counted separately below, because a newcomer with forty clients has not taken them from anyone.

Gained the most

FirmWonLostNet
Terry Effertz61+5
LACEE BJORK ANDERSON95+4
KAYLA EFFERTZ KLEVEN1410+4
LEVI ANDRIST85+3
DENNIS PATHROFF96+3
AMY CLEARY85+3
Ryan Joyce20+2
JOHN WARD20+2
SHANE GOETTLE65+1
SCOTT MESKE32+1
LISA FELDNER76+1
Jesse Johnson10+1
DON LARSON87+1

Lost the most

FirmWonLostNet
Calvin Benson121-20
BLAIR THORESON37-4
RUDIE MARTINSON37-4
RYAN KELLY37-4
ALLAN STENEHJEM02-2
JACK MCDONALD02-2
Andrea Pfennig01-1
JOEL GILBERTSON01-1
LESLEY ICENOGLE01-1
NIKKI WEGNER01-1

A large loss is sometimes a merger or a renamed firm rather than lost business — worth checking the firm's own page before drawing a conclusion.

Newly registered

Not registered in 2023 at all, and arriving with this many clients.

FirmClients
MICHAEL KRUMWIEDE7
Annika Plummer6
David Fernandez5
MATHEW MCCLEARY3
MARY JENSEN3
KRISTI SCHLOSSER CARLSON3
ALEXANDER KELSCH3
Marit Heidbreder2
JIM HAUSSLER2
HALEY VOLLMER2
ALISON RITTER2
Wendy Danicourt1
Trevor Jones1
Hester, Tracey1
Tim W Johnson1
Tim Gienger1
TIM EISSINGER1
Tayla Clark1
Stephanie Nelson1
Sheri Grossman1
SHAWN MCKENNA1
Shannon Schweigert1
Seth O'Neill1
Scott Peyton1
Sarah Mamula1

No longer registered

Registered in 2023 and absent from 2025 entirely — retired, moved state, or wound up.

FirmClients held
KENT BLICKENSDERFER8
CARLOTTA MCCLEARY3
ALAN CHRISTIANSON3
MONTE ROGNEBY2
MATTHEW LARSGAARD2
JOSEPH HALL2
GEOFFREY SIMON2
Dana Hager2
Alyssa Glass2
Wendi Johnston1
Wade Hapgood1
TROY COONS1
TRINA GRESS1
Thomas Bradbury1
Taylor Toso1
STUART LETCHER1
STACEY DAHL1
SHELLY PETERSON1
Scott Bernstein1
SARAH Keiser1
ROBERT MARTHALLER1
ROBERT HEITKAMP1
PETER HANEBUTT1
PAMELA SHARP1
MICHAEL GEIERMANN1

Changed representation

ClientLeftJoined
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONNIKKI WEGNERGrace Gill
America's Health Insurance PlansTebbutt, KarleeALEXANDER KELSCH
Bismarck-Mandan Convention & Visitors BureauLACEE BJORK ANDERSONSheri Grossman
Cigna Corporate Services, LLCMargaret ReynoldsHester, Tracey
Coal Conversion Counties AssociationGEOFFREY SIMONALISON RITTER
ESSENTIA HEALTHCalvin BensonNathan Svihovec
FARGO-MOORHEAD WEST FARGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCERYAN KELLYCale Dunwoody
GENERAL MOTORS LLCJason WetzelAustin Neilson
Helix Innovations LLCKENT BLICKENSDERFERDavid Fernandez
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKS OF NORTH DAKOTABARRY HAUGENJESSIE PFAFF
JOHN MIDDLETON CO.KENT BLICKENSDERFERDavid Fernandez
Marathon Petroleum Corporation and its SubsidiariesKatherine KlossnerAndrew Dunkley
MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY NETWORK (MHAN)CARLOTTA MCCLEARYMATHEW MCCLEARY
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF NORTH DAKOTACARLOTTA MCCLEARYMATHEW MCCLEARY
MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE INC.STACEY DAHLCARLEE MCLEOD
National Alliance for Public Charter SchoolsCalvin BensonRYAN KELLY
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLance MayberryAshlee Mullenbach
NDCC IncSHANE GOETTLEDavid Tamisiea
NJOY, Inc.KENT BLICKENSDERFERDavid Fernandez
NORTH DAKOTA AFL-CIOLANDIS LARSONAshley Gaschk
NORTH DAKOTA FARM BUREAUPETER HANEBUTTEMMERY MEHLHOFF
NORTH DAKOTA FEDERATION OF FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTHCARLOTTA MCCLEARYMATHEW MCCLEARY
NORTH DAKOTA GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATIONKAYLA PULVERMACHERNICHOLAS SINNER
NORTH DAKOTA INSURANCE RESERVE FUNDBRENNAN QUINTUSKeith Pic
North Dakota Motor Carriers AssociationAndrea PfennigSCOTT MESKE
NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATIONALEXIS BAXLEYLexie Bergstrom
NORTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC.LISA FELDNERParrell Grossman
NORTH DAKOTA UNITEDTaylor TosoJoel Crane
NORTH DAKOTA VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONLESLEY ICENOGLESHANE GOETTLE
Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PHRMA)Lucariello, KatelinEmily McGann
PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. (THROUGH ITS SERVICE CORPORATION, ALTRIA CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.)KENT BLICKENSDERFERDavid Fernandez
TC EnergyTodd KrandaTayla Clark
U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COKENT BLICKENSDERFERDavid Fernandez
Uber Technologies, IncFreddi GoldsteinAlex Finke
WESTERN DAKOTA ENERGY ASSOCIATIONGEOFFREY SIMONALISON RITTER

North Dakota is compared against 2023 rather than the period immediately before. Registrations here roughly halve in years without a session and double back in years with one, so consecutive periods are not the same population — measuring across them would show every firm losing half its clients and then winning them back.