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LD-203 and State Campaign Finance Findings

Generated 2026-03-17. All data sourced from public records.

1. Federal LD-203 Findings (Senate LDA API)

LD-203 filings are semi-annual contribution reports filed by registered federal lobbyists and lobbying firms under Section 203 of HLOGA. The project had not previously researched these filings. This document covers LD-203 data for Meta Platforms and Adams and Reese retrieved via the Senate LDA public API at lda.senate.gov/api/v1/contributions/.

1.1 Meta Platforms, Inc. (2025)

Query: registrant_name=Meta+Platforms&filing_year=2025 Result: 29 filings, 118+ contribution items.

Meta PAC Contributions (Mid-Year 2025, contact: Greg Maurer)

All dated 03/26/2025 unless noted:

Recipient Amount
DSCC $15,000 (06/26)
Big Sky Opportunity PAC $2,500
Cotton for Senate, Inc. $1,500
DelBene for Congress $2,000
Emmer for Congress $2,500
Friends of John Barrasso $2,500
Guthrie for Congress $2,500
Hawaii PAC $5,000
IMPACT $5,000
Lofgren for Congress $2,500
Lou Correa for Congress $2,500
Rand Paul for US Senate $2,000
Scott Fitzgerald for Congress $1,000
Ted Budd for Senate $2,500
Ted Lieu for Congress $2,500
Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc. $1,500 (03/26), $1,000 (06/26)
Together Holding Our Majority PAC $2,500
Alaskans for Dan Sullivan $2,500 (06/26)
Alsobrooks for Senate $2,000 (04/29), -$2,000 (05/20), $2,000 (06/26)
August Pfluger for Congress $1,500 (06/26)
Ben Cline for Congress, Inc. $1,000 (06/26)
Capito for West Virginia $1,500 (06/26)
Darren Soto for Congress $3,000 (06/26)
Foushee for Congress $1,000 (06/26)
Friends for Gregory Meeks $3,000 (06/26)
Friends of Bennie Thompson $1,500 (06/26)
Guy for Congress $2,500 (06/26)
Heartland Values PAC $3,500 (06/26)
Jay Obernolte for Congress $1,000 (06/26)
John Curtis for Utah $2,500 (06/26)
Kevin Mullin for Congress $2,000 (06/26)
Pete Aguilar for Congress $3,000 (06/26)
Wild and Wonderful PAC $1,000 (06/26)

Refunds issued: Maxwell Alejandro Frost (-$500, 01/31), Committee to Re-Elect Nydia M Velazquez (-$1,000, 04/01), Peters for Michigan (-$2,500, 04/01), Fry for Congress (-$1,000, 03/26), Jasmine for US (-$500, 03/26).

Individual Lobbyist Contributions (2025)

Greg Maurer (Mid-Year):

  • Guthrie Victory Fund: $1,000 (01/22)
  • Scalise Leadership Fund: $10,000 (03/05)
  • Thom Tillis Committee: $2,500 (03/10)
  • Husted for Senate: $2,000 (06/10)
  • Cornyn Victory Committee: $3,500 (06/17)

Greg Maurer (Year-End):

  • Friends of Todd Young: $1,000 (08/14)

Christopher Herndon (Mid-Year):

  • Guthrie Victory Fund: $2,000 (01/22)
  • Scalise Leadership Fund: $1,000 (03/05)
  • William Timmons for Congress: $500 (03/24)

Christopher Herndon (Year-End):

  • Marty Jackley for Congress: $520.51 (11/04)
  • Jay Obernolte for Congress: $500 (12/09)

Sonia Gill (Mid-Year):

  • DSCC: $500 (04/03), $4,500 (04/30)

Christopher Randle (Mid-Year):

  • Katherine Clark: $1,500 (04/29)
  • Becca Balint: $3,500 (04/29)
  • Zoe Lofgren: $500 (06/25)

Christopher Randle (Year-End):

  • New Democrat Action Fund: $2,000 (09/29)
  • CA LUV PAC: $5,000 (12/09)

Myriah Jordan (Mid-Year):

  • Cotton Majority: $1,000 (04/28)

Shelly Marc (Mid-Year):

  • CBCPAC: $209 (01/13)

Brian Rice (Mid-Year):

  • Maple PAC: $2,500 (03/16)
  • Liccardo for Congress: $1,000 (03/28)
  • Friends of Mark Warner: $1,000 (03/28)
  • Stefany Shaheen for Congress: $1,000 (06/28), $1,000 (06/28)

Honorary Expenses (2025, Meta as registrant)

Recipient Amount Date Type
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation $25,000 01/02 Honorary
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation $75,000 01/02 Honorary
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation $125,000 01/02 Honorary
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation $25,000 01/02 Honorary
County of San Mateo $1,000 01/02 Honorary
Public Knowledge $100,000 01/14 Honorary
American Enterprise Institute $25,000 01/07 Honorary
The American Ireland Fund $25,000 02/18 Honorary
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation $25,000 05/06 Presidential Library
Advoc8, Inc. $294,235.93 05/08 Honorary
Congressional Sports for Charity $25,000 06/20 Honorary

Zero-contribution lobbyists (2025): Courtney Temple, Ritika Robertson, Elizabeth Bartlett Carroll, Sandra Luff, John Branscome, Kevin Martin (both periods).

1.2 Meta Platforms, Inc. (2024)

Result: 32 filings.

Key contributions:

Kevin Martin (Year-End 2024):

  • Republican National Committee: $41,300 (07/31)
  • Save America: $5,000 (07/31)
  • Never Surrender, Inc.: $3,300 (07/31)
  • Ted Cruz for Senate: $3,300 (09/19)
  • Friends of Dave McCormick: $3,300 (09/19)
  • Tim Sheehy for Montana: $2,000 (09/19)
  • Bernie Moreno for Senate: $2,000 (09/19)
  • Sam Brown for Nevada: $2,000 (09/19)
  • Rick Scott for Florida: $2,000 (09/19)
  • Elise for Congress: $2,000 (09/20)

Greg Maurer (Mid-Year 2024):

  • Scalise Leadership Fund: $10,000 (03/14)

Brian Rice (Mid-Year 2024):

  • Martin Heinrich for Senate: $2,000 (03/27), $3,300 (06/25)
  • Maggie for Congress: $1,000 (05/23)
  • Alsobrooks for Senate: $1,000 (06/13)
  • Virginia Congressional Victory Fund: $1,000 (06/30)

Meta PAC (2024): $500,000 to Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (01/02, Honorary), $50,000 to National Urban League (05/07, Honorary), $35,000 to Congressional Award Foundation (05/02, Honorary), $25,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation (06/25, Honorary), $25,000 to International Republican Institute (06/25, Honorary), $25,000 to American Ireland Fund (04/16, Honorary), $20,000 to Congressional Institute (04/16, Meeting), $15,000 to DSCC (03/27), $12,500 to Washington International Trade Foundation (01/11, Honorary), and dozens of individual candidate/PAC contributions.

1.3 Meta Platforms, Inc. (2026)

Result: 0 filings. Mid-year 2026 not yet due.

1.4 Adams and Reese LLP (2025)

Query: registrant_name=Adams+and+Reese&filing_year=2025 Result: 37 contribution items. Active lobbyist: Brent Jeffrey Brooks.

Recipient Amount Date
Julia Letlow for Congress $5,000 (x2) 01/09
Build the Bench (Troy Carter) $5,000 (x2) 01/09
Simpson for Congress $2,500 (x2) 01/09
Barry Moore for US Congress $5,000 (x2) 02/13
Alabama First PAC (Katie Britt) $5,000 (x2) 03/28
Shomari Figures for Congress $5,000 (x2) 03/28
McClain for Congress $1,000 (x2) 04/06
Emmer for Congress $2,500 (x2) 04/06
American Revival PAC (Mike Johnson) $5,000 (x2) 04/28
Britt for Alabama $5,000 (x2) 04/28
Kelly for Congress (Trent Kelly) $1,500 (x2) 04/28
Troy Carter for Congress $2,500 (x2) 05/05
Common Sense for America PAC (John Kennedy) $5,000 (x2) 05/05
Mike Johnson for Louisiana $5,000 (x2) 05/23
Eye of the Tiger PAC (Steve Scalise) $5,000 (x2) 05/23
Southern States PAC (Trent Kelly) $5,000 (x2) 06/01
Mike Johnson for Louisiana $5,000 (x2) 06/26
Mike Johnson for Congress $5,000 06/24
Troy Carter for Congress $2,500 11/03 (Year-End Amendment)
Rhett for Alabama $500 11/20 (Year-End, Michael Berson)

Note: Many entries appear twice because both the firm and the individual lobbyist (Brooks) report the same contributions.

1.5 Pelican State Partners, Headwaters Strategies, Hilltop Public Solutions

Result: 0 filings each. These firms operate at the state level and do not file federal LD-203 reports.

2. Kim Carver State Campaign Finance Findings (Louisiana Board of Ethics)

Source: Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, Campaign Finance Portal. Candidate ID 252132. All reports downloaded as PDFs from eap.ethics.la.gov/CFSearch/LA-{report_number}.pdf.

2.1 Summary

Report Period Contributions Expenditures
LA-112952 (30-P) 01/01/2023 - 09/04/2023 $204,920 $133,163.65
LA-114350 (10-P) 09/05/2023 - 09/24/2023 $27,800 $24,280.17
LA-131568 (40-G) 10/30/2023 - 12/18/2023 $77,150 $135,013.29
LA-133065 (Supp 2024) 12/19/2023 - 12/31/2024 $0 $0
LA-133066 (Supp 2025) 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2025 $0 $0

Total raised across all filings: $309,870 in contributions + $7,854.42 in-kind + $25,000 personal loan + $8,200 additional personal loans.

2024-2025 (period when HB-570 was drafted and passed): Zero contributions received. Zero expenditures. $5,914.03 sitting untouched.

2.2 Adams and Reese PAC Contributions to Kim Carver

  • $250 on 08/14/2023 (LA-112952, 30-P report)
  • $1,000 on 11/20/2023 (LA-131568, 40-G report)
  • Total: $1,250 across the election cycle

2.3 Entities Not Found in Carver's Campaign Finance Reports

The following entities were searched across all filings and produced zero matches:

  • Meta Platforms, Inc.
  • Facebook, Inc.
  • Pelican State Partners
  • Digital Childhood Alliance
  • NCOSE / National Center on Sexual Exploitation
  • Any entity with "Meta" in its name
  • Any entity with a Menlo Park, CA address

2.4 Notable PAC Contributors to Carver (2023 election cycle)

Contributor Total Notes
HOSPPAC $10,000 Hospital industry PAC
SOUTHPAC $10,000 Split across two reports
NORTHPAC $5,000
Continuing America's Strength & Security PAC $5,500
LA Committee for a Conservative Majority PAC $5,000 3337 N Hullen St, Metairie
Louisiana Bankers Association State PAC $5,000
Louisiana Manufactures PAC $5,000
Louisiana Motor Transport Association $5,000
Republican Legislative Delegation Campaign Committee $5,000
ABC Merit PAC $5,000
Louisiana Home Builders Assoc. PAC $3,500
LASFAA PAC, Inc. $3,500
CAJUN PAC II $2,500
CAMERONPAC $2,500
NORPAC LLC $2,500
Koch Industries, Inc. $2,000 $500 (30-P) + $1,000 (40-G) + $500 (48-hour)
Adams and Reese PAC $1,250 Meta's #1 LA lobbying firm

2.5 Key Finding: Influence Through Lobbying, Not Campaign Finance

Kim Carver publicly confirmed that a Meta lobbyist brought HB-570's legislative language directly to her. Meta deployed 12 lobbyists across 9 firms and spent at least $324,992 on the Louisiana legislative push. Yet across every campaign finance filing from 2023 through 2025:

  • Zero dollars from Meta or Facebook reached Carver's campaign
  • Zero dollars from Pelican State Partners (Meta's LA lobbying firm that also lobbies for Roblox)
  • The only connection to Meta's lobbying network is Adams and Reese PAC's $1,250 contribution during the 2023 election, a standard lobbying-firm PAC contribution made to dozens of Louisiana legislators
  • During the entire 2024-2025 period when HB-570 moved from draft to law, Carver's campaign account received zero contributions from anyone

The influence operated entirely through the lobbying channel. The $324,992+ in lobbying payments bought access and legislative text drafting. Campaign contributions were not the mechanism.

3. Verification Commands

3.1 Senate LDA API (LD-203 data)

# Meta Platforms 2025 LD-203 filings
curl -s "https://lda.senate.gov/api/v1/contributions/?format=json&filing_year=2025&registrant_name=Meta+Platforms" | python3 -m json.tool

# Meta Platforms 2024 LD-203 filings
curl -s "https://lda.senate.gov/api/v1/contributions/?format=json&filing_year=2024&registrant_name=Meta+Platforms" | python3 -m json.tool

# Adams and Reese 2025 LD-203 filings
curl -s "https://lda.senate.gov/api/v1/contributions/?format=json&filing_year=2025&registrant_name=Adams+and+Reese" | python3 -m json.tool

# Pelican State Partners (returns 0 results - state-level only)
curl -s "https://lda.senate.gov/api/v1/contributions/?format=json&filing_year=2025&registrant_name=Pelican+State+Partners" | python3 -m json.tool

# Headwaters Strategies (returns 0 results - state-level only)
curl -s "https://lda.senate.gov/api/v1/contributions/?format=json&filing_year=2025&registrant_name=Headwaters+Strategies" | python3 -m json.tool

3.2 Kim Carver Campaign Finance Reports (Louisiana Board of Ethics)

# Download Kim Carver campaign finance PDFs
# Filer ID: 252132

# 30 days prior to primary (Jan 1 - Sep 4, 2023) - 61 pages
curl -o carver_30P.pdf "https://eap.ethics.la.gov/CFSearch/LA-112952.pdf"

# 10 days prior to primary (Sep 5 - Sep 24, 2023) - 16 pages
curl -o carver_10P.pdf "https://eap.ethics.la.gov/CFSearch/LA-114350.pdf"

# 40 days after general (Oct 30 - Dec 18, 2023) - 24 pages
curl -o carver_40G.pdf "https://eap.ethics.la.gov/CFSearch/LA-131568.pdf"

# Supplemental 2024 (Dec 19, 2023 - Dec 31, 2024) - 5 pages, $0 activity
curl -o carver_supp2024.pdf "https://eap.ethics.la.gov/CFSearch/LA-133065.pdf"

# Supplemental 2025 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025) - 5 pages, $0 activity
curl -o carver_supp2025.pdf "https://eap.ethics.la.gov/CFSearch/LA-133066.pdf"

3.3 Kim Carver Filing Index (Louisiana Board of Ethics)

Search at: https://eap.ethics.la.gov/cfsearch/SearchScanned.aspx Filer name search: "Carver" Filer ID: 252132

All 17 filings listed at the portal cover the period from May 2023 (Statement of Organization) through the 2025 supplemental report.

4. Sources
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