2016-AVISTA CORP L3 Report

Kevin Sprague
PATRICIA.TACKES@AVISTACORP.COM
PO BOX 3727
SPOKANE, WA 99220-3727
United States
Phone: (509) 495-4576
Filed: January 23, 2017
Year Report Covers: 2016

Listed below are total salary and fees reported on the registered lobbyists/lobbyist firms monthly expense report (L2).

Compensation shows the amount incurred (what was paid and may be owing) during the year for lobbying-related compensation. This include any funds set aside for deferred income, bonuses or the value of similar deferred payments paid or due.

Expenses shows the amount in expenditures made to or through the lobbyists. Expenditures include amounts paid or due the lobbyist for: reportable personal expenses; entertainment, gifts and travel for legislators, state officials and employees and their families; contributions to elected officials, candidates and political committees that were transmitted or delivered by the lobbyist; advertising, printing, and other informational literature; and other reportable expenses paid to or through the lobbyist in support of your lobbying objectives.
Names of registered lobbyist.
Name Compensation Expenses Total Amount
JOHN ROTHLIN $147723.08 $101737.84 $249460.92
K COLLINS SPRAGUE $12000.00 $12433.71 $24433.71
CHRISTINE BREWER $90000.00 $5997.78 $95997.78
Total Expenses By or Through Lobbyists
$369892.41
Names of registered lobbyist.
Listed below are total salary and fees data entered by the employer to correct totals reported by the lobbyist.

Contributions

Contributions shown below are the sum totals provided by the employer on block 4 of the report and are entered as filed by the employer. The totals in this section are political contributions to candidates for legislative or statewide executive office, committees supporting or opposing these candidates, or committees supporting or opposing statewide ballot measures and may include amounts from non-itemized contributions that are not reflected in the detailed compensation information that follows.
Summary itemized political contributions.
Recipient nameAmountDate
Steve Hobbs-In-kind The Historic Davenport Hotel350.00Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Steve Hobbs-In-kind The Historic Davenport Hotel162.63Friday, June 17, 2016
The Leadership Council-In-kind Poll by Moore Information10200.00Tuesday, June 21, 2016
No on 732-Monetary25000.00Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Spokane County Democrats-Monetary750.00Thursday, July 14, 2016
Spokane County Republican Committee-Monetary750.00Saturday, April 30, 2016
Aggregate total of all non-itemized contributions.

Summary of aggregate totals of all non-itemized contributions have not been entered for this report.

Summary affiliated PACs.

Summary of affiliated PAC contributions have not been entered for this report.

Independent Expenditures

Independent expenditures shown below are the sum totals provided by the employer on block 5 of the report and are entered as filed by the employer. The totals in this section are independent expenditures supporting or opposing a candidate for legislative or statewide executive office or a statewide ballot measure.
Summary independent expenditures supporting or opposing Legislative/State Executive candidates.
DateCandidate's nameCandidate's office soughtCandidate's partyAmountDescriptionSupported or opposed
Thursday, October 20, 2016Litzow, StephenSTATE SENATORRepublican8818.0818,371 MailersSupported
Summary expenditures supporting/opposing statewide ballot propositions.

Summary for expenditures supporting or opposing statewide ballot proposition has not been entered for this report.

Expenditures

Expenditures shown below are the sum totals provided by the employer on block 6 of the report and are entered as filed by the employer. The totals in this section are expenditures to or on behalf of legislators, state officials, or their spouse, registered domestic partner and dependents for the purpose of influencing, honoring or benefiting the legislator or official.
Summary Entertainment expenditures.

Summary of entertainment expenditures have not been entered for this report.
Summary itemized expenditure for influencing, honoring or benefiting a legislator or official.

Summary of itemized expenditures that were for the purpose of influencing, honoring or benefiting a legislator or official have not been entered for this report.

Summary other lobbying related expenditures.

Summary of other lobbying related expenditures have not been entered for this report.
Summary other expenditures not listed elsewhere.

Summary of expenditures not listed elsewhere have not been entered for this report.

Other Compensation

Other contributions shown below are the sum totals provided by the employer on block 3 and 12 of the report and are entered as filed by the employer. The totals in this section are other employment compensation and compensation during the calendar year for professional services paid to any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or other entity in which state elected official, successful state candidate or member of their immediate family hold office, partnership, directorship or ownership interest of 10% or more.
Summary employment or services paid to state elected officials or successful candidates.

Summary of compensation for employment or services paid to state elected officials or successful candidates have not been entered for this report.

Summary compensation for professional services paid to corporations, partnerships, etc.

Summary of compensation for professional services paid to corporations, partnerships, etc have not been entered for this report.