Lobbying firm · Florida
The Southern Group
1000 quarterly filings across 491 principals (2025–2026).
P.O. Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL
(850) 671-4401
Lifetime totals
Comp midpoint sum
$13.34M
Sum of principal_compensation.midpoint across filings
Legislative comp (est.)
$8.58M
bracket midpoints
Executive comp (est.)
$4.76M
bracket midpoints
Principals represented
491
Lobbyists on roster
84
Distinct named individuals across quarters
Bills lobbied
269
Quarterly filings
1000
Branch split · 2025
Legislative vs executive branch registrations are separate disclosure regimes. Estimated sums of the state's bracket midpoints, never disclosed dollars.
2025 legislative (est.)
$930K
Sum of bracket midpoints across legislative-branch filings
2025 executive (est.)
·
Sum of bracket midpoints across executive-branch filings
Recent filings
Most recent quarterly compensation filings. Dollar figures are bracket midpoints from the state's $10K / $25K reporting bands.
- Q1 2026 · executive$5Kbracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · Government Services · legislative$15Kbracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · legislative$25Kbracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · Education · executive$5Kbracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · Education · executive·bracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · Legal Services · legislative$35Kbracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · legislative$25Kbracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · legislative$15Kbracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · Government Services · executive$5Kbracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · Education · executive$15Kbracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · executive$5Kbracket midpoint
- Q1 2026 · executive$5Kbracket midpoint
Principals represented · 491
- 2 quarters$164K
- 2 quarters$117K
- $112K
- 2 quarters$111K
- 2 quarters$109K
- 2 quarters$108K
- 3 quarters$105K
- 2 quarters$99K
- 2 quarters$97K
- 2 quarters$91K
- 2 quarters$90K
- Tourism + Hospitality · 2 quarters$87K
- 3 quarters$85K
- Energy + Utilities · 2 quarters$80K
- Environmental + Conservation · 2 quarters$80K
- 2 quarters$78K
- Government Services · 3 quarters$75K
- 2 quarters$70K
- 2 quarters$70K
- 2 quarters$70K
- + 471 more
Lobbyists on roster · 84
A John Baker
Registered lobbyist
Alix P. Miller
Registered lobbyist
Anderson, George Oscar
Registered lobbyist
Anna DeCerchio
Registered lobbyist
Avery R Lopez
Registered lobbyist
Avery R Mazur
Registered lobbyist
Bautista, Brian
Registered lobbyist
Boehmer, Laura E.
Registered lobbyist
Brian Bautista
Registered lobbyist
Brian McManus
Registered lobbyist
Browning, David
Registered lobbyist
Castro, Edgar O.
Registered lobbyist
Christopher F. Dudley
Registered lobbyist
Cone, Rachel D.
Registered lobbyist
Crystal Wagar
Registered lobbyist
David A. Shepp
Registered lobbyist
David Browning
Registered lobbyist
David C. Altmaier
Registered lobbyist
David Christopher Hagan
Registered lobbyist
DeCerchio, Anna
Registered lobbyist
DeLoach, Mary Katherine DeFoor
Registered lobbyist
Diaz, Nelson D.
Registered lobbyist
Dodge, Wendy M.
Registered lobbyist
Dudley, Christopher F.
Registered lobbyist
Edgar O. Castro
Registered lobbyist
Emily Colon
Registered lobbyist
Erin Rock
Registered lobbyist
Fearington, Mercer Jr
Registered lobbyist
Frank L. (Monte) Stevens
Registered lobbyist
George Oscar Anderson
Registered lobbyist
+ 54 more, see the full individual lobbyists directory
Industries · 20
Principals grouped by industry. Dollar figures are summed bracket midpoints. Expand a row to see the principals.
Bills lobbied · 269
- HB 299: Blue Ribbon ProjectsDead
- HB 399: Land Use and Development RegulationsLaw
- HB 691: Agricultural EnclavesDead
- HJR 205: Elimination of Non-School Property Tax for Homesteads for Persons Age 65 or OlderDead
- HJR 209: Property Insurance Relief Homestead Exemption Non-school Property TaxDead
- HJR 211: Accrued Save-Our-Homes Property Tax Benefit for Non-school Property TaxDead
- HB 215: Ad Valorem TaxationDead
- HJR 201: Elimination of Non-school Property Tax for HomesteadsDead
- HJR 207: Assessed Home Value Homestead Exemption of Non-school Property TaxDead
- HJR 203: Elimination of Non-school Property for HomesteadsDead
- HB 1025: Notification of Sexual Violence Policies and Supportive Measure in K-20 EducationDead
- HB 521: Fines for Violations Detected by Traffic Infraction DetectorsDead
- HB 1537: Beverage LawDead
- HB 931: Career Offender RegistrationDead
- HB 105: Local Government Enforcement ActionsDead
- HB 1145: Electric Utility Ten-year Site PlansDead
- HB 1461: Advanced Nuclear ReactorsDead
- HB 187: Florida Public Service CommissionDead
- HB 379: Rural Electric CooperativesDead
- HB 449: Department of Transportation Contractor LiabilityDead
- HB 1377: Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection SystemsDead
- HB 1501: K-12 School Lunches and BreakfastsDead
- HB 769: Motor Vehicle InsuranceDead
- HB 1301: Coverage for Orthotics and Prosthetics ServicesDead
- HB 1645: Energy ResourcesLaw
- + 244 more
Year-over-year activity
| Year | Quarters | Principals | Legislative (est.) | Executive (est.) | Comp midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 932 | 483 | $7.65M | $4.76M | $12.41M |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | $930K | · | $930K |