Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
SO: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Energy issues, generally. Advocacy related to debt collection. Environmental Issues, generally. Counsel and advocacy related to tax reform. Tax issues, generally.
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- Oct 20, 2026, 8:12 AM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:59 AM EST
Why this is connected
Legal-name match: SOUTHERN COMPANY is SOUTHERN CO (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).
Reported lobbying amounts
Income: $40,000.00
These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.
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These disclosures provide context. Their presence does not establish a link between a trader and the event.
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 25, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Spouse
- Feb 6, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Jan 29, 2026 · disclosed Feb 6, 2026 · Spouse
- Jan 16, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Dec 2, 2025 · disclosed Jan 16, 2026
Got $13K from the company’s PAC - Oct 10, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 23, 2025 · disclosed Oct 10, 2025 · Spouse
- Sep 12, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Oct 29, 2024 · disclosed Sep 12, 2025 · Spouse · filed 318 days later
- Aug 29, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Aug 28, 2025 · disclosed Aug 29, 2025
- May 9, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 7, 2025 · disclosed May 9, 2025
Got $13K from the company’s PAC - Apr 7, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14)
Bought The Southern Company SO
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 3, 2025 · disclosed Apr 7, 2025
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