Sims Strategies (on Behalf of Creighton University)

Government relations firm

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $380K in lobbying spend across 20 quarterly filings, Sims Strategies (on Behalf of Creighton University) is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 3 issue areas. Active from 2021 to 2025.

$380K
Total Spend
5
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
4
Lobbyists Deployed
3
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2021$60K
2022$80K
2023$80K
2024$80K
2025$80K

Issues Lobbied

Budget/AppropriationsEducationSports

Lobbying Firms

Winning Strategies Washington

Lobbyists

Michael MerolaChelsey Penrod HickmanNancy FOXLaura Lay

What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Budget/Appropriations, Education, Sports

  • •Appropriations
  • •Community project funding
  • •Community project funding, competitive grant tracking

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Last updated: February 2026

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