Lobbyist Public Search

Records prior to registration year 2005 are not available online. Contact the Lobbyist Division here for assistance.	Search data is collected from registration records and disclosure reports submitted by lobbyists, lobbying entities, and their clients. Massachusetts General Law requires any party providing or retaining lobbying services to register annually, and submit disclosure reports twice a year.
	Your comments are welcome: submit feedback

Disclosure reporting details

Back to search detail summary

Lobbyist Entity disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2013 - 12/31/2013

Authorizing Officer name	Dennis Michael Murphy
Title	Managing Partner
Business name	Ventry Associates LLP
Address	1 Walnut St.
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02108
Country	US
Phone	617-423-0028

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	$25,000.00
Dennis Michael Murphy	$78,750.00
Tierney Rose Flaherty	$8,125.00
Total salaries paid	$111,875.00

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Advertising expenses	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Photocopies, scans	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Computer equipment, supplies	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce ($125); Commonwealth of Massachusetts ($1300)	Professional dues	$1,425.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Fax charges	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Internet fees	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Legal fees	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	FedEx ($171.12)	Postage, shipping, delivery	$171.12
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	WB Mason ($171.91)	Office supplies, equipment	$171.91
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Printing expenses	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Public relations expenses	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	The Engineering Center Education Trust ($5,600); Grant Building Realty Trust ($437.50)	Rent	$6,037.50
7/1/2013-12/31/2013		Office and support staff salaries	$0.00
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	Boston Globe ($93), Springfield Republican ($62.40)	Professional subscriptions	$155.40
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	IRS ($1555.25)	Taxes	$1,555.25
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	Verizon ($337.85); AT&T ($864.31)	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$1,202.16
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	The Engineering Center Education Trust ($339.15)	Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$339.15
7/1/2013-12/31/2013	Blue Cross Blue Shield ($1204.38); The Retirement Consultants ($123.75); Norfolk & Dedham Group - Insurance ($220); Beacon Services ($11.25); Paul Mancinone Company, P.C. - Accounting ($2408.16), Hayneedle Inc. - Christmas Gifts (593.94)	Other operating expenses	$4,561.48
		Total operating expenses	$15,618.97

Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles

Activity or Bill No and Title	Lobbyist name	Agent's position	Direct business association with public official	Client represented	Compensation received
H.454/H.3721/S.206, "An Act relative to bullying in schools"	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
H.3803/H.113/S.47, "An Act creating a task force to protect Massachusetts children against child sexual abuse"	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
H.447/S.223,"An Act improving quality in early education care centers"	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Oppose	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
S.1839, "An Act relative to background checks" and 606 CMR 14.00	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Neutral	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
H.2964/S.1585, "An Act relative to energy efficiency funds generated by municipal light plants"	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Support	None	Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company	$0.00
H.863, "An Act relative to payment for use of ambulance services"	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Support	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$0.00
H.3557, "An Act relative to reimbursement for ambulance services"	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Support	None	Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company	$0.00
S.1800, "Text of the recommended amendment (Ways and Means) to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements", Section 92	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Oppose	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$0.00
Discussions with EEC on licensing waiver process, 606 CMR 7.03	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
H.454/H.3721/S.206, "An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools"	Tierney Rose Flaherty	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
H.3803/H.113/S.47, "An Act creating a task force to protect Massachusetts children against child sexual abuse"	Tierney Rose Flaherty	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
S.223/H.447, "An Act improving quality in early education care centers"	Tierney Rose Flaherty	Oppose	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
S.1839, "An Act relative to background checks" and 606 CMR 14.00	Tierney Rose Flaherty	Neutral	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
H.2964/S.1585, "An Act relative to energy efficiency funds generated by municipal light plants"	Tierney Rose Flaherty	Support	None	Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company	$0.00
H.863, "An Act relative to payment for use of ambulance services"	Tierney Rose Flaherty	Support	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$0.00
H.3557, "An act relative to reimbursement for ambulance services"	Tierney Rose Flaherty	Support	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$0.00
S.1800, "Text of the recommended amendment (Ways and Means) to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements", Section 92	Tierney Rose Flaherty	Oppose	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$0.00
Discussions with EEC regarding licensing waiver process, 606 CMR 7.03	Tierney Rose Flaherty	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
H.454/H.3721/S.206, "An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools"	Dennis Michael Murphy	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
H.3803/H.113/S.47, "An Act creating a task force to protect Massachusetts children against child sexual abuse"	Dennis Michael Murphy	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
S.223/H.477, "An Act improving quality in early education care centers"	Dennis Michael Murphy	Oppose	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
H.2964/S.1585, "An Act relative to energy efficiency funds generated by municipal light plants"	Dennis Michael Murphy	Support	None	Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company	$0.00
H.863, "An Act relative to payment for use of ambulance services"	Dennis Michael Murphy	Support	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$0.00
H.3557, "An act relative to reimbursement for ambulance services"	Dennis Michael Murphy	Support	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$0.00
S.1800, "Text of the recommended amendment (Ways and Means) to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements", Section 92	Dennis Michael Murphy	Oppose	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$0.00
S.1839, "An Act relative to background checks" and 606 CMR 14.00	Dennis Michael Murphy	Oppose	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
Discussions with EEC regarding licensing waiver process, 606 CMR 7.03	Dennis Michael Murphy	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$0.00
H.3721/H.454/S.206, "An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools"	Ventry Associates LLP	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$9,499.99
H.3803/H.113/S.47, "An Act creating a task force to protect Massachusetts children against child sexual abuse"	Ventry Associates LLP	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$9,499.99
S.223/H.477, "An Act improving quality in early education care centers"	Ventry Associates LLP	Oppose	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$9,499.99
S.1839, "An Act relative to background checks" and 606 CMR 14.00	Ventry Associates LLP	Neutral	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$9,499.99
H.2964/S.1585, "An Act relative to energy efficiency funds generated by municipal light plants"	Ventry Associates LLP	Support	None	Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company	$33,333.30
H.863, "An Act relative to payment for use of ambulance services"	Ventry Associates LLP	Support	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$16,416.66
H.3557, "An act relative to reimbursement for ambulance services"	Ventry Associates LLP	Support	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$16,416.66
S.1800, "Text of the recommended amendment (Ways and Means) to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2014 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements", Section 92	Ventry Associates LLP	Oppose	None	American Medical Response of Massachusetts	$16,416.66
Discussions with EEC on licensing waiver process, 606 CMR 7.03	Ventry Associates LLP	Support	None	Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs	$9,500.00
No activity.	Ventry Associates LLP	Neutral	None	Manafort Brothers Incorporated / Manafort-Precision LLC	$29,166.62
No activity.	Ventry Associates LLP	Neutral	None	Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents	$62,500.02
				Total amount	$221,749.88

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

Date	Lobbyist name	Event type	Event location	Names and addresses of all event participants	Amount
07/06/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Tremont on the Common - Parking Spot	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$120.00
07/13/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Leominster Credit Union - Car Payment	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$1,361.60
08/06/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Tremont on the Common - Parking Spot	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$120.00
08/13/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Leominster Credit Union - Car Payment	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$1,361.60
09/06/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Tremont on the Common - Parking Spot	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$120.00
09/13/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Leominster Credit Union - Car Payment	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$1,361.60
10/06/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Tremont on the Common - Parking Spot	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$120.00
10/13/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Leominster Credit Union - Car Payment	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$1,361.60
11/06/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Tremont on the Common - Parking Spot	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$120.00
11/13/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Leominster Credit Union - Car Payment	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$1,361.60
11/23/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Town Fair Tire Enfield - Car Repair	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$283.41
12/06/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Tremont on the Common - Parking Spot	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$120.00
12/09/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Chambers Motorcars - Car Repair	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$99.94
12/13/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Travel	Leominster Credit Union - Car Payment	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston, MA 02108	$1,361.60
08/08/2013	Ventry Associates LLP	Entertainment	Fenway Park	Dennis Murphy 1 Walnut Street Boston MA 02108, Anthony Abdelahad 1 Walnut Street Boston MA 02108, Tierney Flaherty 1 Walnut Street Boston MA 02108, Lauren Manafort 414 New Britain Ave Plainville CT 06062, Jim Manafort 414 New Britain Ave. Plainville CT 06062, Ron Hadorn 65 Tainter Street Worcester MA 01610, Francis Hurley 169 Pleasant Street, Marlborough MA 01752, Phillip Cambo 1290 Park Street Palmer MA 01069, Nick Fyntrilakis 1295 State Street Springfield MA 01111	$1,250.00
				Total amount	$10,522.95

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Campaign Contributions

Date	Lobbyist name	Recipient name	Office sought	Amount
09/05/2013	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Anthony Petruccelli	State Representative, 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District	$200.00
09/10/2013	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	John Keenan	State Representative, 7th Essex District	$200.00
09/12/2013	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Timothy Rooke	Springfield City Council At-Large	$200.00
09/18/2013	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Martin Walsh	Mayor of Boston	$200.00
10/10/2013	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Calvin McFadden	Springfield School Committee At-Large	$200.00
10/14/2013	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Dan Rivera	Mayor of Lawrence	$200.00
10/25/2013	Anthony Arthur Abdelahad	Jefferson Smith	Cambridge City Council	$100.00
09/18/2013	Tierney Rose Flaherty	Martin Walsh	Mayor of Boston	$100.00
09/05/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Anthony Petruccelli	State Representative, 1st Suffolk and Middlesex	$200.00
09/10/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	John Keenan	State Representative, 7th Essex District	$200.00
09/12/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Timothy Rooke	Springfield City Council At-Large	$200.00
09/18/2013	Dennis Michael Murphy	Martin Walsh	Mayor of Boston	$200.00
			Total contributions	$2,200.00

Close this page

Connect with Us