Pearson people & state presence

Counting rules

1. Count distinct named individuals within each state and disclosed registration period.
2. Deduplicate executive and legislative registrations; exclude explicit cancellations.
3. Report firms and employer contacts separately from people.
4. Retain exact client labels, source dates, and incomplete affiliate coverage.
5. A missing match or failed retrieval is unknown, never zero.
6. Do not sum state counts into a national employee headcount; one person may represent multiple states.

Coverage is deliberately scoped to Pearson-named client records. A complete audit must first verify relevant subsidiaries and legal names, then search those aliases. Contacts, firms, board members, and similarly named individuals are not interchangeable with lobbyists.

Registry pages can change after this snapshot. Document dates are shown separately from the review date. An accessible search form alone does not verify a result.

Evidence labels

Verified record Primary record retrieved and checked within the stated scope.

Dated record Useful dated evidence; current personnel or registration status is not established.

Secondary evidence A research lead from a non-primary publication; confirm against Pearson.

No named-client match The stated search found no match; do not interpret as zero.

Unresolved A current record or count has not been verified.

Source ledger