GASTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2009–2011

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2011	—	1	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	6	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE FERGUSON GROUP	—	11

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	9
SENATE	9
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	6
Energy, Dept of	6
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	6
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	5
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	5
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	4
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	2
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	2
White House Office	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	11
Transportation	Transportation	3
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	2
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	2
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1

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