MECKLENBURG COUNTY

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2010	—	1	1
2009	—	5	1
2008	—	6	2
2007	—	5	2
2006	—	5	2
2005	—	3	2
2004	—	4	2
2003	—	3	2
2002	—	3	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SMITH GARSON FKA SMITH DAWSON & ANDREWS	—	43
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP	—	20
JOHN LOGAN	—	15

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	58
SENATE	53
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	8
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)	5
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	4
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	4
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	2
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	1
Economic Development Administration	1
Education, Dept of	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
Treasury, Dept of	1
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	52
Health Issues	Health Issues	28
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	5
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	4
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	4
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3
Welfare	Welfare	3
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	2
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	2
Government Issues	Government Issues	2
Transportation	Transportation	2
Housing	Housing	2
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1
Veterans	Veterans	1
Education	Education	1

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