MR. GARY ELMESTAD

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Lobbying Income

$4.1M

Filings

190

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2021

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2021	$30,000	3	1
2020	$80,000	6	2
2019	$200,000	12	3
2018	$200,000	12	3
2017	$200,000	12	3
2016	$200,000	12	3
2015	$210,000	12	3
2014	$280,000	14	3
2013	$215,000	12	3
2012	$230,000	12	3
2011	$240,000	12	3
2010	$220,000	12	3
2009	$200,000	10	2
2008	$160,000	8	2
2007	$240,000	4	2
2006	$200,000	4	2
2005	$180,000	5	3
2004	$200,000	6	3
2003	$206,000	7	3
2002	$120,000	4	2
2001	$60,000	2	2
2000	$40,000	2	1
1999	$180,000	7	3

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
ST CHARLES COUNTY	$1,740,000	66	1999–2019
CONSOLIDATED NORTH COUNTY LEVEE DISTRICT	$1,270,000	72	1999–2021
CITY OF ST. CHARLES	$835,000	43	2010–2020
CITY OF OFALLON	$246,000	7	2003–2005
CITY OF ST PETERS	—	2	1999

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	182
SENATE	182
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	111
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	70
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)	59
Economic Development Administration	20
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	20
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)	5
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	4
Federal Railroad Administration	3
Army, Dept of (Other)	2
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	2
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1
Veterans Employment & Training Service	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	182
Defense	Defense	118
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	88
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	66
Railroads	Railroads	6
Postal	Postal	6
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (2)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 5288116th Congress

Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Client: CONSOLIDATED NORTH COUNTY LEVEE DISTRICT

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Cited source text and reported amounts

License/Maintenance Agreement sought from Corps. Benefits sought from Cora Island for the CNCLD (Communication with Corps/USFWS). Communication with Corps officials regarding PL 84-99 levee maintenance issues. Communication with Corps regarding Section 408 issues. Support for Senate Bill 1571. HR 5288 monitored. WRDA monitored.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR 5288