CITY OF MERCED

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2009–2022

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2022	—	3	1
2021	—	5	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	5	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	1	1
2012	—	1	1
2011	—	6	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
TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC	—	39

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	37
SENATE	37
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	20
Treasury, Dept of	13
Natl Endowment for the Arts	11
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	10
White House Office	7
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	5
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	3
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	1
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	36
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	29
Housing	Housing	23
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	19
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	18
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	15
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	11
Agriculture	Agriculture	6
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	4
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	3
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1

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