CITY OF DAYTON

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2016–2026

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

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

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	41
SENATE	40
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	10
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	8
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	7
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	4
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	2
Economic Development Administration	2
Federal Railroad Administration	2
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	1
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	29
Transportation	Transportation	24
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	15
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	12
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	12
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	10
Housing	Housing	9
Health Issues	Health Issues	8
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	7
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	Firearms/Guns/Ammunition	1
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Education	Education	1

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