GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$4.7M

Filings

179

Firms Hired

Active Period

2003–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$290,000	3	1
2025	$360,000	8	2
2024	$350,000	9	2
2023	$310,000	8	2
2022	$320,000	8	2
2021	$160,000	8	2
2020	$160,000	8	2
2019	$160,000	8	2
2018	$160,000	8	2
2017	$160,000	8	2
2016	$160,000	8	2
2015	$160,000	8	2
2014	$250,000	9	2
2013	$180,000	8	2
2012	$180,000	9	2
2011	$180,000	10	2
2010	$180,000	8	2
2009	$270,000	11	2
2008	$180,000	10	2
2007	$180,000	5	2
2006	$60,000	4	3
2005	$60,000	4	3
2004	$180,000	6	2
2003	$60,000	3	2

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP	$4,710,000	87
THE CJR GROUP, INC.	—	88
THE SPECTRUM GROUP	—	4

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	172
SENATE	172
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	114
Treasury, Dept of	50
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	44
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	29
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	29
Economic Development Administration	28
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	25
White House Office	22
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	20
Small Business Administration (SBA)	20
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	19
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)	11
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)	8
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	8
Minority Business Development Agency	8
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	8
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	7
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Aerospace	Aerospace	172
Transportation	Transportation	154
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	138
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	102
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	86
Immigration	Immigration	81
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	74
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	58
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	56
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	54
Small Business	Small Business	52
Defense	Defense	34
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	33
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	32
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	26
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	24
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	22
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	18
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	11
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	8

Bills Explicitly Cited (14)

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

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1137

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1137

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H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1137

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1137

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1137

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1137

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S1137

Source: Senate LDA

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