CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2015–2023

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2023	—	2	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	6	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	5	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	8	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	9	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC	—	46

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	32
SENATE	32
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	14
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)	14
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	13
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	10
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	10
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	9
Treasury, Dept of	5
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	35
Housing	Housing	31
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	29
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	29
Transportation	Transportation	25
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	25
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	22
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	22
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	14
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	14
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	7
Defense	Defense	7
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	6
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	4
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1

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