CITY OF BUENA PARK

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2009–2026

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	—	7	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	5	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	6	1
2016	—	5	1
2015	—	9	1
2014	—	6	1
2013	—	5	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	6	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	3	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC	—	87

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	69
SENATE	63
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	20
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	5
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	5
Treasury, Dept of	5
White House Office	5
Education, Dept of	3
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	3
Natl Endowment for the Arts	3
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	76
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	41
Housing	Housing	31
Transportation	Transportation	27
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	25
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	17
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	10
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	6
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	2
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1

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

H.R. 1746112th Congress

CAP Act

2011 · fourth_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR1746 CAPS Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,112

Matched citations: HR1746

H.R. 1746112th Congress

CAP Act

2011 · third_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR1746 CAPS Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,112

Matched citations: HR1746

H.R. 2599112th Congress

PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2011

2011 · third_quarter · Firm: TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR2599 PACE Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $12,112

Matched citations: HR2599

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