CITY OF PLEASANTON

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2017–2026

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	—	6	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	5	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC	—	40

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	38
SENATE	38
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	36
Energy, Dept of	27
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	19
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	14
Treasury, Dept of	10
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	3
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	2
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Transportation	Transportation	38
Housing	Housing	35
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	22
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	22
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	17
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	14
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	12
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	7

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