CITY OF CARSON

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2014–2021

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2021	—	2	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	5	1
2018	—	5	1
2017	—	6	1
2016	—	5	1
2015	—	7	1
2014	—	6	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	24
SENATE	24
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	15
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	4
Natl Endowment for the Arts	4
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	4
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	3
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	34
Urban Development/Municipalities	Urban Development/Municipalities	25
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	23
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	23
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	23
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	11
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	10
Transportation	Transportation	9
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	8
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	4
Education	Education	3
Government Issues	Government Issues	1

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