Cars.com

Automotive digital marketplake

Based in IL

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AI Overview

With $590K in lobbying spend across 18 quarterly filings, Cars.com is an active lobbying client. They deploy 17 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 2 issue areas. Active from 2020 to 2023.

$590K
Total Spend
4
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
17
Lobbyists Deployed
2
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2020$80K
2021$90K
2022$240K
2023$180K

Issues Lobbied

AutomotiveGovernment Issues

Lobbying Firms

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Lobbyists

Marc LampkinDavid CohenJohn SonsallaBrian WildBrian MckeonGreta JoynesMelissa Kuipers BlakeJerome MurrayDavid ReidNadeam ElshamiGeoffrey BurrLori HarjuOsiris MorelAlfred MotturWilliam MoschellaAllen GrunesBrian Mcguire

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that Cars.com disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSENATE
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What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Automotive, Government Issues

Issues related to COVID-19 relief packages

Issues related to essential employee designation

Issues related to essential employee designation

Issues related to COVID-19 in the automotive sector

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Last updated: February 2026

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