City of Knoxville, Tennessee

Municipal government

Based in TN

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AI Overview

With $800K in lobbying spend across 17 quarterly filings, City of Knoxville, Tennessee is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 16 issue areas. Active from 2022 to 2025.

$800K
Total Spend
4
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
5
Lobbyists Deployed
16
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2022$150K
2023$250K
2024$200K
2025$200K

Issues Lobbied

Budget/AppropriationsAutomotiveGovernment IssuesHousingRoads/HighwayTransportationUrban DevelopmentUnemploymentLaw EnforcementWelfareLabor IssuesEducationDisaster PlanningAgricultureEconomicsForeign Relations

Lobbying Firms

Cornerstone Government Affairs, INC.

Lobbyists

Shanetta PaskelElizabeth MesserMichael SmithLaura BozellThomas Shipman

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that City of Knoxville, Tennessee disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

Education, Dept ofOffice of the Vice President of the United StatesWhite House OfficeEmployment & Training AdministrationFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSENATEEnergy, Dept ofHousing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)Transportation, Dept of (DOT)Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Justice, Dept of (DOJ)State, Dept of (DOS)Treasury, Dept of
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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: Budget/Appropriations, Automotive, Government Issues, Housing, Roads/Highway and 11 more

Appropriations, with an emphasis on Community Project Funding requests (earmarks) and viable projects and their placement within appropriate Appropriations accounts. Connecting city officials with Con

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Last updated: February 2026

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