City of Merced

Provides services to the residents of Merced municipality

Based in CA

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AI Overview

With $300K in lobbying spend across 21 quarterly filings, City of Merced is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 8 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2022.

$300K
Total Spend
5
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
6
Lobbyists Deployed
8
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$60K
2019$75K
2020$60K
2021$75K
2022$30K

Issues Lobbied

TransportationTaxationHousingTelecommunicationsHomeland SecurityAgricultureBudget/AppropriationsArts/Entertainment

Lobbying Firms

Townsend Public Affairs, INC

Lobbyists

Laura KroegerRichard HarmonZachary ComminsJonathan JacksonBenjamin GoldeenEric Thronson

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: Transportation, Taxation, Housing, Telecommunications, Homeland Security and 3 more

  • •transportation grants, transportation policy, high speed rail
  • •opportunity zones
  • •affordable housing, veteran housing

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Last updated: February 2026

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