City of Ridgecrest

Municipality (City), political subdivision of State of California

Based in CA

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AI Overview

With $84K in lobbying spend across 19 quarterly filings, City of Ridgecrest is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 4 issue areas. Active from 2021 to 2025.

$84K
Total Spend
5
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
3
Lobbyists Deployed
4
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2021$0
2022$0
2023$6K
2024$47K
2025$32K

Issues Lobbied

DefenseBudget/AppropriationsClean Air & WaterNatural Resources

Lobbying Firms

Capitol Core Group, INC.

Lobbyists

Michael MckinneyJason FryeJeffrey Simonetti

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that City of Ridgecrest disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSENATENavy, Dept ofBureau of Land Management (BLM)Defense, Dept of (DOD)Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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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: Defense, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air & Water, Natural Resources

Infrastructure, Water Quality, Wastewater, Defense Community

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, H.R. 4350

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, S. 1605

Invest in America Act, HR 3684

Wastewater Programs (Agency)

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Last updated: February 2026

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