Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority

Securing funding for transit corridor improvement; monitor policy

Based in IA

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AI Overview

With $90K in lobbying spend across 9 quarterly filings, Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 1 issue area. Active from 2018 to 2019.

$90K
Total Spend
2
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
4
Lobbyists Deployed
1
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$40K
2019$50K

Issues Lobbied

Transportation

Lobbying Firms

Federal Advocates, INC.

Lobbyists

Michael EspositoNick TobenkinBenjamin OdendahlJohn Lopez

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

  • •Monitoring federal funding for small to mid size transit agencies.
  • •U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

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Last updated: February 2026

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