Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority

Independent taxing district involved in development

Based in FL

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AI Overview

With $80K in lobbying spend across 23 quarterly filings, Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 3 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2023.

$80K
Total Spend
6
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
2
Lobbyists Deployed
3
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$40K
2019$20K
2020$20K
2021$0
2022$0
2023$0

Issues Lobbied

TransportationBudget/AppropriationsEconomics

Lobbying Firms

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Lobbyists

Susan LentGeoff Verhoff

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

General Services Administration (GSA)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOffice of Management & Budget (OMB)SENATETransportation, Dept of (DOT)
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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: Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Economics

Support for project grant agreement for wave streetcar.

Support for funding for federal courthouse and expediting project (PL 115-141).

Support for advancement of federal courthouse site selection and construction.

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Last updated: February 2026

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