Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Based in DC
AI Overview
With $5K in lobbying spend across 20 quarterly filings, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 7 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2021.
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $5K |
| 2019 | $0 |
| 2020 | $0 |
| 2021 | $0 |
Issues Lobbied
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Government Agencies Targeted
These are the government entities that Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.
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: Government Issues, Civil Rights, Immigration, Education, Welfare and 2 more
Direct-No specific bill. (written letter) U.S. Senate
Wrote letter on behalf of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) asking the U.S. Senate to oppose the nomination of Kyle Duncan to the Fif
Grass- No specific bill (speech)
Spoke at rally urging Senators to oppose the nominations of Kyle Duncan and Thomas Farr to the federal bench.
Direct - Voting Rights Advancement Act, H.R. . (In-perso
Direct- S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017; Sen. Bennett
Met to discuss the Dream Act and urge Senator to support it.
Direct- S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017; Sen. Kaine
Emailed Senators urging them to oppose any
Direct- No specific bill (written letter); Sec. DeVos
Wrote letter to Sec. DeVos on behalf of the Hispanic Education Coalition (HEC) asking her to not approve state plans that do not conform to the na
No specific bill. (email)CHC staff Alma Acosta, Sandra Alcala, Carlos PazEmailed to see if CHC wanted to engage in opposing nomination of Kyle Duncan to 5th Circuit
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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