Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (Smart)

Public transit operator

Based in MI

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AI Overview

With $450K in lobbying spend across 13 quarterly filings, Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (Smart) is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 2 issue areas. Active from 2023 to 2025.

$450K
Total Spend
3
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
6
Lobbyists Deployed
2
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2023$130K
2024$160K
2025$160K

Issues Lobbied

Budget/AppropriationsTransportation

Lobbying Firms

Holland & Knight LLP

Lobbyists

Richard GoldJoe O'brienShawna Francis WatleyLisa BarkovicAdrianna WilliamsLauri Hettinger

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: Budget/Appropriations, Transportation

  • •Securing transit related funding.
  • •Transit related funding.

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Last updated: February 2026

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