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SMITH GARSON

SMITH GARSON filed a Q4 report for CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA on January 20, 2026, reporting $20,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA · Local municipal entity

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q4 report

Reporting period

4th Quarter 2025

Oct 1 - Dec 31 · Posted Jan 20, 2026

Income

$20,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

California

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

BENJAMIN ODENDAHL

Previously held: Law and Policy Fellow, Representative Terri Sewell

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Government bodies contacted 2

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 2

Budget/Appropriations

FY 26 appropriations requests.

Transportation

Surface transportation reauthorization priorities

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.