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Lobbying for MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS · Muncipality

Filing 4th Quarter - Report

Reporting period

4th Quarter 2025

Oct 1 - Dec 31 · Posted Jan 19, 2026

Income

$10,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

California

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

BENJAMIN GOLDEEN

Previously held: Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 6

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
SENATE
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
White House Office

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Lobbying activity 5

Transportation

Transit funding, airport funding, surface transportation funding, surface transportation reauthorization legislation

Budget/Appropriations

appropriations, community project funding

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

COPS Funding; Byrne JAG funding advocacy

Disaster Planning/Emergencies

Funding for FEMA assistance for firefighter grants

Clean Air and Water (quality)

Support for the State Revolving Fund

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