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Lobbying for SOUTH WEST TRANSIT ASSOCIATION · Non-profit organization

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Money reported

None

Registrations and no-activity reports carry no figure.

Client based in

Arizona

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

KATIE KACHEL New on this filing

Previously held: Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Senator Barbara Mikulski (2003-2005)
ADDISON SHEPPARD New on this filing

Previously held: Legislative Aide (2022) and Staff Assistant (2021-2022) to Congressman Filemon Vela

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 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

Surface Transportation Authorization - House (H.R. 8700) and Senate- support advance appropriations for transit programs.

Transportation

H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 - block or delay implementation of a proposed rule by the Office of Management and Budget to convert federal grant guidelines into legally binding regulations.

Bills named in this filing 2

H.R. 8700
Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act
H.R. 6500
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

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