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SMITH GARSON

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

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Income

$20,000.00

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

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 3

Economic Development Administration
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

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

Lobbying activity 3

Budget/Appropriations

FY27 appropriations requests.

Transportation

Surface transportation reauthorization priorities

Disaster Planning/Emergencies

Disaster recovery grant eligibility

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