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Smith Garson

Smith Garson filed a Q3 report for City of Desert Hot Springs, CA on October 20, 2026, reporting $20,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for City of Desert Hot Springs, CA · Local municipal entity

As filed: SMITH GARSON for CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA.

All filings by Smith Garson · Everything City of Desert Hot Springs, CA has reported

Amended

The filer submitted a later report covering this same period, so the amounts here have been replaced. Site totals count only the latest version. See the current filing, posted Oct 20, 2026.

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 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

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 1

Budget/Appropriations

FY27 appropriations requests; Issues with paused or cancelled grant funding; Cybersecurity funding programs

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