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SMITH GARSON

SMITH GARSON filed a Q1 report for CITY OF PORTAGE on April 19, 2026, reporting $20,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for CITY OF PORTAGE · local governmental entity

All filings by SMITH GARSON · Everything CITY OF PORTAGE has reported

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 19, 2026

Income

$20,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Michigan

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

KRISTIAN CHIN

Previously held: Scheduler/special assistant, Rep. Raul Ruiz; Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Zoe Lofgren

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

FY26 and FY27 appropriations requests Congressional support for federal grants

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