SMITH GARSON

Registrant on federal lobbying filings · filed 2025 to 2026

$5,358,000 Income reported

54 Clients represented

288 Filings counted

0 Former members lobbying

Income is the fees this registrant reported being paid to lobby. 29 filings on this record were restated by a later amendment and are left out of every total here. Everything on this page is grouped by the registrant's LDA id (35707), not by name.

Clients top 50 of 54

NESTE US, INC. $360,000 6 filings
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT $300,000 6 filings
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (RTA) $260,000 6 filings
ELION PARTNERS $240,000 6 filings
FUENTES STRATEGIES, LLC O.B.O GREEN HILLS SOFTWARE, LLC $240,000 6 filings
WILL COUNTY $180,000 6 filings
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND $170,000 6 filings
SOUTH COM $150,000 6 filings
ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION $120,000 6 filings
CITY OF BOULDER $120,000 6 filings
CITY OF DAYTON $120,000 6 filings
CITY OF FONTANA $120,000 6 filings
CITY OF PORTAGE $120,000 6 filings
COUNTY OF KAUA'I $120,000 6 filings
LANE COUNTY OREGON $120,000 6 filings
MECKLENBURG COUNTY $120,000 6 filings
METROPARKS TOLEDO $120,000 6 filings
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE $120,000 6 filings
SOUTHLAND WATER AGENCY $120,000 6 filings
ST. CLAIR COUNTY $120,000 6 filings
SYMRISE INC $120,000 6 filings
TOLEDO AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (TARTA) $120,000 6 filings
VILLAGE OF FLOSSMOOR, IL $120,000 6 filings
VILLAGE OF NILES, IL $120,000 6 filings
VILLAGE OF SOUTH HOLLAND, IL $120,000 6 filings
CITY OF TOLEDO, OH $118,000 6 filings
IRIDIA, INC $115,000 7 filings
TOLDEO METRO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS OBO TOLEDO REGIONAL ALLIANCE $115,000 7 filings
FABRIC8LABS, INC. $110,000 5 filings
AREA OFFICE ON AGING OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO, INC. $100,000 7 filings
CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA $100,000 6 filings
THE WAVERLY GROUP, LLC $100,000 6 filings
CITY OF SAN MATEO $80,000 6 filings
SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY $80,000 5 filings
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD OR $60,000 6 filings
LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE $60,000 6 filings
LANE TRANSIT DISTRICT $60,000 6 filings
TUALATIN HILLS PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT $60,000 6 filings
SHODAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL $40,000 3 filings
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SEPTA) $40,000 3 filings
DEALOOKUP.COM, INC. $30,000 3 filings
EUGENE 4J SCHOOL DISTRICT $30,000 5 filings
OMMIO HEALTH, INC. $30,000 6 filings
CITY OF MCMINNVILLE, OR $20,000 1 filing
CULLIGAN NORTH AMERICA $20,000 3 filings
ENCHARGE AI $20,000 3 filings
AMTECHNOLOGIES $10,000 3 filings
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CALED) $10,000 4 filings
E-COM 9-1-1 DISPATCH CENTER $10,000 2 filings
CITY OF EUGENE $0 6 filings

Ranked by reported money. 54 clients in total.

Lobbyists named 5

KIERSTIN STRADFORD-PATTERSON 121 filings · through 2026 Legislative Correspondent and Systems Administrator, Rep. Elijah Cummings Legislative Assistant and Systems Administrator, Rep. Kweisi Mfume
KIRSTEN M PRATT 104 filings · through 2026 Former Chief of Staff Rep. DeFazio
BENJAMIN ODENDAHL 75 filings · through 2026 Law & Policy Fellow - Rep. Terri Sewell
KRISTIAN CHIN 73 filings · through 2026 Scheduler/special assistant, Rep. Raul Ruiz; Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Zoe Lofgren
JOHN BAIR 16 filings · through 2026 Staff Assistant - Rep. Ron DeSantis

A lobbyist who previously held a covered government position must disclose it. We flag the ones whose name resolves to a member of Congress and link the ones still in our roster. The revolving door collects them across every firm.

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $1,860,000 99 filings
2025 $3,498,000 189 filings

Issues lobbied 28

Budget/Appropriations 217
Transportation 63
Defense 30
Natural Resources 24
Environment/Superfund 18
Disaster Planning/Emergencies 17
Aviation/Airlines/Airports 13
Clean Air and Water (quality) 13
Health Issues 13
Education 11
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 8
Economics/Economic Development 7
Science/Technology 7
Energy/Nuclear 6
Fuel/Gas/Oil 6
Trade (domestic/foreign) 6
Veterans 6
Manufacturing 5
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) 5
Arts/Entertainment 4
Housing 4
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice 2
Welfare 2
Agriculture 1
Government Issues 1
Homeland Security 1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 1
Railroads 1

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

Agencies and chambers lobbied 30

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 243
SENATE 243
Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 43
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) 12
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 12
White House Office 12
Defense, Dept of (DOD) 11
Economic Development Administration 11
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 9
U.S. Forest Service 9
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 8
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD) 8
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 7
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 6
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 6
Energy, Dept of 5
Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 5
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 5
Defense Logistics Agency 4
Natl Endowment for the Arts 4
Executive Office of the President (EOP) 3
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH) 3
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) 3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 2
Education, Dept of 2
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 2
Labor, Dept of (DOL) 2
Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 2
Natl Science Foundation (NSF) 2
Air Force, Dept of 1

Recent filings 317 total