SMITH GARSON

• NESTE US, INC. $420,000 7 filings
• SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT $370,000 7 filings
• NORTHERN ILLINOIS TRANSIT AUTHORITY FKA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (RTA) $310,000 7 filings
• ELION PARTNERS $280,000 7 filings
• FUENTES STRATEGIES, LLC O.B.O GREEN HILLS SOFTWARE, LLC $280,000 7 filings
• WILL COUNTY $210,000 7 filings
• TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND $170,000 6 filings
• FABRIC8LABS, INC. $150,000 6 filings
• SOUTH COM $150,000 7 filings
• IRIDIA, INC $145,000 8 filings
• CITY OF BOULDER $140,000 7 filings
• CITY OF DAYTON $140,000 7 filings
• CITY OF FONTANA $140,000 7 filings
• CITY OF PORTAGE $140,000 7 filings
• COUNTY OF KAUA'I $140,000 7 filings
• LANE COUNTY OREGON $140,000 7 filings
• MECKLENBURG COUNTY $140,000 7 filings
• METROPARKS TOLEDO $140,000 7 filings
• NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE $140,000 7 filings
• SOUTHLAND WATER AGENCY $140,000 7 filings
• ST. CLAIR COUNTY $140,000 7 filings
• SYMRISE INC $140,000 7 filings
• TOLEDO AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY (TARTA) $140,000 7 filings
• VILLAGE OF FLOSSMOOR, IL $140,000 7 filings
• VILLAGE OF NILES, IL $140,000 7 filings
• VILLAGE OF SOUTH HOLLAND, IL $140,000 7 filings
• CITY OF TOLEDO, OH $138,000 7 filings
• ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION $130,000 7 filings
• AREA OFFICE ON AGING OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO, INC. $120,000 8 filings
• CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA $120,000 7 filings
• THE WAVERLY GROUP, LLC $120,000 7 filings
• TOLDEO METRO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS OBO TOLEDO REGIONAL ALLIANCE $115,000 7 filings
• SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY $100,000 6 filings
• CITY OF SAN MATEO $90,000 7 filings
• CITY OF SPRINGFIELD OR $70,000 7 filings
• LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE $70,000 7 filings
• LANE TRANSIT DISTRICT $70,000 7 filings
• TUALATIN HILLS PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT $70,000 7 filings
• SHODAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL $60,000 4 filings
• SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SEPTA) $40,000 3 filings
• DEALOOKUP.COM, INC. $30,000 3 filings
• ENCHARGE AI $30,000 4 filings
• EUGENE 4J SCHOOL DISTRICT $30,000 5 filings
• OMMIO HEALTH, INC. $30,000 7 filings
• CITY OF MCMINNVILLE, OR $20,000 1 filing
• CULLIGAN NORTH AMERICA $20,000 3 filings
• AMTECHNOLOGIES $10,000 4 filings
• CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CALED) $10,000 5 filings
• E-COM 9-1-1 DISPATCH CENTER $10,000 2 filings

Ranked by reported money. 56 clients in total.

• KIERSTIN STRADFORD-PATTERSON 139 filings · through 2026 Legislative Correspondent and Systems Administrator, Rep. Elijah Cummings Legislative Assistant and Systems Administrator, Rep. Kweisi Mfume
• KIRSTEN M PRATT 118 filings · through 2026 Former Chief of Staff Rep. DeFazio
• BENJAMIN ODENDAHL 86 filings · through 2026 Law & Policy Fellow - Rep. Terri Sewell
• KRISTIAN CHIN 86 filings · through 2026 Scheduler/special assistant, Rep. Raul Ruiz; Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Zoe Lofgren
• JOHN BAIR 19 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.

• 2026 $2,730,000 147 filings
• 2025 $3,498,000 189 filings

• Budget/Appropriations 254
• Transportation 71
• Defense 34
• Natural Resources 25
• Disaster Planning/Emergencies 22
• Environment/Superfund 20
• Clean Air and Water (quality) 18
• Aviation/Airlines/Airports 16
• Health Issues 14
• Education 11
• Science/Technology 10
• Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 9
• Economics/Economic Development 8
• Energy/Nuclear 7
• Fuel/Gas/Oil 7
• Trade (domestic/foreign) 7
• Veterans 7
• Housing 6
• Manufacturing 6
• Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) 6
• Arts/Entertainment 4
• Welfare 3
• Homeland Security 2
• Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice 2
• Agriculture 1
• Government Issues 1
• Intelligence 1
• Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 1
• Railroads 1
• Telecommunications 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.

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 282
• SENATE 282
• Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 45
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 16
• Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) 15
• Defense, Dept of (DOD) 14
• White House Office 14
• Economic Development Administration 12
• Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD) 12
• Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 10
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 9
• U.S. Forest Service 9
• Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 8
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 7
• Energy, Dept of 6
• Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 6
• U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) 6
• Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 5
• Defense Logistics Agency 4
• Natl Endowment for the Arts 4
• Commerce, Dept of (DOC) 3
• Executive Office of the President (EOP) 3
• Labor, Dept of (DOL) 3
• Natl Institutes of Health (NIH) 3
• Natl Science Foundation (NSF) 3
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) 3
• Education, Dept of 2
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 2
• Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 2
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB) 2