TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC

Registrant on federal lobbying filings · filed 2025 to 2026

$15,400,549 Income reported

130 Clients represented

837 Filings counted

0 Former members lobbying

Income is the fees this registrant reported being paid to lobby. 15 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 (54734), not by name. Filings under this id have also been reported as TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

Clients top 50 of 130

CITY OF OAKLAND $564,000 7 filings
COUNTY OF ORANGE $420,000 7 filings
CITY OF PALO ALTO $306,500 6 filings
CITY OF BUENA PARK $279,225 7 filings
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH $276,000 7 filings
CITY OF SUNNYVALE $271,500 8 filings
CITY OF ANTIOCH $265,000 8 filings
CITY OF TULARE $227,500 7 filings
CITY OF MURRIETA $211,500 7 filings
CITY OF PALMDALE $210,000 7 filings
CITY OF PALM DESERT $207,000 7 filings
CITY OF WESTMINSTER $207,000 7 filings
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS $207,000 7 filings
CITY OF EL MONTE $205,500 7 filings
CITY OF TRACY $195,000 7 filings
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA $193,250 8 filings
CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE $190,250 7 filings
CITY OF ORANGE $167,000 7 filings
RANCHO SANTIAGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT $154,999 7 filings
CITY OF ONTARIO $148,000 7 filings
CITY OF COMPTON $144,000 7 filings
CITY OF UNION CITY $144,000 7 filings
CITY OF SANTA CLARA $143,175 7 filings
CITY OF ANAHEIM $142,500 7 filings
CITY OF EMERYVILLE $142,500 7 filings
CITY OF MONTEREY PARK $142,500 7 filings
CITY OF PASO ROBLES $142,500 7 filings
CITY OF TUSTIN $142,500 7 filings
DISCOVERY SCIENCE FOUNDATION $142,500 7 filings
SANTA ANA PUBLIC WORKS $142,500 7 filings
CITY OF GARDENA $141,000 7 filings
CITY OF HESPERIA $141,000 7 filings
COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT $139,650 7 filings
CITY OF BREA $139,500 7 filings
CITY OF CHINO HILLS $139,500 7 filings
CITY OF COSTA MESA $139,500 7 filings
CITY OF OAKLEY $139,500 7 filings
CITY OF STOCKTON $139,500 8 filings
COUNTY OF FRESNO $139,500 8 filings
COUNTY OF KERN $139,500 7 filings
SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT $139,500 7 filings
CITY OF MORENO VALLEY $138,750 7 filings
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS $138,750 7 filings
CITY OF DINUBA $138,000 7 filings
CITY OF FULLERTON $138,000 7 filings
CITY OF KINGSBURG $138,000 7 filings
CITY OF LAFAYETTE $138,000 7 filings
CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH $138,000 7 filings
CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS $138,000 7 filings
ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE TRUST $138,000 7 filings

Ranked by reported money. 130 clients in total.

Lobbyists named 5

BENJAMIN GOLDEEN 166 filings · through 2026 Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
SAMANTHA MACIEL 158 filings · through 2026 Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
JOSEPH MELO 149 filings · through 2026 Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
JOSEPH COLE HANSEN 22 filings · through 2026 Rep. Barbara Lee Field Representative
JAMES LYTLE 2 filings · through 2025 Rep. Joyce Beatty, Legislative Correspondent

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 $6,680,000 349 filings
2025 $8,720,549 488 filings

Issues lobbied 27

Budget/Appropriations 661
Transportation 166
Housing 54
Clean Air and Water (quality) 41
Disaster Planning/Emergencies 35
Environment/Superfund 34
Natural Resources 34
Education 24
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice 22
Health Issues 18
Defense 17
Energy/Nuclear 16
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation 14
Postal 13
Agriculture 12
Medicare/Medicaid 12
Welfare 12
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 8
Economics/Economic Development 7
Homeland Security 6
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV 5
Veterans 5
Government Issues 3
Telecommunications 3
Trade (domestic/foreign) 3
Immigration 2
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 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 top 30 of 32

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 703
SENATE 651
Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 95
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 30
Energy, Dept of 26
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) 20
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 15
Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 15
Interior, Dept of (DOI) 13
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 9
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD) 9
White House Office 9
Education, Dept of 8
Labor, Dept of (DOL) 7
Economic Development Administration 6
Bureau of Reclamation 5
Small Business Administration (SBA) 5
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 4
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 4
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 4
U.S. Forest Service 4
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 3
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) 3
Defense, Dept of (DOD) 2
Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP) 2
Surface Transportation Board (STB) 2
Executive Office of the President (EOP) 1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 1
Federal Highway Administration (FHA) 1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 1

Recent filings 852 total

Q3 report

CITY OF MILLBRAE

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $20,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026