TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

• CITY OF OAKLAND $484,000 6 filings
• COUNTY OF ORANGE $360,000 6 filings
• CITY OF PALO ALTO $306,500 6 filings
• CITY OF BUENA PARK $239,225 6 filings
• CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH $236,000 6 filings
• CITY OF SUNNYVALE $231,500 7 filings
• CITY OF ANTIOCH $225,000 7 filings
• CITY OF TULARE $197,500 6 filings
• CITY OF MURRIETA $181,500 6 filings
• CITY OF PALMDALE $180,000 6 filings
• CITY OF PALM DESERT $177,000 6 filings
• CITY OF WESTMINSTER $177,000 6 filings
• SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS $177,000 6 filings
• CITY OF EL MONTE $175,500 6 filings
• CITY OF TRACY $175,000 6 filings
• CITY OF SANTA BARBARA $163,250 7 filings
• CITY OF SOUTH EL MONTE $160,250 6 filings
• CITY OF ORANGE $137,000 6 filings
• RANCHO SANTIAGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT $134,999 6 filings
• CITY OF ONTARIO $128,000 6 filings
• CITY OF COMPTON $124,000 6 filings
• CITY OF UNION CITY $124,000 6 filings
• CITY OF SANTA CLARA $123,175 6 filings
• CITY OF ANAHEIM $122,500 6 filings
• CITY OF EMERYVILLE $122,500 6 filings
• CITY OF MONTEREY PARK $122,500 6 filings
• CITY OF PASO ROBLES $122,500 6 filings
• CITY OF TUSTIN $122,500 6 filings
• DISCOVERY SCIENCE FOUNDATION $122,500 6 filings
• SANTA ANA PUBLIC WORKS $122,500 6 filings
• CITY OF GARDENA $121,000 6 filings
• CITY OF HESPERIA $121,000 6 filings
• COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT $119,650 6 filings
• CITY OF BREA $119,500 6 filings
• CITY OF CHINO HILLS $119,500 6 filings
• CITY OF COSTA MESA $119,500 6 filings
• CITY OF OAKLEY $119,500 6 filings
• CITY OF STOCKTON $119,500 7 filings
• COUNTY OF FRESNO $119,500 7 filings
• COUNTY OF KERN $119,500 6 filings
• SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT $119,500 6 filings
• CITY OF MORENO VALLEY $118,750 6 filings
• CITY OF PALM SPRINGS $118,750 6 filings
• CITY OF DINUBA $118,000 6 filings
• CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY $118,000 6 filings
• CITY OF FULLERTON $118,000 6 filings
• CITY OF LAFAYETTE $118,000 6 filings
• CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH $118,000 6 filings
• CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS $118,000 6 filings
• ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE TRUST $118,000 6 filings

Ranked by reported money. 130 clients in total.

• BENJAMIN GOLDEEN 145 filings · through 2026 Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
• SAMANTHA MACIEL 140 filings · through 2026 Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
• JOSEPH MELO 134 filings · through 2026 Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
• JOSEPH COLE HANSEN 17 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.

• 2026 $4,500,000 240 filings
• 2025 $8,720,549 488 filings

• Budget/Appropriations 578
• Transportation 143
• Housing 48
• Clean Air and Water (quality) 36
• Disaster Planning/Emergencies 32
• Environment/Superfund 32
• Natural Resources 31
• Education 21
• Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice 21
• Health Issues 16
• Energy/Nuclear 14
• Defense 12
• Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation 12
• Postal 11
• Agriculture 10
• Medicare/Medicaid 10
• Welfare 10
• Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 8
• Economics/Economic Development 7
• Homeland Security 6
• Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV 5
• Veterans 4
• Government Issues 2
• Immigration 2
• Trade (domestic/foreign) 2
• Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 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 610
• SENATE 572
• Transportation, Dept of (DOT) 82
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 29
• Energy, Dept of 24
• Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) 17
• Justice, Dept of (DOJ) 15
• Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 13
• Interior, Dept of (DOI) 13
• Education, Dept of 8
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 8
• Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD) 8
• White House Office 8
• Economic Development Administration 6
• Labor, Dept of (DOL) 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 3
• Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) 3
• Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP) 2
• Defense, Dept of (DOD) 1
• Executive Office of the President (EOP) 1
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 1
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 1
• Federal Highway Administration (FHA) 1
• Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) 1
• Surface Transportation Board (STB) 1