2nd Quarter - Report

TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC for MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

Period 2nd Quarter 2023 Filed Jul 17, 2023 Signed by Amanda Conklin

Official filing
Firm
TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC
Client
MERCED COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
Income
$13,500
Expenses
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What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY24 appropriations, community project funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN GOLDEEN Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
SAMANTHA MACIEL Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
JOSEPH MELO Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Transportation TRA

Transit funding, airport funding, surface transportation funding, surface transportation reauthorization legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN GOLDEEN Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
SAMANTHA MACIEL Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
JOSEPH MELO Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

Disaster response and prevention

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN GOLDEEN Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
SAMANTHA MACIEL Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
JOSEPH MELO Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND —

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN GOLDEEN Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
SAMANTHA MACIEL Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
JOSEPH MELO Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office

Housing HOU

HUD-VASH voucher allocations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN GOLDEEN Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
SAMANTHA MACIEL Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
JOSEPH MELO Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND —

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Veterans VET

HUD-VASH voucher allocations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN GOLDEEN Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
SAMANTHA MACIEL Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
JOSEPH MELO Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Historic preservation funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN GOLDEEN Rep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LA
SAMANTHA MACIEL Sen. Kamala Harris District Representative
JOSEPH MELO Rep. Jerry McNerney, PA
CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.