Lobbying

American Public Transportation Association's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $720K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $1.6M. Its first report covers Q3 2021; the issues it reports most are Budget/Appropriations and Transportation.

American Public Transportation Association

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$1.6M
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q3 2021
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

American Public Transportation Association lobbying by quarter
American Public Transportation Association lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q3 2021$290K1
Q4 2021$00
Q1 2022$00
Q2 2022$00
Q3 2022$00
Q4 2022$380K2
Q1 2023$280K2
Q2 2023$940K2
Q3 2023$390K2
Q4 2023$380K2
Q1 2024$430K2
Q2 2024$850K2
Q3 2024$390K2
Q4 2024$460K2
Q1 2025$460K2
Q2 2025$720K2
Q3 2025$400K2
Q4 2025$500K2
Q1 2026$410K2
Q2 2026$720K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Budget and appropriations$1.9M · 31 reports
  • Transportation$1.9M · 31 reports
  • Homeland security$1.4M · 16 reports
  • Medicare and Medicaid$1.4M · 16 reports
  • Taxation$1.4M · 16 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES31 reports
  • SENATE31 reports
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)17 reports
  • Federal Railroad Administration16 reports
  • Federal Transit Administration (FTA)16 reports
  • Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)1 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseAmerican Public Transportation Association$7.1M16 quarters
Arentfox Schiff$900K15 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
BLAKE THELANDERHealth Policy Advisor/Legislative Director, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (2023-2025), Staff Assistant/Legislative Assistant/Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jefferson Van Drew (2020-2023), Intern, Rep. Ralph Norman (2019-2019)Q3 2025
KELSEY GRISWOLD-BERGERSr Policy Advisor, Sen McCormick (2025); LA, Sen Burr (2021-23); Leg Dir, Rep C Smith (2018-21); Leg Dir, Rep Pittenger (2018); Leg Dir, Rep Blum (2017-18); LA, Rep Perry (2015-17); LA (2014-15), LC/Press Asst (2011-14), SA (2011), Rep ReedQ3 2025
ELIZABETH HORNERChief Counsel, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (2021-2024), Senior Counsel, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (2018-2021), Counsel, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (2017-2018)Q1 2025
KATHERINE KRAMERIntern/Fellow, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (2017-2019)Q1 2024
STARSHINE CHUNExecutive Assistant/Deputy Scheduler, Sen. Brian Schatz (2021-2023)Q1 2024

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/16for Q2In-house$660K
07/15for Q2Arentfox Schiff$60K
04/20for Q1In-house$350K
04/16for Q1Arentfox Schiff$60K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$440K
01/18for Q4 2025Arentfox Schiff$60K
25/10/17for Q3 2025In-house$340K
25/10/16for Q3 2025Arentfox Schiff$60K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Arentfox Schiff$60K
25/07/17for Q2 2025In-house$660K
25/04/21for Q1 2025In-house$400K
25/04/19for Q1 2025Arentfox Schiff$60K
25/01/21for Q4 2024Arentfox Schiff$60K
25/01/21for Q4 2024In-house$400K
24/10/17for Q3 2024Arentfox Schiff$60K
24/10/17for Q3 2024In-house$330K
24/07/19for Q2 2024In-house$790K
24/07/17for Q2 2024Arentfox Schiff$60K
24/04/18for Q1 2024In-house$370K
24/04/16for Q1 2024Arentfox Schiff$60K