Lobbying

County of Kern's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $20K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $60K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Budget/Appropriations and Health Issues.

County of Kern

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$60K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

County of Kern lobbying by quarter
County of Kern lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$20K1
Q1 2023$20K1
Q2 2023$20K1
Q3 2023$20K1
Q4 2023$20K1
Q1 2024$20K1
Q2 2024$20K1
Q3 2024$20K1
Q4 2024$12.1K1
Q1 2025$19.5K1
Q2 2025$20K1
Q3 2025$20K1
Q4 2025$20K1
Q1 2026$20K1
Q2 2026$20K1
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Budget and appropriations$59.2K · 15 reports
  • Health issues$59.2K · 15 reports
  • Transportation$49.2K · 14 reports
  • Natural resources$45.2K · 13 reports
  • Energy and nuclear$25.9K · 8 reports
  • Economic development$17.7K · 5 reports
  • Defense$10.2K · 3 reports
  • Trade$9,714 · 3 reports
  • Telecommunications$9,524 · 3 reports
  • Government issues$5,714 · 2 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES15 reports
  • SENATE14 reports
  • Treasury, Dept of2 reports
  • White House Office2 reports
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)1 reports
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)1 reports
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)1 reports
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)1 reports
  • U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Carpi & Clay$160K8 quarters
Townsend Public Affairs$131.6K7 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
BENJAMIN GOLDEENRep. Jim Costa LD, LA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza LAQ2 2026

Lobbying reports

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07/20for Q2Townsend Public Affairs$20K
04/21for Q1Townsend Public Affairs$20K
01/20for Q4 2025Townsend Public Affairs$20K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Townsend Public Affairs$20K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Townsend Public Affairs$20K
25/04/21for Q1 2025Townsend Public Affairs$19.5K
25/01/22for Q4 2024Townsend Public Affairs$12.1K
25/01/21for Q4 2024Townsend Public AffairsUnder $5,000
24/10/17for Q3 2024Carpi & Clay$20K
24/07/18for Q2 2024Carpi & Clay$20K
24/04/16for Q1 2024Carpi & Clay$20K
24/01/22for Q4 2023Carpi & Clay$20K
23/10/20for Q3 2023Carpi & Clay$20K
23/07/19for Q2 2023Carpi & Clay$20K
23/04/18for Q1 2023Carpi & Clay$20K
23/01/19for Q4 2022Carpi & Clay$20K