Lobbying

Manatee County's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $40K. The four quarters Q3 2025–Q2 2026 total $190K. Its first report covers Q1 2023; the issues it reports most are Economics/Economic Development and Government Issues.

Manatee County

Latest quarter
$40K
Q2 2026 · 1 reports
Last 12 months
$190K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−20.0%
Q2 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q1 2023
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Manatee County lobbying by quarter
Manatee County lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q1 2023$01
Q2 2023$50K1
Q3 2023$50K1
Q4 2023$50K1
Q1 2024$50K1
Q2 2024$50K1
Q3 2024$50K1
Q4 2024$50K1
Q1 2025$50K1
Q2 2025$50K1
Q3 2025$50K1
Q4 2025$50K1
Q1 2026$50K1
Q2 2026$40K1

Policy issues the reports name

  • Economic development14 reports
  • Government issues14 reports

A report that names several issues counts once for each.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES12 reports
  • SENATE12 reports
  • White House Office2 reports
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)1 reports
  • Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
Ballard Partners$640K14 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
DANIEL MCFAULLegislative Director to U.S. Representative Joe Scarborough; Chief of Staff to U.S. Representatives Jeff Miller and Matt Gaetz.Q2 2026
TRACIE POUGHChief of Staff to U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz 2003-2008 & 2009-2025 (Lobbying does not include House Appropriations)Q2 2026

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Ballard Partners$40K
04/16for Q1Ballard Partners$50K
01/14for Q4 2025Ballard Partners$50K
25/10/16for Q3 2025Ballard Partners$50K
25/07/16for Q2 2025Ballard Partners$50K
25/04/16for Q1 2025Ballard Partners$50K
25/01/19for Q4 2024Ballard Partners$50K
24/10/18for Q3 2024Ballard Partners$50K
24/07/21for Q2 2024Ballard Partners$50K
24/04/21for Q1 2024Ballard Partners$50K
24/01/18for Q4 2023Ballard Partners$50K
23/10/19for Q3 2023Ballard Partners$50K
23/07/19for Q2 2023Ballard Partners$50K
23/04/20for Q1 2023Ballard PartnersUnder $5,000
23/04/12for Q1 2023Ballard PartnersUnder $5,000