Lobbying

Port of Portland's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $159.4K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $461.3K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines and Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries.

Port of Portland

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$461.3K
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

Port of Portland lobbying by quarter
Port of Portland lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$50K1
Q1 2023$122K2
Q2 2023$140K2
Q3 2023$140K2
Q4 2023$160K2
Q1 2024$140K2
Q2 2024$140K2
Q3 2024$140K2
Q4 2024$50K1
Q1 2025$131.7K2
Q2 2025$148.2K2
Q3 2025$126.5K2
Q4 2025$159.1K2
Q1 2026$142.9K2
Q2 2026$159.4K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Aviation and airlines$364.7K · 28 reports
  • Transportation$303.4K · 23 reports
  • Maritime and fisheries$266.7K · 25 reports
  • Economic development$202K · 20 reports
  • Environment and Superfund$189.2K · 19 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$177.3K · 12 reports
  • Homeland security$147.8K · 16 reports
  • Trade$103.3K · 10 reports
  • Fuel, gas and oil$69.8K · 6 reports
  • Tariffs$59.2K · 4 reports
  • Taxation$19.6K · 3 reports
  • Clean air and water$16.5K · 1 reports
  • Civil rights and liberties$10K · 1 reports
  • Disaster planning and emergencies$10K · 1 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$10K · 1 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES28 reports
  • SENATE27 reports
  • Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)12 reports
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)12 reports
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)8 reports
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)7 reports
  • U.S. Customs & Border Protection6 reports
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)4 reports
  • Economic Development Administration2 reports
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)2 reports
  • Maritime Administration (MARAD)2 reports
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)1 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)1 reports
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-housePort of Portland$1.1M13 quarters
K&L Gates$810K15 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
JOSEPH TRAHERNChief of Staff Rep. Bob Matsui; Chief of Staff Rep. Doris MatsuiQ4 2024
MICHAEL WILLIAM EVANSDemocratic Chief Counsel and Deputy Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on FinanceQ4 2024
SARAH SWANSONIntern, Senator Chris Murphy; Intern/Staff Assistant/Executive Assistant, Senator Tom CarperQ3 2023
THOMAS FINCH FULTONLeg Correspondent, Rep. Jim McCrery; Dir of Constituent Services, Systems Admin, Rep. John Fleming; Leg Correspondent/Leg Assistant Sen. Jeff Sessions; Special Advisor to the Secretary/Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Dept. of Transportation.Q2 2023
STACY ETTINGERChief, AD/CVD Regulation/Assoc Chief Counsel, DoC, Office of General Counsel; Trade Counsel detailee from DoC to JEC; Dep Staff Dir, JEC; Sr Counesl, Sen Schumer; Sr Counsel/Acting Dep Staff Dir/Chief Counsel/Dem Chief Counsel, Sen Comm Rules & AdminQ1 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
08/25for Q2In-house$99.4K
07/20for Q2K&L Gates$60K
05/18for Q1In-house$92.9K
04/19for Q1K&L Gates$50K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$99.1K
01/20for Q4 2025K&L Gates$60K
25/10/20for Q3 2025K&L Gates$50K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$76.5K
25/07/21for Q2 2025K&L Gates$50K
25/07/08for Q2 2025In-house$98.2K
25/04/21for Q1 2025In-house$81.7K
25/04/19for Q1 2025K&L Gates$50K
25/03/27for Q1 2025In-houseUnder $5,000
25/01/21for Q4 2024K&L Gates$50K
24/10/21for Q3 2024In-house$90K
24/10/19for Q3 2024K&L Gates$50K
24/07/20for Q2 2024K&L Gates$50K
24/07/11for Q2 2024In-house$90K
24/04/22for Q1 2024K&L Gates$50K
24/04/19for Q1 2024In-house$90K