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Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026

Metro spent $156K lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on transportation, natural resources, economic development. It used 2 lobbyists, including people who worked for 1 members of Congress.

Spent on lobbying
$156K
Lobbyists
2
Issues
5

Spending by quarter

  • 2025 Q3$38K
  • 2025 Q4$43K
  • 2026 Q1$55K
  • 2026 Q2$20K

Issues lobbied

  • Transportation
  • Natural resources
  • Economic development
  • Housing
  • Budget & spending

Lobbying firms hired

Lobbyists who worked in Congress

  • Jake Oken-Berg
    Senior Business Advisor to Senator Jeff Merkley 2011-2021; Special Assistant to Senator Ron Wyden 2005-2007
    Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Agencies contacted

  • House Of Representatives · 22
  • Senate · 22
  • Federal Transit Administration (Fta) · 7
  • Transportation, Dept of (Dot) · 4

Related

Filings

From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.

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Capitol Receipts, “Metro: Lobbying Spending, Issues & Bills,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/lobbying/cmetro/metro (accessed 2026-10-13).