Registered Lobbyists for the City of Los Angeles

Registered City Lobbyists is a public record of individuals and firms required to register with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. The dataset tracks lobbyist registration details, including names, associated firms, registration dates, and contact information. It supports transparency and oversight of lobbying activities directed at city officials.

Use Cases

• Tracking lobbyist registration and termination timelines using Date Registered and Date Terminated.
• Analyzing the geographic distribution of lobbying entities using Lobbyist City, Lobbyist State, and Lobbyist Zip.
• Identifying lobbying firms and their affiliated personnel using Lobbying Firm, Lobbyist First Name, and Lobbyist Last Name.
• Verifying official registration status and documents using Registration Year and Lobbyist Registration Form.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov indicates established public utility and official sourcing.
• Provides specific, structured fields for key lobbying disclosure elements, such as registration dates and firm associations.
• Dataset is actively maintained, with updates recorded as recently as April 2026.

Limitations

• Key metadata like row count, dataset size, and specific license details are not provided by any source.
• The Data.gov source lacks column information, limiting a full understanding of its schema on that platform.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates (2026-04-03 vs 2026-04-05 vs 2026-04-11) suggest asynchronous updates across platforms.

Provenance

Source

Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, published via data.lacity.org.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from mandatory registration forms submitted by lobbyists and lobbying firms.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-11 according to one Socrata entry.

Geography

City of Los Angeles, California, USA.