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Entity DossierOrganization
GATX CORPORATION
IL · US
Global provider of railcar leasing and service
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$1,526,000
Connections
3
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
Top Lobbying Issues
TRATransportation
$2.4MRRRRRR
$2.3MTAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1.3MNATNatural Resources
$300KDEFDefense
$300KENVEnvironment/Superfund
$270KFINFinancial Institutions/Investments
$220KTARTariff
$220KCAWClean Air/Water/Soil
$220KBUDBudget/Appropriations
$200KLobbying Firms Retained
GATX CORPORATION$1.8M
MR. EDWARD MERLIS$362K
ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC$220K
AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$100K
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed by | MR. EDWARD MERLIS | Hired MR. EDWARD MERLIS to lobby on Energy / Fossil Fuels | Source |
| Employed by | ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC | Hired ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025) | Source |
| Employed by | AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | Hired AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026) | Source |