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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
$2.4M
RRRRRR
$2.3M
TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1.3M
NATNatural Resources
$300K
DEFDefense
$300K
ENVEnvironment/Superfund
$270K
FINFinancial Institutions/Investments
$220K
TARTariff
$220K
CAWClean Air/Water/Soil
$220K
BUDBudget/Appropriations
$200K

Lobbying 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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TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Employed byMR. EDWARD MERLISHired MR. EDWARD MERLIS to lobby on Energy / Fossil FuelsSource
Employed byELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLCHired ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025)Source
Employed byAXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHired AXADVOCACY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026)Source