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Lobbying Disclosure: Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (Q1 2000)

Original title: Livingston & Mattesich lobbying for Dairy Farmers of America Inc.

June 20, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

This report identifies the financial investment made by a major dairy cooperative to influence specific California legislation between January and March 2000.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Dairy Farmers of America Inc.

The organization incurred costs to influence state legislative outcomes.

Livingston & Mattesich

The firm received payment to provide professional lobbying services.

What changed

Last recorded activity June 20, 2026.

What's next

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Summary

This document discloses payments made by Dairy Farmers of America Inc. to the firm Livingston & Mattesich for the first quarter of 2000. It lists the specific California state bills the firm monitored or influenced during this period.

Key Facts

Total lobbying payments for the period of 1/1/2000 to 3/31/2000 were $5,941.50.
The lobbying firm Livingston & Mattesich represented Dairy Farmers of America Inc.
The firm lobbied on California Assembly Bills: AB 2693, AB 2695, and AB 2710.
The firm lobbied on California Senate Bills: SB 1381, SB 1773, SB 1909, SB 2162, SB 2163, and SB 2164.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Dairy Farmers of America spend on lobbying in early 2000?

They paid $5,941.50 to the firm Livingston & Mattesich for the period between January 1 and March 31, 2000.

Which bills were the lobbyists focused on?

The firm focused on nine specific bills: AB 2693, AB 2695, AB 2710, SB 1381, SB 1773, SB 1909, SB 2162, SB 2163, and SB 2164.

Why It Matters

This report identifies the financial investment made by a major dairy cooperative to influence specific California legislation between January and March 2000.

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Lobbying Activity

Livingston & Mattesich

on behalf of Dairy Farmers of America Inc.

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

cross reference90% confidence

High Volume of Legislative Monitoring

The firm monitored nine distinct bills within a single quarter, suggesting a broad legislative strategy regarding dairy-related policy.

Dairy Farmers of America Inc.Livingston & Mattesich

Connected Entities

organizationDairy Farmers of America Inc.“The client paying for lobbying services.”Map →

organizationLivingston & Mattesich“Lobbying firm hired by Dairy Farmers of America Inc.”Map →

organizationCalifornia State Legislature“The legislative body where lobbying activity occurred.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.sos.ca.gov

Analysis Score

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Significance30
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Controversy10
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Entertainment5
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Buzz5
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