Clerk of the House of Representatives • Legislative Resource Center • B-106 Cannon Building • Washington, DC 20515

Secretary of the Senate • Office of Public Records • 232 Hart Building • Washington, DC 20510

Filer Type and Name

Type:

OrganizationLobbyist

Lobbyist Name:

Mr. MARK RUGE

Employer Name:

K&L GATES LLP

Identification Numbers

House Registrant ID:

31355

Senate Registrant ID:

32098

Reporting Period

Year:

2016

Mid-Year (January 1 - June 30)

Year-End (July 1 - December 31)

Amendment

Political Action Committee Names

Contributions

No Contributions

#1.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/05/2016

Payee:

DeFazio for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Peter DeFazio

#2.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

07/06/2016

Payee:

Frelinghuysen for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen

#3.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/06/2016

Payee:

Lynn Jenkins for Congress

Honoree:

Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins

#4.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/06/2016

Payee:

Carper for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Tom Carper

#5.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/11/2016

Payee:

Marsha Blackburn for Congress

Honoree:

Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn

#6.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/11/2016

Payee:

Nancy Pelosi for Congress

Honoree:

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

#7.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/11/2016

Payee:

Cummings for Congress Campaign Committee

Honoree:

Congressman Elijah Cummings

#8.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/11/2016

Payee:

Bob Corker for Senate 2018, Inc.

Honoree:

Senator Bob Corker

#9.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/12/2016

Payee:

Thornberry for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Congressman Mac Thornberry

#10.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

07/12/2016

Payee:

Friends of Roy Blunt

Honoree:

Senator Roy Blunt

#11.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/12/2016

Payee:

The Congressman Joe Barton Committee

Honoree:

Congressman Joe Barton

#12.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/13/2016

Payee:

Friends of Gregory Meeks

Honoree:

Congressman Gregory Meeks

#13.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/13/2016

Payee:

Conyers for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Congressman John Conyers

#14.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/13/2016

Payee:

Emmer for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Tom Emmer

#15.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/13/2016

Payee:

Tiberi for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Pat Tiberi

#16.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/13/2016

Payee:

Manchin for West Virginia

Honoree:

Senator Joe Manchin

#17.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/14/2016

Payee:

Citizens to Elect Rick Larsen

Honoree:

Congressman Rick Larsen

#18.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/14/2016

Payee:

Bob Casey for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Bob Casey

#19.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

07/21/2016

Payee:

Klobuchar for Minnesota

Honoree:

Senator Amy Klobuchar

#20.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/06/2016

Payee:

Royce Campaign Committee

Honoree:

Congressman Ed Royce

#21.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/06/2016

Payee:

Friends of John McCain

Honoree:

Senator John McCain

#22.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/07/2016

Payee:

Adam Smith for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Congressman Adam Smith

#23.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/08/2016

Payee:

Portman for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Rob Portman

#24.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/08/2016

Payee:

Hoyer for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Steny Hoyer

#25.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/12/2016

Payee:

Joe Wilson for Congress Committee

Honoree:

Congressman Joe Wilson

#26.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/12/2016

Payee:

Kurt Schrader for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Kurt Schrader

#27.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/12/2016

Payee:

Filemon Vela for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Filemon Vela

#28.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/12/2016

Payee:

Cole for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Tom Cole

#29.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/12/2016

Payee:

Ken Calvert for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Ken Calvert

#30.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

09/12/2016

Payee:

Citizens to Elect Rick Larsen

Honoree:

Congressman Rick Larsen

#31.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/12/2016

Payee:

Denny Heck for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Denny Heck

#32.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/12/2016

Payee:

Bob Corker for Senate 2018, Inc.

Honoree:

Senator Bob Corker

#33.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/13/2016

Payee:

Poliquin for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Bruce Poliquin

#34.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/13/2016

Payee:

Ron Johnson for Senate, Inc.

Honoree:

Senator Ron Johnson

#35.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/13/2016

Payee:

Walberg for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Tim Walberg

#36.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/13/2016

Payee:

Courtney for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Joe Courtney

#37.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/14/2016

Payee:

Crapo for U. S. Senate

Honoree:

Senator Michael Crapo

#38.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,250.00

Date:

09/14/2016

Payee:

Walden for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Gregg Walden

#39.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$500.00

Date:

09/19/2016

Payee:

Volunteers for Shimkus

Honoree:

Congressman John Shimkus

#40.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$500.00

Date:

09/19/2016

Payee:

Friends of John Thune

Honoree:

Senator John Thune

#41.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

09/19/2016

Payee:

Bill Nelson for US Senate

Honoree:

Senator Bill Nelson

#42.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

09/19/2016

Payee:

Marco Rubio for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Marco Rubio

#43.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/20/2016

Payee:

Klobuchar for Minnesota

Honoree:

Senator Amy Klobuchar

#44.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/21/2016

Payee:

Jaime for Congress

Honoree:

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler

#45.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/21/2016

Payee:

Friends of Chris Smith

Honoree:

Congressman Chris Smith

#46.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$2,000.00

Date:

09/23/2016

Payee:

Citizens for Waters

Honoree:

Congresswoman Maxine Waters

#47.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/26/2016

Payee:

Paul Tonko for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Paul Tonko

#48.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/26/2016

Payee:

Menendez for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Robert Menendez

#49.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/26/2016

Payee:

Stabenow for US Senate

Honoree:

Senator Debbie Stabenow

#50.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/26/2016

Payee:

Tim Scott for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Tim Scott

#51.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/26/2016

Payee:

Friends of Roy Blunt

Honoree:

Senator Roy Blunt

#52.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$500.00

Date:

09/26/2016

Payee:

Comstock for Congress

Honoree:

Congresswoman Barbara Comstock

#53.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/27/2016

Payee:

Peters for Michigan

Honoree:

Senator Gary Peters

#54.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

09/27/2016

Payee:

Lisa Murkowski for US Senate

Honoree:

Senator Lisa Murkowski

#55.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/27/2016

Payee:

DeFazio for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Peter DeFazio

#56.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/27/2016

Payee:

Van Hollen for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Chris Van Hollen

#57.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/27/2016

Payee:

Mario Diaz-Balart for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart

#58.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/28/2016

Payee:

Sanford Bishop for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Sanford Bishop

#59.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

09/28/2016

Payee:

Fearless PAC

Honoree:

Congressman Jared Polis

#60.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$500.00

Date:

10/12/2016

Payee:

Robert Aderholt for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Robert Aderholt

#61.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$500.00

Date:

10/14/2016

Payee:

Susan Davis for Congress

Honoree:

Congresswoman Susan Davis

#62.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

10/14/2016

Payee:

Doyle for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Mike Doyle

#63.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

10/19/2016

Payee:

Upton for All of Us

Honoree:

Congressman Fred Upton

#64.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$500.00

Date:

10/28/2016

Payee:

Graves for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Sam Graves

#65.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$500.00

Date:

10/28/2016

Payee:

Bill Nelson for US Senate

Honoree:

Senator Bill Nelson

#66.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,500.00

Date:

11/09/2016

Payee:

Cotton for Senate

Honoree:

Senator Tom Cotton

#67.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$588.65

Date:

11/09/2016

Payee:

Elizabeth Nelli

Honoree:

Congressman Brad Sherman (in kind)

#68.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$2,500.00

Date:

11/14/2016

Payee:

Deb Fischer for U.S. Senate

Honoree:

Senator Deb Fischer

#69.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

11/15/2016

Payee:

Don Bacon for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Don Bacon

#70.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

12/01/2016

Payee:

Bergman for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Jack Bergman

#71.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

12/01/2016

Payee:

Friends of Paul Mitchell

Honoree:

Congressman Paul Mitchell

#72.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

12/01/2016

Payee:

Tenney for Congress

Honoree:

Congresswoman Claudia Tenney

#73.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

12/01/2016

Payee:

Bob Corker for Senate 2018, Inc.

Honoree:

Senator Bob Corker

#74.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

12/05/2016

Payee:

Smucker for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Lloyd Smucker

#75.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$5,000.00

Date:

12/12/2016

Payee:

New Democrat Coalition PAC

Honoree:

New Democrat Coalition PAC

#76.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

K&L Gates PAC

Amount:

$1,000.00

Date:

12/13/2016

Payee:

Maggie for NH

Honoree:

Senator Maggie Hassan

#77.

Contribution Type:

FECA

Contributor Name:

Self

Amount:

$500.00

Date:

08/09/2016

Payee:

Huizenga for Congress

Honoree:

Congressman Bill Huizenga

Comments

Certification and Signature

I certify that I have read and am familiar with the provisions of the Standing Rules of the Senate and the Standing rules of the House of Representatives relating to the provision of gifts and travel. I have not provided, requested or directed a gift, including travel, to a Member of Congress or an officer or employee of either House of Congress with knowledge that receipt of the gift would violate rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate or rule XXV of the Rules of the House of Representatives during this filing period.

Digitally Signed By:

MARK RUGE, 1/30/2017 12:06:15 PM