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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov |
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby |
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 5/1/2020 |
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| 2. House Identification | 31784 |
Senate Identification | 682 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld |
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| Address | 2001 K Street NW |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Ms. Melissa Laurenza |
Telephone | 2028874000 |
ldareporting@akingump.com |
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
| 7. Client name | Associations of Mexican Tomato Growers |
| Address | Ave. Juan Carrasco 787 Nte Edificio CAADES 3er Piso |
| City | Col Centro , Culiacan Sinaloa |
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Zip | C.P. 80000 |
Country | MEX |
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LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
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| Brian | Pomper | | Ch Intl Trade Cnsl, Intl Trade Cnsl, Senate Fin |
| Justin | McCarthy | | Spec. Asst to Pres for leg affairs, exec ofc of pres, jan08-dec08; asst. USTR for congress. affairs, exec. Offc of pres, jan06-dec07; asst. USTR for intergov.& pub affairs, exec offc of pres, sep05-may06; leg asst, rep Thomas w. ewing,jan96-jul98. |
| Casey | Higgins | | Asst to Spkr for Policy and Trade Cnsl, Paul Ryan, Nov 15-Jan 19; Trade Cncl to House Ways & Means, Jan 15-Nov 15; LC to Rep. Paul Ryan, Oct 11- Jan 15; Law Clrk House Budget Comm, Sep 09-May 10. |
| Roger | Murry | | Leg assist, Rep Tauscher; leg asst, Rep Napolitano |
| Hans | Rickhoff | | |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Issues relating to the Tomatoes Suspension Agreement.
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
| No --> Go to line 14. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14. |
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Caades Sinaloa A.C. |
Ave. Juan Carrasco 787 Nte |
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Sistema Producto Tomate Nacional A. C. |
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Asociacion Mexicana de Horticultura Protegida A.C. |
Ave. Juan Carrasco 787 Nte |
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
| No --> Sign and date the registration. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration. |
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Brian Pomper |
Date | 5/15/2020 11:10:08 PM |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| Ileana | Ros-Lehtinen | | Mbr of Cong. 1989-2019 | |
| Geoff | Verhoff | | Press aide, ofc of Sen Roth, Nov 00-Jan 01; press aide, S Fin Comm, Aug 99- Nov 00 | |
| Lamar | Smith | | Mbr of Cong, 1987-2019 | |
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Consejo Agricola de Baja California A.C. |
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Asociacion de Productores de Hortalizas del Yaqui Mayo |
Av. Miguel Aleman 637, Col Centro, Cajeme |
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