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)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
1/1/2024
2. House Identification
 44271
 Senate Identification
 401105130

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Bridge Public Affairs, LLC
Address
P.O. Box 171
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City
Chattanooga
 State
TN
 Zip
37401
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Ms. Presley Abney
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​4237714272
 E-mail
​presley@bridgepublicaffairs.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government Relations and Public Affairs

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
​Erlanger Health System
Address
​975 East Third Street
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​Chattanooga
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​TN
 Zip
​37403
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​independent 501(c)(3) health system

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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​Todd ​Womack ​ ​Chief of Staff, Senator Bob Corker & Staff Director, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Acting Chief of Staff/ State Director/ Transition Director, Senator Bob Corker
​Brent ​Wiles ​ ​State Director, Senator Bob Corker; Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Appropriations; Legislative Assistant & Projects Assistant/ Correspondence Director/ Field Representative/ Legislative Correspondent, Senator Lamar Alexander
​Tim ​Gehring ​ ​Senior Congressional Affairs Advisor, U.S. Department of States Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues related to hospitals and health care systems.

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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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: Presley Abney
 Date
2/2/2024 7:26:19 PM