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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 | 1/1/2026 |
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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 St 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 | Rampart Communications, Inc |
| Address | 881 Elkridge Landing Road, Suite 300 |
| City | Linthicum Heights |
State | MD |
Zip | 21090 |
Country | USA |
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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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| Sam | Olswanger | | Leg staff, Rep Webster, Jan 11-Jun 11; intrn, Rep Blackburn, Sep 08-Dec 08. |
| Hans | Rickhoff | | |
| Zach | Deatherage | | Sr. Leg. Asst. & Leg. Dir., Rep. Stefanik (2/23-1/25); Leg. Asst., Rep. Hinson (1/21-2/23); Leg. Cor., Leg. Aide, & Leg. Asst., Rep. Ralph Abraham (6/19-1/21); Intern & Staff Asst., Rep. Steve Womack (6/18-6/19); Intern, Sen. Joni Ernst (7/16-8/16). |
| Truman | Reed | | Dpty. CoS, Leg. Dir., Rep. De La Cruz (2023-2025); Leg. Asst. Rep. De La Cruz (2023); Leg. Asst. Rep. Young (2018-2020, 2020-2021); LC Rep. Young (2018); Intrn Sen. Sullivan (2017); Intrn Sen. Whitehouse (2016). |
| Ryan | Thompson | | CoS (Dec 07 - Dec 11), Press Secy (Dec 04 - Dec 07), Dep Press Secy (Dec 02 - Dec 04) to Sen Inhofe. |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Defense policy issues regarding secure wireless communications capabilities.
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: Brian Pomper |
Date | 2/17/2026 4:42:43 PM |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| David | Schwietert | | Sen. Comm. On Commerce, Science, & Transport., Staff Dir (13-15); Sen. Thune, Leg. Dir (07-12); Sen. Comm. On Environ. & Public Works, Waste Management SubComm., Staff Dir (05-06). | |
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