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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
DAYTON DEVELOPMENT COALITION

2. Address

Address1
2111 WILSON BOULEVARD, #700
 Address2
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City
ARLINGTON
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22201
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​MICHAEL GESSEL
​7038758650
​mgessel@daytonregion.com
5. Senate ID#
​82658-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​DAYTON DEVELOPMENT COALITION
6. House ID#
​363700000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2023
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​120,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: MICHAEL GESSEL
 Date
7/17/2023 5:38:21 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ECN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support funding for economic development of Dayton, Ohio, region; support Community Project Funding (CPF) for the Dayton, Ohio, region in House Appropriations bills; support Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) for the Dayton, Ohio, region in the Senate Appropriations bills; support including military construction (MILCON) funding at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Springfield Air National Guard Base in future budget requests; support amending the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) to allow Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Administrative funds to be used for long-term facility renovation projects and construction; support enacting a sense-of-Congress provision establishing a target for funding Military Construction (MILCON) for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) at five percent of the total MILCON budget for each military service; support funding and operation of the Air Force Minority Leaders Research Collaboration Program (ML-RCP) by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL); support planning by the Department of the Air Force for the development, testing, acquisition, and operational use of eVTOLs in future Air Force operational missions; support selection by the Air National Guard of the Springfield Air National Guard Base for a permanent location of an MQ-9 Reaper Test Detachment; support amending 10 U.S. Code 2679 to increase the term limit for Intergovernmental Support Agreements (IGSA) for partnerships between the military services and local governments from 10 years to 20 years; support enactment of authority for the history program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the recently established National VA History Center (NVAHC) on the campus of the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center; support S. 1721, to modify the authority of the Secretary of each military department to replace damaged or destroyed facilities to include replacement of certain facilities in failing condition; support amendment by Senator Welch to S.1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, to support electric aircraft infrastructure; support the following provisions in H.R 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, as reported by the House Armed Services Committee: Section 212, Clarification of Role of Partnership Intermediaries to Promote Defense Research and Education, Section 1604, Authorization for establishment of the National Space Intelligence Center as a field operating agency,; support H.R 2670 as adopted by the House, Sense of Congress on Maintaining In-Patient Military Medical Treatment Facilities; support the following sections in H. Rep. 118-125, the report of the House Armed Services Committee to accompany H.R. 2670: authorizing $9,900,000 for planning and design of the Acquisition Management Complex Phase V on Wright-Patterson AFB, page 390, Briefing on Runway Conditions at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, page 58, Air Force Research Laboratorys one laboratory serving two services policy, page 277, Report on the Need for Classified Administrative Space; support the following provisions in H.R. 4365, Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations Bill: appropriating $9,900,000 for planning and design of the Acquisition Management Complex Phase V on Wright-Patterson AFB, appropriating $9,800,000 for program increase for capability for advanced air mobility, appropriating $65,000,000 for program increase for Mission Acceleration Centers, oppose Section 8041, placing limitations on the use of funds to establish field operating agencies; support $18,000,000 appropriations in S. Rep. 118-43, the Report of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations, for planning and design of the Acquisition Management Complex Phase V on Wright-Patterson AFB; support using the GE Next-Generation Adaptive Engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter; and support continuing the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) serving education requirements (graduate education and continuing education) of both Air Force and Space Force, and that Space Force send students and faculty members to AFIT.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Michael
Gessel
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
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Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. 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?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)