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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1307 New York Ave., NW Suite 600 |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 76992-1002766
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6. House ID# 361180086
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| 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 |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Steve Clark |
Date | 4/20/2023 12:25:05 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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 448 Proxy Advisory Firms
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Climate Change Disclosures
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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Intern, Rep. John Kline (MN-02), 2014;
Staff Assistant, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, 2015-2017;
Confidential Assistant, U.S. Department of Education, 2017-2019; |
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Martha |
Miller |
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Deputy Director of Scheduling, Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), 2019-2020;
Scheduler, Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-08), 2020-2022. |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 HOU
16. Specific lobbying issues
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Fair Housing Act Disparate Impact Rule
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Review of Federal Home Loan Banks
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 900 Flood Insurance Coverage
S. 601 Flood Insurance Coverage
S. 602 Flood Mapping
H.R. 1306 Flood Mitigation
H.R. 1307 Flood Insurance Coverage
H.R. 1308 Flood Mapping
H.R. 1309 Flood Insurance Coverage
H.R. 1392 National Flood Insurance Program Extension
S. 721 Flood Insurance Coverage
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Crop Insurance and Wildfire
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: National Flood Insurance Program
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Implementation of Risk-Rating 2.0
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: SAFE Banking Act
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Business of Insurance
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Credit-based Insurance Underwriting
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 471 Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Marijuana Impairment Standard
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Towing Regulation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: FY 2024 Appropriations Requests
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 ALC
16. Specific lobbying issues
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Marijuana Research
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 AUT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 154 Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
H.R. 906 Motor Vehicle Repair Data
H.R. 1707 Vehicle Component Patent Infringement
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Autonomous Vehicles
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Third Party Litigation Financing
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1165 Data Privacy Act
S. 513 Cyber Insurance Backstop
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: National Cyber Strategy
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Cybersecurity
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Data Privacy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1496 Climate Disaster Mitigation
S. 188 Wildfire Resiliency
H.R. 550 Wildfire Resiliency
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Climate Disaster Mitigation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Mike |
Nielsen |
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Jay |
Cranford |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax
**Issues lobbied without specific bill number: Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Steve |
Clark |
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Sam |
Geduldig |
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Nielsen |
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Cranford |
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John |
Stipicevic |
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Aaron |
Szabo |
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Scott |
Riplinger |
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Alex |
Renjel |
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Amber |
Kirchhoefer |
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Martha |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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:
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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:
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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?
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