Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
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Washington, DC 20515
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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
2/1/2015
2. House Identification
 361180094
 Senate Identification
 76992-1002843

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
CGCN GROUP, LLC (formerly known as Clark Geduldig Cranford & Nielsen, LLC)
Address
1101 K Street, NW
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​Suite 800
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Washington
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20005
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USA

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Mr. Steve Clark
 Telephone
​2026280028
 E-mail
​lauren@cgcn.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Public Affairs Consultants

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
​American Chemistry Council, Inc.
Address
​700 2nd Street, NE
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​20002
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Chemical Industry

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 ​Geduldig ​ ​Director of Coalitions, House Financial Services Committee 2001-2003; Senior Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-2006
​Mike ​Nielsen ​ ​Legislative Assistant, Sen. Robert F. Bennett 1999-2001; Staff Director Subcommittee Financial Institutions 2002-06; Senior Policy Advisor Sen. Robert F. Bennett 2007-10 Professional Staff Member, Senate Banking Committee 2007-10
​Doug ​Schwartz ​ ​Chief of Staff, Office of Asst Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy, 2003-04 Associate Director, Office of Cabinet Affairs, The White House, 2004-05 Chief of Staff, Office of Under Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy, 2005-09
​Doug ​Schwartz ​ ​Policy Director/Counsel, Office of Conference Chairman 2009; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2009-2010; Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2010-2012;
​Doug ​Schwartz ​ ​Chief of Staff, Senate Republican Conference 2012-2014; Senior Advisor, Senator John Thune 2014

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 role of chemistry in economy.

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: Steve Clark
 Date
12/3/2019 10:40:31 PM