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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 | 4/15/2025 |
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| 2. House Identification | 66878 |
Senate Identification | 401109307 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC |
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| Address | 1201 I ST NW |
Address2 | Suite 250 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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| Contact | Mr. Bryan Zumwalt |
Telephone | 2024990239 |
bryan@ridgelineag.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 | Linde Inc. |
| Address | 10 Riverview Dr |
| City | Danbury |
State | CT |
Zip | 06810 |
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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| Bryan | Zumwalt | | Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 15 Chief Counsel, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Counsel, Sen. David Vitter; Counsel, Rep. Bilbray; Clerk, Comm on Natural Resources. |
| Russ | Kelley | | Sr Advisor, Dem. Caucus; Counsel, Comm on Trans & Infra; Leg Dir & Counsel, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici; Comm Advisor, Office of the Dem. Leader; Dir of Radio, Democrat Comms Committee; Press Asst, Dem. Comms Committee. |
| John | Steitz | | Dep. Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior LA, Sen. John Kennedy; Senior PSM and PSM, Sen. Small Business Committee; LA and LC, Sen. David Vitter. |
| Kyle | Cormney | | Sr Advisor, Dem. Caucus; Counsel, Comm on Trans & Infra; Leg Dir & Counsel, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici; Comm Advisor, Office of the Dem. Leader; Dir of Radio, Democrat Comms Committee; Press Asst, Dem. Comms Committee. |
| Ian | Whitson | | Legislative Director, Rep. David Rouzer; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Rouzer; Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Rouzer; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. David Rouzer; Staff Assistant, Rep. David Rouzer. |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Tax and trade, domestic manufacturing and industrial gases issues, and federal investment in a range of industries in which Linde provides industrial gases.
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: Bryan Zumwalt |
Date | 5/16/2025 11:18:30 AM |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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