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LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
6/30/2023
2. House Identification
 35394
 Senate Identification
 61458

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
The Raben Group
Address
525 9th St NW, 7th Floor
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20004
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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Mr. Robert Raben
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​2024668585
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​lobbying@rabengroup.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​National public affairs and strategic communications firm.

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
​Groundwork Action, a project of Sixteen Thirty Fund
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​1828 L Street, NW, Suite 300-B
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​20036
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Helps changemakers maximize impact by providing operational support.

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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​Sarah ​Bolton ​ ​Education Policy Director, Senate HELP Committee,Dem. Staff;Sr. Policy and Budget Advisor,Senate Budget Committee, Dem. Staff; Legislative Assistant and Legislative Aide, Sen. Patty Murray; Staff Assistant, Senate Budget Committee, Clerk's Office
​Eduardo ​Soto ​ ​Legislative Aide, Maxine Waters' office; intern, Office of Resident commissioner Pedro Pierluisi
​Diego ​Sanchez Gallardo ​ ​Legislative Intern, Office of Representative Mike Coffman
​Aladdin ​Fawal ​ ​Intern, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (Aug 2021 - Dec 2021); Intern, Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) (Jan 2022 - May 2022)
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Economic justice, including but not limited to tax measures; IRS funding and operations; federal spending/appropriations; and inflation.

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: Robert Raben
 Date
8/2/2023 11:58:40 AM