Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
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
7/9/2021
2. House Identification
 35365
 Senate Identification
 60550

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Strategic Marketing Innovations
Address
1020 19th Street, NW
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​Suite 375
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip
20036
 Country
USA

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

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Kenneth Wetzel, Jr.
 Telephone
​2024675459
 E-mail
​ken@strategicmi.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Federal relations 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
​Mabus Group on Behalf of Fincantieri Marine Group LLC
Address
​655 15th Street Nw, Suite 450
City
​Washington
 State
​DC
 Zip
​20005-5714
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Shipbuilding

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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​Jeremy ​Steslicki ​ ​Director of Appropriations, Sen. Tammy Baldwin; Policy Advisor, Rep. Sander Levin; Legislative Aide, Sen. Carl Levin
​Bryan ​Maxwell ​ ​Senior Defense Policy Advisor, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Military Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dan Maffei Legislative Correspondent, Rep. John Hall Staff Assistant, Rep. John Hall
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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)

Navy shipbuilding

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.
Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
​Via Genova, 1
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​Fincantieri S.p.A.
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​Via Goito, 4
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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: Kenneth Wetzel, Jr.
 Date
10/6/2021 3:56:50 PM
ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable) Have you been convicted of a crime?
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ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES
11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.
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ADDITIONAL FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Supplemental. List any other foreign entity that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 14.
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​Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, S.p.A.
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