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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM

2. Address

Address1
44180 Riverside Parkway
 Address2
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City
Lansdowne
 State
VA
 Zip Code
20176
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​Katie Doherty
​8008355233
​corporatecounsel@adflegal.org
5. Senate ID#
​401108294-59048
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
6. House ID#
​564130001
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2026
 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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​20,000.00
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.
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

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Katie Doherty
 Date
4/20/2026 6:54:55 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 FAM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R.3492, Protect Children's Innocence Act, establishing criminal offenses for providing gender transition treatments to minors, all provisions.
H.R.7651, Chloe Cole Act, providing a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing or participating in certain interventions, all provisions.
H.R.650/S.204, Families Rights and Responsibilities Act, protecting the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right, all provisions.
S.9, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, providing that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth, all provisions
S.977, End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act, prohibiting taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures, and for other purposes, all provisions.
S.4066, Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, providing that the approved application under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the drug mifepristone for the purpose of the termination of intrauterine pregnancy is deemed to have been withdrawn, establishing a Federal tort for harm to women caused by chemical abortion drugs, and for other purposes, all provisions.
H.R.498, Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, prohibiting Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors, all provisions.
H.R.6170/S.3285, ADOPT Act, criminalizing unlawful adoption practices, all provisions.
H.R.6392/S.3747, Home School Graduation Recognition Act, recognizing students who have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as high school graduates, and for other purposes, all provisions.
H.R. 6860, Parental Rights Relief Act, providing a private right of action to parents and eligible students to protect certain education-related rights, and for other purposes, all provisions.
H.R.7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, prohibiting the use of funds provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material, and for other purposes, all provisions.
Issues relating to religious education, abortion, parental rights, and gender policies.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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
Katie
Doherty
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 CIV

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R.2896/S.1428, Safeguarding Charity Act, clarifying that certain tax exemptions are not treated as federal financial assistance, all provisions.
H.R.7286, amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations that provide, or provide funding for, abortion, all provisions.
H.R.7421, SAFE Olympic Sports Act, providing that a national governing body shall have as an eligibility criteria related to participation in the Olympic Games, a requirement that an amateur athlete may only participate in events corresponding to the sex of such athlete, and for other purposes, all provisions.
Issues relating to judicial and executive nominations.
Issues relating to recovering attorney fees, women's sports and privacy, free speech, and religious liberty.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), White House Office, Education - Dept of

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
Katie
Doherty
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 FOR

16. Specific lobbying issues

S.3679, Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act, restricting visa issuance to individuals who have directed, authorized, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out violations of religious freedom, all provisions.
H.R.7457, Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act, requiring a comprehensive report on United States efforts to address religious persecution and mass atrocities in Nigeria, all provisions.
Issues relating to international religious freedom, prisoners of conscience.
Issues relating to foreign censorship and free speech.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office

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
Katie
Doherty
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 BAN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Issues relating to debanking.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office

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
Katie
Doherty
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

Issues relating to debanking, foreign censorship, parental rights, and women's 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
Katie
Doherty
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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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:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

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:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)