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)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
10/27/2023
2. House Identification
 36579
 Senate Identification
 81511

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
TROUTMAN PEPPER STRATEGIES, LLC (fkaTROUTMAN SANDERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP, LLC)
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401 9th Street, N.W. Suite 1000
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4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Ms. Lindsay Austin
 Telephone
​202-274-2865
 E-mail
​marisol.ramos@troutmansanders.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Lobbying 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
​Dalton State College
Address
​650 College Drive
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​Dalton
State
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 Zip
​30720
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Higher Education

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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​Lindsay ​Austin ​ ​Legislative Assistant, Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
​Tom ​Tilton ​ ​Legislative Assistant, Rep. Betty Sutton
​Christopher ​Baxter ​ ​Research Assistant, Senator Bob Menendez
​Ryan ​Diffley ​ ​Legislative Assistant, Rep. Robert Aderholt
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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)

Raising the College's brand awareness among key policymakers and staff including the administration; developing, implementing, and managing fiscal year 2025 appropriations, funding, programmatic, and grant request support; scheduling meetings and visits in Washington and on campus with federal representatives, staff, and officials in the administration; and being the "eyes and ears" for the College in Washington and providing intelligence and periodic updates on policy issues impacting the College.

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: Lindsay Austin
 Date
1/22/2024 1:11:50 PM