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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 | 3/27/23 |
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| 2. House Identification | 36118 |
Senate Identification | 76992 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | CGCN GROUP, LLC |
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| Address | 1307 New York Ave., NW Suite 600 |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Mr. Steve Clark |
Telephone | 2026280028 |
lauren@cgcn.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 | American Retirement Association |
| Address | 4401 Fairfax Dr. #600 |
| City | Arlington |
State | VA |
Zip | 22203 |
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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| Sam | Geduldig | | Director of Coalitions, House Financial Services Committee 2001-2003; Senior Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-2006 |
| Mike | Nielsen | | Staff Director Subcommittee Financial Institutions 2002-06; Senior Policy Advisor Sen. Robert F. Bennett 2007-10; Professional Staff Member, Senate Banking Committee 2007-10 |
| Jay | Cranford | | Staff Director House Subcommittee on Energy May 2004-Mar 2006; Policy Advisor, Majority Leader Boehner Mar 2006-Dec 2006; Policy Advisor, Minority Leader Boehner Jan 2007-Dec 2010; Asst Policy Speaker Boehner Jan 2011-May 1, 2011 |
| John | Stipicevic | | Intern/Staff Assistant, Majority Whip Roy Blunt, 2003-2006; Floor Assistant, Republican Whip Roy Blunt, 2007-2008; Floor Assistant, Republican Whip Eric Cantor, 2009-2010; |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Issues related to retirement securities.
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: Steve Clark |
Date | 5/11/2023 2:32:33 PM |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| John | Stipicevic | | Director of Floor Operations, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, 2011-2014; Deputy Chief of Staff for Floor and Member Services, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, 2014-2015 | |
| Aaron | Szabo | | Analyst, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2008 - 2014; Policy Analyst, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 2014-2017; Senior Counsel, Council on Environmental Quality, 2017-2018 | |
| Alex | Renjel | | Senior Research Assistant, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 2007-2013 | |
| Amber | Kirchhoefer | | Legislative Assistant, Policy Adviser, Senior Policy Adviser, Legislative Director - Sen. Robert F. Bennett 2002-2010; Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff - Sen. Pat Roberts 2011-2020 | |
| Scott | Riplinger | | (1) Legislative Director, Sen. Mike Crapo, 2019- 2020; Legislative Director, Deputy Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant, Sen. Dean Heller, 2011 - 2018; | |
| Scott | Riplinger | | (2) Majority Staff Director of the Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee, U.S. Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee, 2017 - 2018; | |
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| Scott | Riplinger | | (3) Majority and Minority Staff Director of the Economic Policy Subcommittee, U.S. Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee, 2013 - 2016; | |
| Scott | Riplinger | | (4) Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dean Heller, 2007 - 2011; Shared Employee and Staff Assistant, U.S. House Small Business Committee, Rep. Don Manzullo, 2005 - 2007 | |
| Tim | Pataki | | (1) Staff Assistant, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (January 2011 - March 2012); Special Assistant to the Chief Deputy Whip (March 2012 - April 2013); Floor Assistant, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (April 2013 - July 2014) | |
| Tim | Pataki | | (2) Sr. Advisor & Director of Coalitions & Member Services, House Energy & Commerce Committee (August 2014 - Jan. 2017); Special Assistant to the President, Office of Legislative Affairs, Executive Office of the President (Jan. 2017 - May 2018) | |
| Tim | Pataki | | (3) Special Assistant to the President, Deputy Director, Office of Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President (June 2018 - December 2018) | |
| Tim | Pataki | | (4) Assistant to the President, Director, Office of Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President (Jan. 2019 - January 2021) | |
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| Martha | Miller | | Intern, Rep. John Kline (MN-02), 2014; Staff Assistant, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, 2015-2017; Confidential Assistant, U.S. Department of Education, 2017-2019; | |
| Martha | Miller | | Deputy Director of Scheduling, Sen. Ted Cruz (TX), 2019-2020; Scheduler, Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-08), 2020-2022. | |
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