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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
DAYTON DEVELOPMENT COALITION

2. Address

Address1
2111 WILSON BOULEVARD, #700
 Address2
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City
ARLINGTON
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22201
 Country
USA

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

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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​MICHAEL GESSEL
​7038758650
​mgessel@daytonregion.com
5. Senate ID#
​82658-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​DAYTON DEVELOPMENT COALITION
6. House ID#
​363700000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2023
 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 $
​50,000.00
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: MICHAEL GESSEL
 Date
4/20/2023 10:39:28 AM

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 ECN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support funding for economic development of Dayton, Ohio, region; support Community Project Funding (CPF) for the Dayton, Ohio, region in House Appropriations bills; support Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) for the Dayton, Ohio, region in the Senate Appropriations bills; support including military construction (MILCON) funding at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Springfield Air National Guard Base in future budget requests; support repairing the Wright-Patterson primary runway; support authorizing and appropriating $19.5 million for planning and design (P&D) for the Acquisition Management Complex Phase V on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; support amending the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) to allow Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Administrative funds to be used for long-term facility renovation projects and construction; support strengthening the One Lab Supporting Two Services policy for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL); support enacting a sense-of-Congress provision establishing a target for funding Military Construction (MILCON) for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) at five percent of the total MILCON budget for each military service; support funding and operation of the Air Force Minority Leaders Research Collaboration Program (ML-RCP) by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL); support amending 10 U.S. Code 4124(f)(2) clarifying the scope of Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIA) to ensure that Partnership Intermediaries, can continue to assist the defense laboratories with spin-in technology in addition to spin-out technology; support permitting the National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to organize as a Field Operating Agency (FOA); support funding for increased capability for advanced air mobility; support planning by the Department of the Air Force for the development, testing, acquisition, and operational use of eVTOLs in future Air Force operational missions; support selection by the Air National Guard of the Springfield Air National Guard Base for a permanent location of an MQ-9 Reaper Test Detachment; support authorization and appropriations for defense Mission Acceleration Centers; support amending 10 U.S. Code 2679 to increase the term limit for Intergovernmental Support Agreements (IGSA) for partnerships between the military services and local governments from 10 years to 20 years; support expanding existing provision in Title 10, U.S. Code 2854, to allow the Defense Department to replace failing buildings with new construction when new construction is less expensive than repair; support enactment of authority for the history program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the recently established National VA History Center (NVAHC) on the campus of the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)

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
Michael
Gessel
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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

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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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

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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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)