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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
DEMOCRACY 21

2. Address

Address1
2000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
 Address2
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City
WASHINGTON
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20036
 Country
USA

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

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Fred Wertheimer
​2023559600
​fwertheimer@democracy21.org
5. Senate ID#
​12015-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​DEMOCRACY 21
6. House ID#
​335080000
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 $
​10,000.00
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: Fred Wertheimer
Date
4/17/2023 11:16:22 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 GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support democracy reforms, including public matching funds system for congressional campaigns, automatic voter registration, independent redistricting commissions, and strengthened ethics and campaign finance laws.

Support restoring the voting rights protections previously included in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Support democracy reforms to protect voting rights and strengthen election security, including support for provisions to override voter suppression laws in the states.

Support strengthening of government ethics legislation.

Support legislation to restore the governments system of checks and balances, strengthen accountability and transparency, and protect Americas elections from foreign interference.

Support the DISCLOSE Act (S. 512 / H.R. 1118), to combat the flood of special-interest spending in politics and require additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs, and other entities.

Support the Sustaining Our Democracy Act (S. 630) to provide federal funding to help state and local governments support election administration, secure election infrastructure, provide resources for training and recruiting nonpartisan poll workers and election officials, protect election officials from threats against them in the course of their work administering federal elections; and increase access to voting in federal elections for underserved communities, voters with disabilities, racial and language minority groups, military and overseas voters, and voters in Indian lands.

Support legislation that would: ban Members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks, bonds, commodities, and other similar financial instruments; require stocks and similar investments either be sold, transferred into widely diversified mutual funds, or placed in genuine blind trusts; extend the ban to Members spouses and dependent children; and provide an effective enforcement mechanism to ensure compliance.

Support Senate action to report and pass an ethics code for the Supreme Court.

Support the Washington, DC Admission Act, to make Washington, DC a state (H.R. 51).

Support efforts to encourage executive departments and federal agencies to fully implement President Bidens Executive Order Promoting Access to Voting.

Support codifying the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) and provide OCE with subpoena authority and oppose efforts to gut the office.

Support a House Ethics investigation into the activities of Representative George Santos (R-NY).

Support updating Executive Order 13526 - Classified National Security Information" - regarding the proper handling of materials during the tenure of the President and Vice President, both at the White House and off campus, to ensure none are inadvertently left behind at the end of a term and help prevent future document mishandling by Presidents and Vice Presidents.

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), President of the U.S., Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Education - Dept of, General Services Administration (GSA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Indian Health Service, Treasury - 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
Fred
Wertheimer
Mr.
President

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)