Lobbying Relationship

Client

Cleveland-Cuyahog County Port Authority

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Lobbying firm

The Ferguson Group, LLC

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  • Issues pertaining to dredging and storage of dredged materials. Issues pertaining to security protocols for new international cargo service.
  • Water Resources Development Act of 2013, S. 601; H.R. 3080. Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013, S. 218. TIGER Grant pertaining to port access improvements.
  • Water Resources Development Act of 2013, S. 601/H.R. 3080. Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013, S. 218.

Duration: to

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Spending: about $120,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)

Bills mentioned

S.601: ACCTION Act of 2015

Sponsor: Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)

H.R.3080: Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act

Sponsor: Kristi Noem (R-S.D.)

S.218: Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act of 2015

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

S.601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

S.218: Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013

Sponsor: Carl Levin (D-Mich.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
William Hanka 1997-1998, Investigative Counsel for House Committee on Government Reform; 1995-1997, Legislative Director for Rep. George Nethercutt; 1989-1993, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for Vice President Dan Quayle; 1987-1989, Staff Assistant for Senate Subcommittee on Labor. Investigative Counsel House Cmte on Gov't Reform 1997-98 Leg Director for Rep. George Nethercutt 1998-97 Dep Director for Leg Affairs - VP Dan Quayle 1989-93 Staff Asst for Senate Subcommittee on Labor 1987-89 Leg Director for Rep. George Nethercutt 1995-97 Dep Director of Leg Affairs - VP Dan Quayle 1989-93 Staff Asst - Senate Subcommittee on Labor 1987-89 Committee on Government Reform; 1995-1997, Director for Rep. George Nethercutt; 1989-1993, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for Vice President Dan Quayle; 1987-1989, Staff Assistant Dep Director for Leg Affiairs - VP Dan Quayle 1989-93 Staff Assistant for Senate Subcommittee Labor 1987-89 Dep Director Leg Affairs for VP Dan Quayle 1989-93 Staff Assistant - Senate Subcommittee on Labor 1987-89
Paul Bea Legislative Assistant for Rep. Edward J. Patten, 1972-1978. Leg Asst for Rep. Edward Pattern 1972-1978 Legislative Asst for Rep. Edward Pattern 1972-78 Legislative Asst. for Rep. Edward Pattern 1972-78 Legislative Assistant for Rep. Edward Pattern 1972-78
David Sanford II 1994-2002, served as HQ Chief of the Interagency and International Services Division and Chief of Civil Works Policy for the USACE, Department of Army; 1992-1993, Legislative Fellow for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
William Hanka - Hanka Advisor LLC Investigative Counsel House Cmte on Gov't Reform 1997-98
David Sanford HQ Chief of the Interagency and International Services Division and Chief of Civil Works Policy for the USACE, Department of Army 1994-2001, Legislative Fellow for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan 1992-1993.
William Hanka, Hanka Advisor LLC Investigative Counsel House Cmte on Gov't Reform 1997-98
Debra Bryant n/a
Karl Kalbacher n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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