Lobbying Relationship

Client

Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC

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Lobbying firm

CGCN GROUP, LLC (formerly known as Clark Geduldig Cranford & Nielsen, LLC)

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  • Monitor issues related to Energy Markets, Renewable Fuels Reform, and Clean Energy Standard legislation. Issues related to legislation to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act.
  • Monitor issues related to tax reform.

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General Issues: Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $650,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2011: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.5771: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.CON.RES.24: Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental...

Sponsor: Steve Scalise (R-La.)

H.R.1959: Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013

Sponsor: Pete Olson (R-Texas)

H.R.2112: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)

S.365: Budget Control Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

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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?
Sam Geduldig Director of Coalitions, House Fin Services Committee 2001-03 Sr. Advisor, Majority Whip Roy Blunt 2003-06
Deborah Pryce Member U.S. House of Representatives (OH-15) 1993-2009
Amy Wren Staff Assistant, Congressman Todd Tiahrt 1997-1999 Conference Coordinator, House Republican Conf 1999-2000 Office Manager, Majority Whip Tom Delay 2003-2005 Finance Director, Majority Leader Tom Delay 2003-2005 Congressional Liaison, US Trade & Dev Agency 2006-2010
Jay Cranford LC, Rep. Bob Barr January 1997 - August 1997 LA/Comm Director, Rep. Jim Gibbons Aug 1997 - Sep 2000 Staff Dir, House SubComm Energy & Min Res May04-Mar06 Policy Advisor, Majority Leader John Boehner Mar06-Dec06 Policy Advisor, Minority Leader John Boehner Jan07-Dec2010 Asst for Policy to Speaker John Boehner Jan 2011-May 1, 2011
Michael Catanzaro Deputy Communications Director, House Science Committee; Press Secretary, Rep. Dave Hobson; Communications Director Senate Environment and Public Works; Associate Director for Policy, White House Council on Environmental Protection; Associate Deputy Administrator - Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Environmental & Public Works Committee; Senior Policy Advisor, Speaker John Boehner Deputy Communications Director, House Science Committee; Press Secretary, Rep. Dave Hobson; Communications Director Senate Environment and Public Works; Associate Director for Policy, WH Council on Environmental Protection;
Douglas Schwartz Policy Director/Counsel, Office of Conference Chairman 2009; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2009-2010; Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2010-2012 Chief of Staff, Senate Republican Conference 2012-2014; Senior Advisor, Senator John Thune 2014 Policy Director/Counsel, Office of Conference Chairman 2009; Deputy Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2009-2010; Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Committee 2010-2012;
John Stipecevic 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 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
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 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
Michael Nielsen Sr. Policy Adv Senator Robert F. Bennett 2007-10 Staff Dir SubComm Financial Institutions 2002-06 Leg Assistant, Sen Robert F. Bennett 1999-2001
Steve Clark n/a
Gary Lytle n/a
Mike Nielsen 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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