Lobbying Relationship

Client

Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.

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  • Educated key government stakeholders on Ginkgo Bioworks capabilities in support of wastewater surveillance, biomanufacturing, and cell engineering. Support appropriations within Defense and LHHS.

Duration: to

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Spending: about $440,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2023: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Defense - Dept of (DOD)

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 Smith Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Deputy Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assist, House Member Office (Rogers); Staff Assistant, Senate Approps Cmte ​Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Deputy Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assist, House Member Office (Rogers); Staff Assistant, Senate Approps Cmte
Susan Sweat LC, LA & LD House Office (Wicker); LD Senate Member Office (Wicker) ​LC, LA & LD House Office (Wicker); LD Senate Member Office (Wicker)
Elizabeth Messer Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, House Member Office (Palazzo); Legislative Assistant, House Member Office (Rutherford) ​Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, House Member Office (Palazzo); Legislative Assistant, House Member Office (Rutherford)
Sarah Venuto Senior Advisor (Manchin); Counsel, Comm Energy & Natural Resources Chief Counsel; Chief Counsel (Manchin); Staff Director, Comm on Energy & Natural Resources; Director, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Anthony Lazarski Senior Legislative Advisor, Senate Member Office (Inhofe); Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee; Military Legislative Assistant, Senate Member Office (Inhofe)
Karyn Richman Program Examiner, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; Professional Staff, House Appropriations Committee
Wendy Sammons-Jackson Director, Military Infectious Diseases Research Program, US Army Medical Research and Development Command
Jonathan Miller n/a
Michael Cuzzi 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.

Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Registration
Q1 Report
Registration

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

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