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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
1550 Wilson Boulevard
Address2
​#700
City
ARLINGTON
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22209
 Country
USA

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

City
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State
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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
​2025
 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
1/20/2026 6:04:59 PM

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 the 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 Senate Appropriations bills; support military construction (MILCON) funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio, in future budget requests; support funding the design for the repair of the Wright-Patterson primary runway; support establishing a pilot program granting Defense Acquisition Organizations the authority to directly lease up to five facilities for up to five years to address urgent space requirements for classified work and acquisition missions; support amending 10 U.S. Code 4124 to expand authorities for Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIA) including authorities that are consistent with authorities for Partnership Intermediary Agreements in Title 15; support urging the Air Force to fund $9.2 million for Planning and Design (P&D) toward construction of the Advanced Materials Research Laboratory of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson using funds allocated for defense laboratories; support authorizing and appropriating $19 million as Community Project Funding (CPF) or Congressional Directed Spending (CDS) for planning and design (P&D) toward construction of the U.S. Space Force Intelligence Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; urge the Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force to retain the rank of the commander of the Air Force Materiel Command as a four-star general officer; support funding for planning and construction of the Grange Hall Road/Interstate 675 interchange; support reintroduction and enactment of the Veterans Affairs Centennial and Heritage Act from the 118th Congress in support of the history program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National VA History Center (NVAHC); support H.R. 4747 and S. 2434, bills to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to adjust the boundary of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (all sections); urge inclusion of language in the fiscal year 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to extend the period of availability to fund the Wright-Patterson Regional Council of Government project as provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103); support the following provisions of H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (as passed House): Section 2852, Modification to unspecified minor military construction authority for laboratory revitalization projects; Section 2867, Limitation on Use of Funds to Reduce Capabilities or Staffing of Department of Defense Treatment Facilities Located Inside the United States; and Section 547, Detail of members of the Space Force as instructors at Air Force Institute; support H. Rep. 119-23, Report of the House Armed Services Committee on H.R. 3838, Infrastructure Requirements at Medical Research Units (page 412); oppose the following provision in S. Rep. 119-52, report of the Senate Appropriations Committee to accompany S. 2572, Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill: Air Force Civilian Personnel (Page 14); support a proposed amendment to S. 2572 adding $30 million for Air Force RDT&E, Aerospace Sensors; support the following provision and military construction authorizations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: AI Supercomputing Center (Design), $2.8 million; Human Performance Center Lab, $45 million; and runway, $15 million (design); and Section 724, Improvement of Availability of Care for Veterans from Facilities and Providers of the Department of Defense; oppose the following provision of S. 2296: Section 1032. Prohibition on Destruction or Scrapping of World War II-Era Aircraft; oppose cuts or downsizing of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) at Wight-Patterson Air Force Base; and support Senate version of H.R. 3944, the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, appropriation of $30 million for the first increment of a $45 million AFRL Human Performance Center Lab at Wright-Patterson; support urging the administration to budget for construction of the Acquisition Management Complex Phase 5 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; support H.R. 5100 (all), to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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

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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
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Suffix
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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)