Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
02/25/2026
2. House Identification
 42841
 Senate Identification
 401103565

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Michael Best Strategies LLC
Address
1000 Maine Avenue SW
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​Suite 400
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Washington
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DC
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20024
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USA

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

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Ms. Tory Sendek
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​2028443813
 E-mail
​ktrainer@wiley.law
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government affairs consulting

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Red River Creek Mining Group, LLC
Address
​2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 600
City
​Cheyenne
 State
​WY
 Zip
​82001
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Red River Creek Mining Group, LLC develops and distributes minerals.

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Erik ​Berdy ​ ​Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Legislative Affairs; Legislative Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army; Deputy Military Legislative Assistant, Sen. James Inhofe
​Brittan ​Specht ​ ​Counsel, Dep Chief of Staff, Hse Speaker; Policy Dir, Dep Policy Dir, Hse Min Leader.; Sr Policy Adv., Hse Maj. Leader; Policy Dr, RSC; Dep Chief of Staff Rep McClintock, Leg Asst & Financial Analyst, Rep. McClintock
​Lucia ​Alonzo ​ ​Constituent Services Representative, Legislative Correspondent, Policy Aide, Sen. Claire McCaskill
​Jason ​Yaworske ​ ​Sr Policy Advisor, Hse Speaker; Clerk, Sen Appropriations Cmt,; Assoc. Dir., Off. Management & Budget; Chief of Staff, Rep Davidson; Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Rep. King
​Preston ​Hill ​ ​Sr Policy Advisor, House Speaker; Sr. Policy Advisor, Policy Advisor, House Minority Leader; Special Assistant, House Majority Leader

LOBBYING ISSUES

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Federal permitting and funding for domestic critical and rare earth mineral mining and processing; related Trump Administration defense and national security requirements; Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act and defense / non - defense appropriation; procurement and sales to the federal government.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. 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?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Tory Sendek
 Date
3/16/2026 9:50:48 AM