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
3/20/26
2. House Identification
 36118
Senate Identification
 76992

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
CGCN GROUP, LLC
Address
1307 New York Ave., NW Suite 600
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Washington
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20005
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USA

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Mr. Steve Clark
Telephone
​2026280028
E-mail
​lauren@cgcn.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Public Affairs Consultants

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
​Oglethorpe Power Corporation
Address
​2100 East Exchange Place
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​Tucker
State
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Zip
​30084
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​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Not-for-profit wholesale power cooperative

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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​Morgan ​Spiro ​ ​Intern January-May 2021; Staff Assistant May 2021-January 2022 US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Republicans.
​John ​Tanner ​ ​(1) Constituent Services Representative, Rep Rob Bishop 2003-2005; Field Representative, Rep Rob Bishop 2005-2007; Regional Director, Rep Rob Bishop 2008-2010;
​John ​Tanner ​ ​(2) Legislative Policy Advisor, Sen Orrin Hatch 2010-2014; Deputy Legislative Director, Sen Orrin Hatch 2014-2017; Legislative Director, Sen Orrin Hatch 2017;
​John ​Tanner ​ ​(3) Director of the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, US Department of the Interior 2017-2019; Senior Advisor to Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt 2019; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife
​John ​Tanner ​ ​(4) and Parks 2019-2021; Deputy Staff Director for Lands, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Republicans 2021-2025.

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Hydroelectric power permitting support.


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: Mike Nielsen
Date
4/27/2026 1:31:03 PM