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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1101 14th Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 400 |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 294371-12
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6. House ID# 374070000
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| 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 |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Eric Kashdan |
Date | 1/20/2026 2:18:56 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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 14/S. 2523 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act - Updates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect
H.R. 22/S. 128 - Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act - Requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections
H.R. 51/S.51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act - Provides for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union
H.R. 253 - Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act - Restricts trading and ownership of covered financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents
H.R. 396 - TRUST in Congress Act - Requires a Member of Congress, as well as any spouse or dependent child of a member, to place specified investments into a qualified blind trust
H.R. 2476 - Stop Illegal Campaign Coordination Act - Treats political expenditures as coordinated with a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a committee of a national, State, or local political party if the making of the expenditures is materially consistent with instructions, directions, guidance, and suggestions from such candidate or committee
H.R. 4511 - Uncheck the Box Act - Prohibits the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent
H.R. 4786 - Honest Election and Campaign, No Gain Act - Requires authorized committees and leadership PACs of candidates for election for Federal office to disburse funds remaining unexpended after the date of the election involved
H.R. 4881 - SWIFT Vote Act - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for procuring and maintaining electronic pollbooks with the capability of collecting and disseminating wait time information
H.R. 4908 - Time Off to Vote Act - Provides employees with a minimum of 2 consecutive hours of paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections.
H.R. 4909 - Voter on the Move Registration Act - Requires the inclusion of voter registration information with certain leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage applications
H.R. 4910 - Sustaining Our Democracy Act - Establishes a democracy advancement and innovation program to provide funding for election administration improvements
H.R. 4911 - People Over Long Lines Act - Ensures that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote
H.R. 4912 - Help America Run Act - Provides for the treatment of payments for child care and other personal use services as an authorized campaign expenditure
H.R. 4914 - Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act - Removes barriers to the ability of unhoused individuals to register to vote and vote in elections for Federal office
H.R. 4915 - Election Mail Act - Improve procedures and requirements related to election mail.
H.R. 4916 - Youth Voting Rights Act - Expands youth access to voting through methods like pre-registration and on-campus polling sites, and enforces the 26th Amendment
H.R. 4917 - Expanding the VOTE Act - Gives jurisdictions the resources to provide more language translations of election materials
H.R. 5106 - Restore Trust in Congress Act - Prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks
H.R. 5272 - Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act - Prohibits the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office
H.R. 6589 - Ranked Choice Voting Act - Establishes the use of ranked choice voting in elections for the offices of Senator and Representative in Congress
H.R. 7060/S. 3646 - No Political Enemies Act - Stops the government from attacking individuals and organizations for their political speech or participation
S. 1491 - SGE Ethics Enforcement & Reform Act - Modifies the definition of special Government employee to prevent conflicts of interest
S.1498 - Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions (HONEST) Act - Prohibits transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress, the president, and vice president
S. 1849 - Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections (ZOMBIE) Act - Requires each authorized committee or leadership PAC of a former candidate for election for Federal office to disburse all of the remaining funds of the committee or PAC after the election
S. 1850 - Close the Revolving Door Act - Provides greater controls and restrictions on revolving door lobbying
S. 2300 - Presidential Library Anti-Corruption Act - Limits donations to Presidential Libraries and Centers
S. 2838 - Protecting Our Democracy Act - Protects our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference
S. 3191 - Stop Ballroom Bribery Act - Prevents corruption by appropriately limiting donations for any public property, building, or fixture at the White House, the Naval Observatory, or certain other public property, for events on such property, or for monuments to living current or former Presidents, current or former Vice Presidents, or current or former employees or officers appointed by the President
H.R. TBD/S. TBD - Freedom to Vote Act - Comprehensive legislation to expand access to the ballot, promote fair redistricting, and reduce the influence of money in politics
H.R. TBD/S. TBD - Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act - Comprehensive legislation to improve federal ethics, lobbying, and campaign finance laws across all three branches of government
H.R. TBD/S. TBD - DISCLOSE Act - Provides for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, super PACs, and other entities spending in elections
H.R. TBD/S. TBD - Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act - Prevents Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks
H.R. TBD/S. TBD - Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act - Addresses financial conflicts of interest of the President and Vice President
H.R. TBD - Political Accountability and Transparency Act - Applies the restrictions on the use of campaign funds for personal use to the funds of leadership PACs and other political committees, clarifies the treatment of certain coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and requires the sponsors of certain political advertisements to identify the source of funds used for the advertisements
H.R. TBD - Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now (CLEAN) Act - Codifies the Office of Congressional Ethics
Strengthening and codifying the House Office of Congressional Conduct
Creating a Senate Office of Congressional Ethics
Addressing deregulatory trends at the FEC
Protecting the FECs independence from presidential overreach
Dealing with the FECs current lack of a quorum
Opposition to President Trumps executive order on birthright citizenship
Opposition to documentary proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration
The need to update and enhance the Voting Rights Act
Addressing executive branch conflicts of interest and former lobbyists serving in the executive branch
Updating the STOCK Act to ban congressional stock trading
Redboxing and candidate-super PAC coordination
Addressing the personal use loophole with leadership PACs
Prohibiting bad actors from assisting with illegal foreign spending in elections
Funding for election administration and security grants in FY 26 appropriations process
The need for Congress to regulate AIs use in elections, as well as allow states to regulate AIs use in elections
Congressional safeguards against mass challenges to voters registration
Ranked choice voting
Defending existing campaign finance limits on political parties coordinated expenditures
President Trumps federalization of the DC police force and deployment of the National Guard into the District
DC statehood and the need to protect Home Rule
National emergencies and elections
Incumbent retirement and candidate filing laws
Congressional oversight of the DHS SAVE system
Congressional safeguards against election subversion
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kashdan |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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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) |