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
2/1/2019
2. House Identification
 39384
 Senate Identification
 313715

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Capitol Counsel LLC
Address
700 13th Street NW, 2nd Floor
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Washington
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DC
 Zip
20005
 Country
USA

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

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mrs. Tracey A. Gray
 Telephone
​2028613200
 E-mail
​tgray@capitolcounsel.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government affairs.

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
​Violet Power
Address
​3855 SW 153rd Drive
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​Beaverton
 State
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 Zip
​97003
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Domestic solar power company.

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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​Joshua ​Kardon ​ ​Chief of Staff, Senator Ron Wyden; Legislative Director/Press Secretary, Senator Ron Wyden; and Staff Director, House Government Affairs Committee.
​Ethan ​Pittleman ​ ​Legislative Aide, Rep. Kurt Schrader.
​Margaret ​Cekuta ​ ​Associate Chief of Staff, Council of Economic Advisers (White House); Director for Eurasia, Russia, and Germany (USTR).
​C. Towner ​French ​ ​Staff, House Committee on Rules; Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Sessions; Staff, House Committee on Homeland Security; Staff, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart; Staff, Rep. Judy Biggert.
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LOBBYING ISSUES

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

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues pertaining to energy policy, trade and government procurement.

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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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Tracey A. Gray
 Date
3/22/2019 11:20:20 AM