Forbes-Tate lobbying for Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 18, 2025

Income

$30,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Georgia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

TORI SMITH New on this filing

Previously held: Policy Advisor, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (2023-2025).

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 4

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 5

Manufacturing

Issues related to Farm Bill Reauthorization; Issues related to the reintroduction of the Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act (TIBRC) / 2026 Agriculture Appropriations; Issues related to Defense and Interior Appropriations; Issues related to extension of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (P.L. 115-97).

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to Farm Bill Reauthorization; Issues related to the reintroduction of the Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act (TIBRC) / 2026 Agriculture Appropriations; Issues related to Defense and Interior Appropriations; Issues related to extension of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (P.L. 115-97).

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues related to tariffs.

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)

Issues related to tariffs.

Agriculture

Issues related to Farm Bill Reauthorization; Issues related to the reintroduction of the Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act (TIBRC) / 2026 Agriculture Appropriations; Issues related to Defense and Interior Appropriations; Issues related to extension of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (P.L. 115-97).