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AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL

AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL filed a Q3 report for THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY on October 19, 2026, reporting $30,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY · Welding products

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 19, 2026

Income

$30,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Ohio

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

RACHEL LIPSEY

Previously held: Defense Policy Advisor to Sen. Joe Donnelly, LD to Rep. Paul Tonko
NEIL MCKIERNAN

Previously held: Chief of Staff to Joe Courtney

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 2

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 1

Defense

FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (HR 8800 / S 4784) and FY27 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (HR 9495), issues related to shipbuilding and secure defense supply chains.

Bills named in this filing 2

H.R. 8800
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
H.R. 9495
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.