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Banner Public Affairs, LLC

Banner Public Affairs, LLC filed a Q1 report for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. on April 20, 2026, reporting $60,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. · Fiber optic network products design and manufacturing

As filed: BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.

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Amended

The filer submitted a later report covering this same period, so the amounts here have been replaced. Site totals count only the latest version. See the current filing, posted Apr 20, 2026.

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Income

$60,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Texas

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

BRETT THOMPSON

Previously held: Legislative Director, Sen. James Talent
ALLISON TOLEDO

Previously held: Advisor, White House Office of Management and Budget

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 3

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

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues related to trade. FY27 National Defense Authorization Act; FY27 Defense Appropriations

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