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Merchant McIntyre & Associates, LLC

Merchant McIntyre & Associates, LLC filed a Q1 report for University Health System, Inc. DBA University of Tennessee Medical Center on April 17, 2026, reporting $40,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for University Health System, Inc. DBA University of Tennessee Medical Center · UTMC-Knoxville is an academic-medical center

As filed: MERCHANT MCINTYRE & ASSOCIATES, LLC for UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. DBA UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 17, 2026

Income

$40,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Tennessee

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

TRISTAN SOUTHARD

Previously held: Deputy Legislative Director, U.S. Representative John Katko
BRENT WALTON MERCHANT

Previously held: Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Energy

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

Budget/Appropriations

FY27 appropriations

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