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C2 STRATEGIES

Lobbying for ARES SECURITY · Software for security and autonomous systems

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 18, 2026

Money reported

None

Registrations and no-activity reports carry no figure.

Client based in

Virginia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

BRENDAN KRETZSCHMAR

Previously held: LA House Office Member (Holden)

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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Lobbying activity 1

Defense

Defense policy and acquisition matters

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