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MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Lobbying for AMERICAN KRATOM ASSOCIATION · FDA regulatory issues

Filing 4th Quarter - Report

Reporting period

4th Quarter 2025

Oct 1 - Dec 31 · Posted Jan 20, 2026

Income

$60,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Virginia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

ALLISON BLANKENSHIP New on this filing

Previously held: Senior Floor Advisor, Floor Assistant, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Floor Assistant, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Rep. Lucy McBath; Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Rep. Pramila Jayapal

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

Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

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

Lobbying activity 2

Pharmacy

Matters relating to the regulation of kratom.

Health Issues

Matters relating to the regulation of kratom.

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