ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC lobbying for MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 21, 2025

Income

$50,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Washington

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 6

ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN

Previously held: Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN

Previously held: Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.
JEFFREY D MARKEY

Previously held: LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings.
BRET MANLEY

Previously held: Chief of Staff, Rep. Rodney Davis 19-22; Chief of Staff, Rep. Jeff Denham 17-18; Legislative Director, Rep. Jeff Denham 11-17; Financial Services Policy Advisor, Rep. Gary Miller 08-10; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Gary Miller 07-08.
KELLY LUGAR

Previously held: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy.
DAVID ALEXANDER MARTEN

Previously held: Legislative Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Denny Heck; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Denny Heck.

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 5

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Railroad Administration
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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

Lobbying activity 9

Telecommunications

Warrant issues, general technology issues, artificial intelligence issues, facial recognition issues, data privacy issues, and broadband mapping. Issues related to online safety. Issues related to the Universal Service Fund.

Homeland Security

General tech issues, privacy and cyber issues, encryption issues, data security issues, and online content issues.

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

Issues related to broadband mapping and deployment. Issues related to the Universal Service Fund.

Environment/Superfund

Issues related to sustainability. Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169).

Transportation

Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169). Issues related to the Federal Aviation Administration. Issues related to high-speed rail and federal funding. Issues related to the Corridor ID program.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

General tech issues, privacy and cyber issues, anti-trust issues.

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Issues related to privacy, online content issues. Issues related to artificial intelligence. Issues related to Deepfakes. Issues relating to online safety.

Science/Technology

Issues related to artificial intelligence.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Issues related to AI and the workforce.