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BANNER PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC

Lobbying for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. · Fiber optic network products design and manufacturing

Filing 2nd Quarter - Amendment

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 21, 2026

Income

$60,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Texas

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

BRETT THOMPSON

Previously held: Legislative Director, Sen. James Talent
DANIEL BIRNS

Previously held: N/A
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 4

Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Security Council (NSC)
SENATE

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

Lobbying activity 2

Defense

FY27 National Defense Authorization Act; FY27 Defense Appropriations

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues related to trade.

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