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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

Lobbying for RAI SERVICES COMPANY

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 15, 2025

Income

$60,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

North Carolina

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

MIKE MULLEN New on this filing

Previously held: Sr. Leg. Asst., Rep. Mike Doyle

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 4

Agriculture

Discussions regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Monitored discussions involving taxation of tobacco products Monitored discussions involving international taxation Monitored discussions involving taxation of nicotine

Tobacco

Discussions involving regulation of disposable vaping products Discussions involving the regulation of menthol and other flavors Discussions involving illicit Chinese vapor products Monitored discussions related to Very Low Nicotine regulations Monitored Food and Drug Administration activity on modified risk product applications Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Discussions regarding tariffs and duty drawback on tobacco products

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