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MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Lobbying for LIGHTSPEED VENTURE PARTNERS · Venture capital firm.

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Income

$110,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

California

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 7

Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Treasury, Dept of

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

Lobbying activity 4

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Issues related to implementation of the AI Action Plan and AI policy, defense innovation, and issues related to venture capital.

Computer Industry

Issues related to implementation of the AI Action Plan and AI policy, defense innovation, and issues related to venture capital.

Defense

Issues related to implementation of the AI Action Plan and AI policy, defense innovation, and issues related to venture capital.

Health Issues

Matters related to life science innovation and venture capital.

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