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THORN RUN PARTNERS

Lobbying for START EARLY · non-profit focused on high-quality early learning for all children

 Filing 3rd Quarter - Report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2025
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2025
Income
$70,000.00
What the client paid this registrant for the period.
Client based in
Illinois

Official filing document

 Lobbyists on this filing 2
  • JESSIE HOWE BRAIRTON
    Previously held: Senior Legislative Asst/Legislative Asst, Rep. Lamar Smith; LC/Asst, Senate Special Aging Committee
  • CATHERINE FINLEY
    Previously held: Staff Director, Senate Special Aging Committee; Senior Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Smith; Legislative Asst, Sen. Snowe

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.

 Bills named in this filing 2
 Lobbying activity 3
Education

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five. S.846/H.R.1826 - Child Care Workforce Act.

Welfare

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). Public Law 119-21: One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

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