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MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Lobbying for VORTEX OPTICS · Manufacturer of special optical equipment

Filing Registration

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Sep 23, 2025

Money reported

None

Registrations and no-activity reports carry no figure.

Client based in

Wisconsin

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 5

LUCIA ALONZO New on this filing

Previously held: Constituent Services Representative, Legislative Correspondent, Policy Aide, Sen. Claire McCaskill
SARAH HELTON New on this filing

Previously held: Intern, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner
BRETT EWER New on this filing

Previously held: Press Intern, Sen. Elizabeth Warren
ERIK MICHAEL BERDY New on this filing

Previously held: Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Legislative Affairs; Legislative Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army; Deputy Military Legislative Assistant, Sen. James Inhofe
RYAN LOSAK New on this filing

Previously held: Intern, House Edu/Workforce Cmte; Leg Correspondent, Rep. John Kline; Leg Correspondent, Leg Aide, Leg Assistant, Sen. John Boozman

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.

Lobbying activity 1

Manufacturing

Issues related to trade and tariffs Issues related to defense programs

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