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OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC

Lobbying for AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WESTERN PISTACHIO ASSOCIATION) · Non-profit trade association representing members in California, Arizona, and New Mexico

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 17, 2026

Income

$60,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

California

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

PHILIP C KARSTING

Previously held: Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen.Herb Kohl
ROGER R SZEMRAJ

Previously held: House Approps Committee; CoS of Rep. Marcy Kaptur
ERIC STEINER

Previously held: Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA

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

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

Lobbying activity 4

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Farm Bill; Agricultural Trade Policy

Agriculture

Farm Bill - specialty crop and research provisions.

Budget/Appropriations

FY 2027 Agriculture Appropriations bill

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Farm Bill; FY 2027 Agriculture Appropriations bill

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