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SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS

Lobbying for OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, STATE OF COLORADO · State Government

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 14, 2025

Income

$70,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Colorado

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

MARA SHELDON

Previously held: 1995-1996-Press Sec to Cong. Peter Deutsch; 1996-1997-Com. Dir. to Cong. John D. Dingell; 1997-1998-Com. Dir. to Cong. Brad Sherman; 2000-Com. Dir. to Cong. Nydia Velazquez and to Com. on Small Business.

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 10

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
SENATE
Small Business Administration (SBA)
White House Office

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

HR 2042
Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2025
S 963
Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 7

Animals

Concerns related with Avian Flu in the state.

Budget/Appropriations

Submitted appropriations requests for FY 2026; outreach related to possible cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in the reconciliation bill.

Defense

Outreach related to the Space National Guard bill (H.R. 2042/S. 963), which aligns with the Administration's priority to establish a Space National Guard.

Disaster Planning/Emergencies

Outreach related to violation of Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued in case of State of New York, et al Vs. Trump, Case No. 25-cv-39-JJm-PAS, where the state is unable to draw down funds for FEMA awards; Letter to President Trump, with recommendation of having governors on the FEMA Council.

Fuel/Gas/Oil

Outreach related to SIP and reformulated gas.

Government Issues

Outreach related to the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and sharing concerns the Secretary of Commerce had about access to reliable high-speed internet, while asking that no changes further delay getting internet into homes. The letter to Secretary of Commerce Lutnick included suggestions from the State of Colorado on ways to streamline the program, along with other improvement recommendations; Outreach related to the freezing of federal funds and disbursements to the state.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Outreach related to the Colorado Promise Program and clarity on IRS issue related to Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).

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