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THORN RUN PARTNERS

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

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 16, 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 6

S 846
Child Care Workforce Act
HR 1826
Child Care Workforce Act
S 847
Child Care Availability and Affordability Act
HR 1827
Child Care Availability and Affordability Act
HR 1408
Affordable Child Care Act
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

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). S.847/H.R.1827 - Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. H.R.1408 - Affordable Child Care Act. H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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