THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

Lobbying for UNIVERSAL CORPORATION · Provides agronomy support, research and financing to tobacco farmers

Amended

The filer submitted a later report covering this same period, so the amounts here have been replaced. Site totals count only the latest version. See the current filing, posted Oct 22, 2025.

Filing 1st Quarter - Amendment

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Oct 2, 2025

Income

$30,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Virginia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

TREVOR W. KOLEGO New on this filing

Previously held: Director of Member Services, Speaker John Boehner; Manager of Member Services, Leader John Boehner; Leg. Director, Rep. Jon Porter; Leg. Assist, Rep. Chris Cannon

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.

Lobbying activity 5

Agriculture

Discussions related to Farm Bill Reauthorization

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Monitored legislation related to labor in agriculture

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Monitored discussions involving taxation of tobacco products Monitored discussions involving international taxation Monitored discussions involving taxation of nicotine Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions

Tobacco

Monitored discussions related to the regulation of cigars

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Discussions involving the Doggett Amendment Monitored discussions regarding tariffs Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions

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