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SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS

Lobbying for TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE · A non-profit organization dedicated to maritime research education and promotion

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 15, 2026

Income

$110,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Maryland

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 3

BRET BOYLES

Previously held: Staff Assistant, Deputy Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, Sen.Lott, 1996-97, 2005-07
AUSTIN HARRISON

Previously held: March 2009: Intern for Cong. Gregg Harper; May-Aug. 2013: Intern for Sen. Thad Cochran; January-May 2015: June-August 2015: U.S. Department of State, intern, U.S. Embassy, Zagreb, Croatia.
DAVID LESSTRANG

Previously held: 1996 -2001: Dep. COS and LD, Rep. Jerry Lewis; Jan. 2005- Jan. 2007: Dep. Staff Dir., Com. on Approps; Jan. 2007-Jan. 2011: Professional Staff, House Com.on Approps; Jan. 2011-Aug. 2018: Clerk, Sub. on Interior, Environ. and Related Agencies.

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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
SENATE
White House Office

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

Lobbying activity 1

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Outreach and education to federal partners on the value of repurposing federal award funds for the construction of new tugs.

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