ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC lobbying for THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Income

$50,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Washington

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 4

SAMUEL WHITEHORN

Previously held: Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.
JEFFREY D MARKEY

Previously held: LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings.
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN

Previously held: Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.
DAVID ALEXANDER MARTEN

Previously held: Legislative Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Denny Heck; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Denny Heck.

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 7

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 7

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to maritime fees. Issues related to the Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169). Issues related to the Harbor Maintenance Tax. Issues related to duties on imported goods.

Budget/Appropriations

Implementation of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Implementation of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act 2025 (P.L.119-4). FY2026 Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (P.L. 119-75). FY 2026 Energy and Water Appropriations legislation (P.L. 119-74). P.L. 119-37 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026.Issues related to FY27 Appropriations. Issues related to grants and funding opportunities.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Issues related to the Port Infrastructure Development Program. Issues related to the Harbor Maintenance Tax. Freight Mobility and Supply Chains. Port Congestion. Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169). FY2026 Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (P.L. 119-75). Implementation of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Issues related to port security. Issues related to U.S Coast Guard. Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.524 & H.R. 4275). National Defense Authorization Act for FY26 (P.L. 119-60).

Transportation

Freight Mobility and Supply Chain issues. Issues related to De Minimis policy. Issues related to domestic shipbuilding. Issues related to Section 301 investigations of shipbuilding practices of other nations. Issues related to maritime cargo diversion. FY2026 Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (P.L. 119-75). H.R. 3363.

Clean Air and Water (quality)

Implementation of provisions related to harbor maintenance and dredging in multiple Water Resource Development Acts (P.L. 113-121, P.L.116-260, P.L. 117-263). Issues related to maritime emissions and permitting. Issues related to the Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169).Issues related to the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497).

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues related to De Minimis policy. Issues related to domestic shipbuilding. Issues related to Section 301 investigations of shipbuilding practices of other nations. Issues related to maritime cargo diversion. H.R. 3363.

Homeland Security

Issues related to U.S Coast Guard. Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.524 & H.R. 4275). National Defense Authorization Act for FY26 (P.L. 119-60).

Bills named in this filing 4

S. 524
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
H.R. 4275
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
H.R. 3363
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on United States-bound circumvented cargo through Canada or …
H.R. 9497
Water Resources Development Act of 2026