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THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC

Lobbying for COUNTY OF INYO, CA · County government

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 17, 2026

Income

$15,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

California

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

JEREMIAH VAN AUKEN

Previously held: Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Appropriations, 03/2019 - 2/2021
CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN

Previously held: Legislative Aide for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, 1/2021 - 3/2022 Legislative Aide for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 6/2020-1/2021 Staff Assistant for Chairman Murkowski, Energy and Natural Resources Committee - 8/2018-6/202

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

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Park Service (NPS)
SENATE
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
U.S. Forest Service

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

Lobbying activity 5

Housing

Advocated generally for affordable housing legislation.

Transportation

Advocated for provisions within upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill.

Budget/Appropriations

Advocated for general support of Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills. Advocated for reauthorization of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT)program within the Fiscal Year 2026 Interior & Environment bill. Advocated for earmark project consideration in the Fiscal Year 2026 Interior &Environment Appropriations bill. Advocated for additional funds for US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management. Advocated for reauthorization of the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program within the Fiscal Year 2027 Interior & Environment bill.Advocated for CPF/CDS appropriations funding within the Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture-Rural Development bill and within the Fiscal Year 2027 Interior & Environment bill.

Agriculture

Advocated the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program.

Government Issues

Advocated for protection of federal employees within US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and other land management agencies of interest to Inyo County.

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