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KADESH & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Lobbying for METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 17, 2026

Income

$45,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 4

MARK KADESH

Previously held: Rep. Harman (1995-1997) - COS; Sen. Feinstein (1998-2007) - LD & COS
CHRISTIAN KIERIG

Previously held: Sen. Feinstein (1995-2001) - LA
DAVE KIRK RAMEY

Previously held: Rep. Ken Calvert (1993 - October 2016) - COS
BEN MILLER

Previously held: Rep. George Miller (2003-2012) - Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff; Rep. Huffman (2013-2020) - Chief of Staff

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 3

HR 4553
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 4754
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 6938
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Lobbying activity 2

Budget/Appropriations

HR 4553/S 3293 - FY26 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - Funding for MET priorities, including draught mitigation and infrastructure projects HR 4754/S 2431- FY26 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - EPA/water conservation funding HR 6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment, Appropriations Act, 2026 - drought mitigation and water infrastructure projects; EPA/water conservation funding

Environment/Superfund

Bureau of Reclamation - Colorado River allocations and salinity issues Department of Energy - - salinity program IIJA/IRA Implementation - Bucket 1 and 2 NOFOs/grants Large Scale Water Recycling implementation Farm Bill - Colorado River salinity program

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