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ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Lobbying for PORT OF SEATTLE · Operator of Port of Seattle, SEA TAC Airport & Economic Development

 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
  • JEFFREY D MARKEY
    Previously held: LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings; Legislative Director, Representative Jeff Metcalf.
  • ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN
    Previously held: Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
  • SAMUEL WHITEHORN
    Previously held: Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.
  • 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 8
Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Aviation Security issues. Issues related to aircraft noise. Federal grant opportunities. ATC reform. FY2026 Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (P.L. 119-75). Issues related to airport master plan requirements. Issues related to FY2027 THUD Appropriations (H.R.9170). Issues related to airport equipment funding.

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).

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).

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.

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). H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026.Issues related to FY27 Appropriations.

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.

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).

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.

 Bills named in this filing 6
  • H.R. 9170
    Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
  • S. 524
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
  • H.R. 4275
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
  • H.R. 9497
    Water Resources Development Act of 2026
  • 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. 5371
    Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions …

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

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