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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
1123f382-8e6e-427c-ad27-d1723ee9dfcc
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 21:30:41
Income (reported)
$20,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Government affairs firm

Contact
JENNIFER PLACE
Phone
+1 580-512-9733
Address
zip:20001, city:Washington, state:DC, street:200 Massachusetts Ave NW 7th Floor

Client

CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Maintaining and improving the County's transportation system

State
CA
Country
US
Government-entity client
true
Effective date
2017-12-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

TRA — Transportation

Issues related to Shared Autonomous Vehicle programs, autonomous vehicle policy, and regulatory compliance; Issues related to USDOT research, development and deployment for autonomous vehicles; agency and Member outreach on program implementation from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); advocacy for issues relating to workforce development in the surface transportation reauthorization bill (no bill number); outreach related to advanced air mobility.

Lobbyists: JASON TAI (covered position: Associate Professional Staff Member, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee; Chief of Staff; Office of Rep. Dan Lipinski; Chief of Staff, Office of Rep. William Lipinski); MADELEINE PIKE (covered position: Outreach & Member Services Director, House Transportation &Infrastructure Committee; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Albio Sires; Staff/Press Assistant, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee); JESS WEN SCHNITZER

Government entities lobbied: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Member outreach related to autonomous vehicle research and innovation; Member outreach on funding opportunities and program implementation from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); outreach related to Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 and Congressionally Directed Spending (P.L. 119-75) outreach relating to Mega grant award; outreach relating to transportation financing; advocacy for FY26 BUILD grant application

Lobbyists: JASON TAI (covered position: Chief of Staff, Office of Rep. William Lipinski; Chief of Staff, Office of Rep. Dan Lipinski; Associate Professional Staff Member, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee); MADELEINE PIKE (covered position: Outreach & Member Services Director, House Transportation &Infrastructure Committee; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Albio Sires; Staff/Press Assistant, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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