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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
3bd5e8ee-0028-44b6-9103-46dc16e7ce84
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-01-12 15:20:17
Income (reported)
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Lobbying firm

Contact
CHELSEA MINCHEFF
Phone
+1 202-661-6385
Address
zip:20005, city:Washington, state:DC, street:601 13th Street, NW 11th Floor South

Client

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Higher education institution

State
IL
Country
US
Effective date
2025-06-05

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

EDU — Education

Provide strategic counsel and advocate on issues related to higher education and appropriations

Lobbyists: STEVEN PFRANG (covered position: COS, Rep. LaHood; Dep COS, LD, Rep. Reed; LA, LC, SA, Intern, Rep. Fossella); LESTER MUNSON (covered position: Staff Dir SFRC; COS Sen. Kirk; COS Rep. Kirk; Dep. Asst. Admin. USAID; COS, Global Health Bureau, USAID, Pub Aff Advisor, Leg and Pub Affairs Bureau, USAID; Comms Dir SFRC; Comms Dir and Prof Staff HFAC; Press Sec, Legis Asst, Intern, Rep. Hyde); DON ANDRES (covered position: COS, Rep Norma Torres; COS, LD, Rep Jesus Chuy Garcia; Sr Pol Adv, Rep Steve Cohen; Sr. LA / Sh Cmte Staff, Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson; LA, LC, Sch, Sp Asst., Rep Steven Horsford; Staff Asst H Dem Caucus; Intern, Reps Berman, Hahn, Bass); mr MARVIN BENITO FIGUEROA (covered position: COS, Sen. Laphonza Butler; Dir. of Off. of Inter. Affairs and Ext. Affairs, HHS; Sen. Policy Adv., Leg. Asst., Leg. Aide, Leg. Corr., Sec. Edu. Grad. Fellow, Sen. Mark Warner; Intern, White House); JAMES WILLIAMS (covered position: Special Assist. to the Pres., WH Domestic Policy Council, 2019-2021; Economist, WH Council of Economic Advisors, 2017-2019)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Provide strategic counsel and advocate on issues related to higher education and appropriations

Lobbyists: STEVEN PFRANG (covered position: COS, Rep. LaHood; Dep COS, LD, Rep. Reed; LA, LC, SA, Intern, Rep. Fossella); LESTER MUNSON (covered position: Staff Dir SFRC; COS Sen. Kirk; COS Rep. Kirk; Dep. Asst. Admin. USAID; COS, Global Health Bureau, USAID, Pub Aff Advisor, Leg and Pub Affairs Bureau, USAID; Comms Dir SFRC; Comms Dir and Prof Staff HFAC; Press Sec, Legis Asst, Intern, Rep. Hyde); DON ANDRES (covered position: COS, Rep Norma Torres; COS, LD, Rep Jesus Chuy Garcia; Sr Pol Adv, Rep Steve Cohen; Sr. LA / Sh Cmte Staff, Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson; LA, LC, Sch, Sp Asst., Rep Steven Horsford; Staff Asst H Dem Caucus; Intern, Reps Berman, Hahn, Bass); mr MARVIN BENITO FIGUEROA (covered position: COS, Sen. Laphonza Butler; Dir. of Off. of Inter. Affairs and Ext. Affairs, HHS; Sen. Policy Adv., Leg. Asst., Leg. Aide, Leg. Corr., Sec. Edu. Grad. Fellow, Sen. Mark Warner; Intern, White House); JAMES WILLIAMS (covered position: Special Assist. to the Pres., WH Domestic Policy Council, 2019-2021; Economist, WH Council of Economic Advisors, 2017-2019)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

HCR — Health Issues

Provide strategic counsel and advocate on issues related to higher education and appropriations

Lobbyists: STEVEN PFRANG (covered position: COS, Rep. LaHood; Dep COS, LD, Rep. Reed; LA, LC, SA, Intern, Rep. Fossella); LESTER MUNSON (covered position: Staff Dir SFRC; COS Sen. Kirk; COS Rep. Kirk; Dep. Asst. Admin. USAID; COS, Global Health Bureau, USAID, Pub Aff Advisor, Leg and Pub Affairs Bureau, USAID; Comms Dir SFRC; Comms Dir and Prof Staff HFAC; Press Sec, Legis Asst, Intern, Rep. Hyde); DON ANDRES (covered position: COS, Rep Norma Torres; COS, LD, Rep Jesus Chuy Garcia; Sr Pol Adv, Rep Steve Cohen; Sr. LA / Sh Cmte Staff, Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson; LA, LC, Sch, Sp Asst., Rep Steven Horsford; Staff Asst H Dem Caucus; Intern, Reps Berman, Hahn, Bass); mr MARVIN BENITO FIGUEROA (covered position: COS, Sen. Laphonza Butler; Dir. of Off. of Inter. Affairs and Ext. Affairs, HHS; Sen. Policy Adv., Leg. Asst., Leg. Aide, Leg. Corr., Sec. Edu. Grad. Fellow, Sen. Mark Warner; Intern, White House); JAMES WILLIAMS (covered position: Special Assist. to the Pres., WH Domestic Policy Council, 2019-2021; Economist, WH Council of Economic Advisors, 2017-2019)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

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