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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
799a32f2-50ff-4ec5-ad76-9c76d2830bed
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 16:26:09
Income (reported)
$20,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC

Government Relations/Lobbying Firm

Contact
LAURA COSENZO
Phone
+1 202-331-8500
Address
zip:20006, city:Washington, state:DC, street:1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 700

Client

MONO COUNTY, CA

-General representation before Congress and the Administration on issues facing local gov

State
CA
Country
US
Effective date
2022-05-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

GOV — 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 Mono County.

Lobbyists: JEREMIAH VAN AUKEN (covered position: Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Appropriations, 03/2019 - 2/2021); mr CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN (covered position: 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)

Government entities lobbied: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service

HOU — Housing

Advocated generally for affordable housing legislation.

Lobbyists: JEREMIAH VAN AUKEN (covered position: Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Appropriations, 03/2019 - 2/2021); mr CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN (covered position: 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)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TRA — Transportation

Advocated for provisions within upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill.

Lobbyists: JEREMIAH VAN AUKEN (covered position: Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Appropriations, 03/2019 - 2/2021); mr CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN (covered position: 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 - 8/2018-6/2020)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

BUD — 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 language in the Fiscal Year 2026 Interior & Environment report text. Advocated for CPF/CDS appropriations projects within the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor-HHS bill and Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture bill. 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, Fiscal Year 2027 Interior & Environment bill, and Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill.

Lobbyists: mr CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN (covered position: 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 - 8/2018-6/2020); JEREMIAH VAN AUKEN (covered position: Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Appropriations, 03/2019 - 2/2021)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

IND — Indian/Native American Affairs

Advocated in support of the recognition of the Mono Lake Kootzadukaa Tribe and other general tribal recognition issues.

Lobbyists: mr CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN (covered position: 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 - 8/2018-6/2020); JEREMIAH VAN AUKEN (covered position: Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Appropriations, 03/2019 - 2/2021)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

AGR — Agriculture

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

Lobbyists: JEREMIAH VAN AUKEN (covered position: Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Appropriations, 03/2019 - 2/2021); mr CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN (covered position: 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 - 8/2018-6/2020)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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