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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
89c4d546-efe1-471d-90df-12d0be337efc
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-15 17:33:58
Income (reported)
$30,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

Government relations and consulting.

Contact
STACEY SCHOLL
Phone
+1 202-370-1015
Address
zip:20024, city:Washington, state:DC, street:800 Maine Ave. SW Floor 7

Client

WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA

National membership organization of wine and spirits distributors

State
DC
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2019-10-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Tax, Appropriations & Alcohol Wholesale issues.

Lobbyists: JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)); MICHAEL GOODMAN (covered position: Chief of Staff House Member Office (Kind), Legislative Staff House Member Office (Braley, Barrow)); MICHAEL SMITH; JIMMY PEACOCK (covered position: Chief of Staff (Senator Eric Schmitt), Chief of Staff (Congresswoman Ashley Hinson), Special Assistant (U.S. Senator Marco Rubio)); mr ANDREW FLICK (covered position: Spec Asst to the Pres & Sr Adv for Cong Affairs and Strategic Outreach, Office of the VP; Exec Dir, New Democrat Coalition; Chief of Staff (Trone); Dep Chief of Staff (Moulton); Leg Director (Costa); Leg Asst (Skelton)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ALC — Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Tax, Appropriations & Alcohol Wholesale issues.

Lobbyists: MICHAEL GOODMAN (covered position: Chief of Staff House Member Office (Kind), Legislative Staff House Member Office (Braley, Barrow)); JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)); STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); JAMES RICHARDS (covered position: COS House Member Office (Pearce); Director IGA USDA; Appropriations Associate House Member Office (Skeen & Bonilla)); ms ELIZABETH TEED GRIFFIN (covered position: Legislative Assistant, House Member Office (Westerman)); TODD WEBSTER (covered position: Communications Senate Member Office (Murray, Daschle), Chief of Staff Senate Member Office (Coons)); MICHAEL SMITH; mr LAVERNE PATRICK HUBERT (covered position: Min Chief Counsel, Senate Ag Cmte, Chief Consl, LD & COS House Ag Cmte)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Tax, Appropriations & Alcohol Wholesale issues.

Lobbyists: JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)); MICHAEL GOODMAN (covered position: Chief of Staff House Member Office (Kind), Legislative Staff House Member Office (Braley, Barrow)); SUSAN SWEAT (covered position: LC, LA & LD House Office (Wicker); LD Senate Member Office (Wicker)); WILLIAM SMITH (covered position: Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Deputy Staff Director, House Approps Cmte; Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assist, House Member Office (Rogers); Staff Assistant, Senate Approps Cmte); ms ELIZABETH LOUISE MESSER (covered position: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, House Member Office (Palazzo); Legislative Assistant, House Member Office (Rutherford)) [new]; MICHAEL SMITH; mr LAVERNE PATRICK HUBERT (covered position: Min Chief Counsel, Senate Ag Cmte, Chief Consl, LD & COS House Ag Cmte)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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