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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
bad7ecd9-d4b0-4cfb-bb0c-e75ab554ac6c
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-15 20:32:07
Income (reported)
$50,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

VENN STRATEGIES

A political and public affairs consulting firm.

Contact
JAY ENGLESON
Phone
+1 301-509-9933
Address
zip:20001, city:WASHINGTON, state:DC, street:750 9th St NW, Suite 650

Client

WABTEC CORPORATION

rail tech company building equipment & associated products; services in freight & transit

State
PA
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2020-12-15

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

TRA — Transportation

Efforts to build a safe, energy efficient, and better utilized freight rail system.

Lobbyists: JOSHUA NUNN THARRINGTON; BENJAMIN STEINBERG; mr ERIK ROBERT OLSON; mr BENNETT E. RESNIK; TEAGAN POLEYKETT

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

ENG — Energy/Nuclear

Research, development, and deployment of flexible fuel locomotives.

Lobbyists: JOSHUA NUNN THARRINGTON; mr ERIK ROBERT OLSON; BENJAMIN STEINBERG; mr BENNETT E. RESNIK; TEAGAN POLEYKETT

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

RRR — Railroads

Efforts to build a safe, energy efficient, and better utilized freight rail system.

Lobbyists: JOSHUA NUNN THARRINGTON; BENJAMIN STEINBERG; mr ERIK ROBERT OLSON; mr BENNETT E. RESNIK; TEAGAN POLEYKETT

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

MAN — Manufacturing

To manufacture and deploy technologies on the freight rail network.

Lobbyists: JOSHUA NUNN THARRINGTON; BENJAMIN STEINBERG; mr ERIK ROBERT OLSON; mr BENNETT E. RESNIK; TEAGAN POLEYKETT [new]

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

FOR — Foreign Relations

Logistics and procurement matters related to Kazakhstan Railways, and international coordination in West Africa and Central Asia.

Lobbyists: JOSHUA NUNN THARRINGTON; BENJAMIN STEINBERG; mr ERIK ROBERT OLSON; mr BENNETT E. RESNIK; TEAGAN POLEYKETT [new]

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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