Registered lobbyist, newly registered

Ja'ron Smith

Government post most recently disclosed: Professional Policy Staff, Republican Study Committee 2011-2013; Legislative Asst. to Senator Tim Scott 2013 - 2015; Member Services Staff, House Financial Services Committee 2015; Deputy Asst. and Special Asst. to President Donald Trump 2017-2020.

The register gives a lobbyist a separate record at each firm. This person is very likely also listed as Ja'ron Smith (Meeks, Butera & Israel Pllc), Ja'ron Smith (Dga Group Government Relations Llc), with the same name and the same covered position. The register itself does not confirm these are one person.

Lobby filings
261
Clients
43
Firms
1
Total contributed
$19,595
Contributions
18
Committees
15
Contribution reports
5

Lobby filings counts every filing that names this lobbyist, amendments included. Contributions come from the twice-yearly LD-203 reports, counting the current version of each report once.

Lobbying filings

261 filings, newest first.
FilingFirmClientAmount
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2026
CGCN GROUP, LLC OTW HOLDINGS LLC $80,000 reported
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2026
CGCN GROUP, LLC STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY $90,000 reported
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2026
CGCN GROUP, LLC TD BANK, N.A. $60,000 reported
3rd Quarter - Amendment
3rd Quarter 2026
CGCN GROUP, LLC OPPORTUNITY FUNDS ASSOCIATION — reported
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2026
CGCN GROUP, LLC MOODY'S CORPORATION $80,000 reported
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2026
CGCN GROUP, LLC CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. $90,000 reported
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2026
CGCN GROUP, LLC C3.AI, INC. $80,000 reported
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2026
CGCN GROUP, LLC TRUEHOLD $80,000 reported
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2026
CGCN GROUP, LLC HCBS FKA HUNT COMPANIES, INC. $90,000 reported
3rd Quarter - Report
3rd Quarter 2026
CGCN GROUP, LLC INFLEQTION INC. $110,000 reported

Political contributions

18 contributions, newest first.
Recipient or honoreePayeeDateAmount
Byron Donalds Paid to BYRON DONALDS FOR GOVERNOR Jun 4, 2026 $3,000
Byron Donalds Paid to FRIENDS OF BYRON DONALDS PAC Jun 4, 2026 $2,000
Lindsey Graham Paid to TEAM GRAHAM INC. Jun 2, 2026 $3,500
James Risch Paid to RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE Apr 16, 2026 $1,033
Burgess Owens Paid to BURGESS 4 UTAH Sep 29, 2025 $500
Vince Fong Paid to VINCE FONG FOR CONGRESS Sep 17, 2025 $521
Ken Paxton Paid to KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE Sep 14, 2025 $1,041
Sen. Tim Scott Paid to TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL May 6, 2025 $2,000
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Paid to CAPITO FOR WEST VIRGINIA Mar 27, 2025 $1,000
Rep. Jim Jordan Paid to JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS Mar 27, 2025 $500

Committees given to most

The payees on this lobbyist's current reports, by total given. The payee is stated on the report; the legislator behind a committee is not.

PayeeContributionsTotal
TEAM GRAHAM INC. 1 $3,500
BYRON DONALDS FOR GOVERNOR 1 $3,000
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL 1 $2,000
FRIENDS OF BYRON DONALDS PAC 1 $2,000
KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE 1 $1,041
RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE 1 $1,033
CAPITO FOR WEST VIRGINIA 1 $1,000
BURGESS 4 UTAH 2 $1,000
CRAPO VICTORY COMMITTEE 1 $1,000
BRIAN JACK FOR CONGRESS 2 $1,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS 2 $1,000
VINCE FONG FOR CONGRESS 1 $521
MULLIN VICTORY FUND 1 $500
FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCE 1 $500
HOGAN FOR MARYLAND INC. 1 $500

Contribution reports (LD-203)

Every report the register holds. A report replaced by a later version is listed but not counted.

PeriodFiledCountedOfficial report
Mid Year 2026 Jul 17, 2026 Yes Open
Year End 2025 Jan 26, 2026 Yes Open
Mid Year 2025 Jul 30, 2025 Yes Open
Year End 2024 Jan 30, 2025 Yes Open
Mid Year 2024 Jul 23, 2024 Yes Open

From reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act: LD-2 reports name the lobbyists who worked on each issue, and LD-203 reports list their political contributions twice a year.