Lanier Avant

Registered Lobbyist Conviction Disclosure

Disclosed Prior Positions

Chief of Staff to Rep. Bennie G. Thompson and Staff Director for the Committee on Homeland Security

Chief of Staff to Rep. Bennie G. Thompson and Staff Director to the Committee on Homeland Security

Chief of Staff - Rep. Bennie G. Thompson; Staff Director - House Committee on Homeland Security

Chief of Staff, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson; Staff Director, House Committee on Homeland Security

Lobby Filings

Clients

Firms

Years Active

2019–2026

Total Contributed

Contributions

Recipients

Contrib Filings

Top Recipient Legislators

No matched legislators.

Lobbying Filings

All 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

Year	Firm	Client	Income
2026 1st Quarter - Report	AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC	CITY OF GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI	$20,000
2026 1st Quarter - Report	AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC	THE GEO GROUP	$40,000
2026 1st Quarter - Report	AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC	SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION	$20,000
2025 4th Quarter - Report	AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC	CITY OF GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI	$20,000
2025 4th Quarter - Report	AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC	THE GEO GROUP	$40,000
2025 4th Quarter - Report	AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC	SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION	$20,000
2025 3rd Quarter - Report	AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC	CITY OF GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI	$20,000
2025 3rd Quarter - Report	AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC	THE GEO GROUP	$40,000
2025 3rd Quarter - Report	AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC	SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION	$20,000
2025 2nd Quarter - Report	AVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLC	CITY OF GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI	$20,000

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Political Contributions

No contributions found for this lobbyist.

Contribution Filings (LD-203)

Year	Period	Posted	Status
2025	Year End	Feb 5, 2026	None
2025	Mid Year	Aug 5, 2025	None
2024	Year End	Feb 4, 2025	None
2024	Mid Year	Aug 8, 2024	None
2023	Year End	Feb 6, 2024	None
2023	Mid Year	Aug 8, 2023	None
2022	Year End	Feb 8, 2023	None
2022	Mid Year	Aug 27, 2022	None
2021	Year End	Feb 20, 2022	None
2021	Mid Year	Aug 4, 2021	None
2020	Year End	Apr 21, 2021	None
2020	Mid Year	Jul 17, 2020	None
2019	Year End	Jul 17, 2020	None
2019	Mid Year	Jul 17, 2020	None

Conviction Disclosures

Date	Description
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	False Statement
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	Making a False Statement
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One Count in Violation of 18 USC 1001
Feb 5, 2018	One count in violation of 18 USC 1001
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	Failure to timely file tax return
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One Count in Violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203
Nov 16, 2016	One count in violation of 26 USC 7203