3rd Quarter - Report

RIDGE PATH STRATEGIES for EVOLUTION METALS & MINING TECHNOLOGIES

Period 3rd Quarter 2026 Filed Oct 20, 2026 Signed by Brian Diffell

Official filing
Firm
RIDGE PATH STRATEGIES
Client
EVOLUTION METALS & MINING TECHNOLOGIES
Income
$50,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Defense DEF

Federal support for domestic metals/materials production.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN DIFFELL Policy Adv., Sen Repub Conf.; Leg. Dir., Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir., Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv., House Repub Whip; Sr. Policy Adv., House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst. to the Chief Deputy Whip
MADISON SMITH Majority Staff Director, Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Cornyn; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Will Hurd; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Roger Williams

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Manufacturing MAN

Federal support for domestic metals/materials production.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN DIFFELL Policy Adv., Sen Repub Conf.; Leg. Dir., Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir., Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv., House Repub Whip; Sr. Policy Adv., House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst. to the Chief Deputy Whip
MADISON SMITH Majority Staff Director, Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Cornyn; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Will Hurd; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Roger Williams

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Natural Resources NAT

Federal support for domestic metals/materials production.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN DIFFELL Policy Adv., Sen Repub Conf.; Leg. Dir., Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir., Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv., House Repub Whip; Sr. Policy Adv., House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst. to the Chief Deputy Whip
MADISON SMITH Majority Staff Director, Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Cornyn; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Will Hurd; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Roger Williams

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Federal support for domestic metals/materials production.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN DIFFELL Policy Adv., Sen. Repub Conf.; Leg. Dir., Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir., Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv., Hse Repub Whip; Sr. Policy Adv., House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst. to the Chief Deputy Whip
MADISON SMITH Majority Staff Dir, Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Cornyn; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Will Hurd; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Roger Williams

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.