3rd Quarter - Report — ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC for THE GORDIAN GROUP, LLC (2026)

Firm

ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Client

THE GORDIAN GROUP, LLC

Income

$40,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Issues related to contracting of software services to be used in disaster assessments and recovery work.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN	—
DAVID ALEXANDER MARTEN	Legislative Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Sen. MariaCantwell; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Denny Heck; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Denny Heck.
STEVEN SCHULTZ	Legislative Assistant and Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, SeniorLegislative Assistant, and Legislative Counsel for the office of Rep. Donald M.Payne, Jr.; Shared Staff for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN	—

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Government Issues GOV

Federal government contracting with job order contracting and change order issues in the context of the appropriations process, title 41 issues, issues related to job order contracting generally, issues related to cooperative purchasing. Issues related to the federal government's physical footprint and federal property management. Issues related to staffing at federal agencies.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN	Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
JEFFREY D MARKEY	LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings.
DAVID ALEXANDER MARTEN	Legislative Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Denny Heck; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Denny Heck.
STEVEN SCHULTZ	Legislative Assistant and Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Assistant, and Legislative Counsel for the office of Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr.; Shared Staff for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN	Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Job order contracting provisions, issues related to cooperative purchasing. Issues related to implementation of FY2026 Appropriations. Issues related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). Issues related to construction, staffing, and acquisition lines in FY2027 Appropriations bills.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN	Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.
JEFFREY D MARKEY	LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings.
DAVID ALEXANDER MARTEN	Legislative Director, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Denny Heck; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Denny Heck.
STEVEN SCHULTZ	Legislative Assistant and Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Assistant, and Legislative Counsel for the office of Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr.; Shared Staff for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN	Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

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.