4th Quarter - Report — THORN RUN PARTNERS for FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND FORMERLY KNOWN AS… (2025)

Firm

THORN RUN PARTNERS

Client

FIRST FIVE YEARS FUND FORMERLY KNOWN AS START EARLY

Income

$70,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Education EDU

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five. S.846/H.R.1826 - Child Care Workforce Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JESSIE HOWE BRAIRTON	Senior Legislative Asst/Legislative Asst, Rep. Lamar Smith; LC/Asst, Senate Special Aging Committee
CATHERINE FINLEY	Staff Director, Senate Special Aging Committee; Senior Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Smith; Legislative Asst, Sen. Snowe

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1826 (119th), S. 846 (119th)

Welfare WEL

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JESSIE HOWE BRAIRTON	—
CATHERINE FINLEY	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). Public Law 119-21: One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JESSIE HOWE BRAIRTON	—
CATHERINE FINLEY	—

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.