1st Quarter - Report

MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC for VORTEX OPTICS

Firm
Client
Income
$150,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to tariffs; strategy related to NDAA27 and FY27 defense budget and the XM157 fire control system for the Department of the Army.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LUCIA ALONZO —
ERIK MICHAEL BERDY —
BRETT EWER —
SARAH HELTON —
RYAN LOSAK —
RACHEL SPIVEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Defense DEF

Issues relating to tariffs; strategy related to NDAA27 and FY27 defense budget and the XM157 fire control system for the Department of the Army.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LUCIA ALONZO —
ERIK MICHAEL BERDY —
BRETT EWER —
SARAH HELTON —
RYAN LOSAK —
RACHEL SPIVEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Manufacturing MAN

Issues relating to tariffs; strategy related to NDAA27 and FY27 defense budget and the XM157 fire control system for the Department of the Army.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LUCIA ALONZO —
ERIK MICHAEL BERDY —
BRETT EWER —
SARAH HELTON —
RYAN LOSAK —
RACHEL SPIVEY New —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; 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.