4th Quarter - Report

THE FERGUSON GROUP for THE FRESHWATER TRUST

Period 4th Quarter 2025 Filed Jan 14, 2026 Signed by Laura Cosenzo

Official filing
Firm
THE FERGUSON GROUP
Client
THE FRESHWATER TRUST
Income
$15,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2025/2026 appropriations; funding from IRA/IIJA; WaterSMART funding; funding for water conservation'quality improvements

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM ROGER GWINN Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987-1993
ZACHARY ISRAEL Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, 09/2009-04/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, 06/2010-08/2010
CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008
MARK LIMBAUGH Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Bureau of Reclamation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Watershed Results Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM ROGER GWINN Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987-1993
ZACHARY ISRAEL Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, 09/2009-04/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, 06/2010-08/2010
CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008
MARK LIMBAUGH Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Natural Resources NAT

Watershed Results Act; NRCS program delivery issues/improvements; Western water issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM ROGER GWINN Associate Staff Member at House Committee on Appropriations Legislative Director for Rep. Vic Fazio, 1987-1993
ZACHARY ISRAEL Intern for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, 05/2009-07/2009; 01/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, 09/2009-04/2010 Intern for former U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, 06/2010-08/2010
CHRISTOPHER B. KEARNEY Professional Staff - House Resources Committee - 1991-1997 House Budget Committee - 1997-2001 Professional Staff - Senate Energy and Natural Resources - 2014-2017 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - DOI - 2001-2008
MARK LIMBAUGH Asst Secretary for Water & Science, DOI, 9/05-7/07 Deputy Commissioner for BOR at DOI 1/02-9/05

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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.