DAVID LESSTRANG

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS · WASHINGTON, DC · registered since 2024

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At a glance

Registered since

2024

Senate LDA system

Clients

last 3 years

Filings

19 agencies contacted

Activity

filings by quarter

Works on

Budget/Appropriations 36 Environment/Superfund 26 Agriculture 8 Government Issues 7 Education 6 Aviation/Airlines/Airports 6 Disaster Planning/Emergencies 5 Energy/Nuclear 5 Veterans 4 Health Issues 4 Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries 4 Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs 4 Telecommunications 4 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 3 Natural Resources 2 Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice 2 Chemicals/Chemical Industry 1 Homeland Security 1

Background

Government experience

1996 -2001: Dep. COS and LD

Rep. Jerry Lewis; Jan. 2005- Jan. 2007: Dep. Staff Dir., Com. on Approps; Jan. 2007-Jan. 2011: Professional Staff, House Com.on Approps; Jan. 2011-Aug. 2018: Clerk, Sub. on Interior, Environ. and Related Agencies.

Disclosed on LD-2 filings

Career

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS

WASHINGTON, DC

2024 - present

Specific issues

Continue to monitor the Farm Bill Reauthorization, especially with respect the FIFRA section dealing with insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide matters. Reached out to the FTC regarding their "click to cancel" proposal; track EPA pesticide funding; monitor and update on elections.

Agriculture · 2024 Q4

Advancing health system legislative and regulatory issues including: programs to reduce health disparities; the development of a collaborative, interdisciplinary translational cancer research program; expand access to specialized health care through telehealth; the importance of developing advanced function fabrics for our armed services; and the role of computational medicine in understanding of disease onset and progression.

Budget/Appropriations · 2024 Q4

Advocacy to encourage domestic sources of critical minerals and rare earth elements.

Natural Resources · 2024 Q4

Recycling, sustainability and waste reduction.

Environment/Superfund · 2024 Q4

Assisting Restoration Forest in obtaining a continued partnership with the USDA Forest Service for logging rights to federal land to help restore a healthy forest ecosystem in Northern Arizona.

Agriculture · 2024 Q4

Lobby on Job Corps related issues and funding; FY 25 appropriations. In addition, issues affecting privately operated detention centers. In both capacities we contact Congress and executive agencies when needed.

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · 2024 Q4