Lobbyist

MCMAKIN, BEN LEE

COVERED POSITION(S)
  • LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR, SEN. PATTY MURRAY

FILINGS KEY

Client Is Connected to China as Indicated in Filing
Client Is Connected to China as per Heritage Foundation Analysis
No Known Client Connection to China
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Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of March 9, 2026
Associated Filings (48)

Client
NLIGHT CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
VAN NESS FELDMAN LLP ON BEHALF OF COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY POWER GROUP

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BYD MOTORS INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYD COMPANY, LTD.
China
100.0

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Client
PORT OF KALAMA

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
OXE MARINE INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BREEZELINE

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
COGECO INC.
Canada
100.0

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Client
TIKTOK INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD
Cayman Islands
100.0
BYTETEAM LTD (OWNS APPROXIMATELY 22% OF BYTEDANCE LTD)
Virgin Islands (British)
22.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd., which owns 100 ercent of TikTok, and ByteTeam Ltd., which owns 22 percent of Bytedance Ltd., are listed as foreign entities based in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, respectably. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.

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Client
ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ORCHARD THERAPEUTICS NORTH AMERICA

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ORCHARD THERAPEUTICS PLC
United Kingdom
100.0

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Client
FOUNTAIN HOUSE

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KLAL YISROEL INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PORT OF OLYMPIA

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
QORVO US INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
EDF RENEWABLES DEVELOPMENT INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE S.A.
France
85.0

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Client
CITY OF KENT WA

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BELLEVUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CITY OF OAK HARBOR WA

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LAST ENERGY INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
AVUE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
LINDAHL REED INC

Lobby Firm
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES LLC

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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